Research report: An Asian wonder – ABOVE
Students were asked to write a research report based on their investigation of a wonder of the Asian world as part of their study of the ancient past. They were required to develop appropriate inquiry questions and to support the findings in their report …
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Reflection: The legacy of Rome – At
Students were asked to reflect on the legacy of ancient Rome for modern society, and write a response as part of an end-of-unit task. They were asked to make connections between the ancient and modern worlds, incorporate images in their texts, and to …
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Vowel and consonants combinations – AT
Students had learnt about aspects of spelling in Greek. In this task students were asked to identify words with particular features in a given text, then share pronunciation with a fellow student.
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Thanking people – AT
Students had learnt about formal and informal ways of thanking people, both in spoken and written texts, in the plural, as well as in the polite form. Students discussed various situations for thanking others. This task had two parts: Students were …
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Examining sources – ABOVE
Students examined a selection of seen and unseen sources from the early medieval period and were asked to apply their historical inquiry skills to analyse and interpret these sources. They recorded their observations on a teacher-created worksheet. The …
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Examining sources – AT
Students examined a selection of seen and unseen sources from the early medieval period and were asked to apply their historical inquiry skills to analyse and interpret these sources. They recorded their observations on a teacher-created worksheet. The …
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Source analysis: Vikings - ABOVE
Students examined a teacher-curated collection of primary and secondary sources associated with the life and history of the Vikings. They were asked to select three sources from the collection and write an analysis of each, focusing upon its usefulness …
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Extended response: Responsibility for the outbreak of World War II - ABOVE
Students explored key people and events from the inter-war years between World War I and World War II and considered the contribution of particular actions and attitudes in the lead-up to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939. Students then examined a …
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Historical inquiry: Kokoda - AT
Students explored the experience of Australians during World War II. They developed a series of inquiry questions in relation to the events and significance of the Kokoda campaign. Students presented their findings as a report, using the inquiry questions …
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Mother’s Day – AT
Students learnt about celebrations and traditions and how to create texts to express thanks and appreciation. Students discussed the role of mothers/carers in the family and in society, and how much they love and respect them. Students had previously …
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My family – AT
Students explored the concept of family and the traditional structure of the Vietnamese family. They learnt how to describe family members and use the different terms depending on relationship and status. In this task, students were asked to create a …
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Mixtures and solutions - ABOVE
Prior to the sample task, students investigated different types of mixtures and had been instructed on the scientific terminology used to describe their components. They had been given opportunities to identify solvent and solute in solutions and to use …
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Picture match – AT
Students learnt the Arabic alphabet and how to recognise and read basic nouns with appropriate pronunciation. In this task, students were asked to read familiar words aloud in a group and then match the written Arabic word to the appropriate picture.
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Letters of the Arabic alphabet – AT
Students participated in a range of activities to build an understanding of the Arabic alphabet and pronunciation. Students learnt how to recognise the letters and sounds of the Arabic alphabet and identify how letters are modified so they can be joined …
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Landscapes - BELOW
Students were engaged in a process of creating an artwork of a landscape with merged perspectives to communicate a viewpoint on sustainability. They explored Aboriginal Waanyi artist Judy Watson’s own viewpoints on sustainability, as well as her use of …
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Design project: Muffins - AT
Students researched, investigated, designed, produced and evaluated a healthy muffin suitable to be sold in a local café catering to adolescents. They explored the properties of ingredients to design a product that was healthy. They considered packaging …
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Animal Storybook - AT
Students were asked to create a children’s number book showing animals engaged in various activities. Students were to include: a variety of adjectives and apply the rules of agreement with nouns regular and irregular present tense verbs the time …
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Past and present – ABOVE
Students recorded, with teacher guidance, a definition of ‘the past’ and a definition of ‘the present’. Following class discussion, and teacher provision of examples, students drew pictures and wrote explanatory texts to support each definition. Students …
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Horangi Magic– AT
Students were read ‘Possum Magic’ by Mem Fox in English, and spoke about the language and features of this story. The teacher used this story and its language and features to model a Korean version. They looked at a map of Korea and learnt about places …
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Research task - AT
During a teaching and learning unit on chemical sciences, students learnt about pure substances and mixtures and investigated a variety of separation techniques for soluble and insoluble substances. During a unit on Earth and space sciences, students …
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