Science - Years 7 and 8
Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119) & (ACSHE134) Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions …
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Sustainability - Years 7 and 8
Field studies provide an excellent opportunity to develop and practice the skills to be safe in the outdoors, create human-nature relationships and develop personal and social capabilities while explicit subject learning also takes place.
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Sustainability - Years 7 and 8
Actions for a more sustainable future reflect values of care, respect and responsibility, and require us to explore and understand environments.
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Sustainability - Years 7 and 8
All life forms, including human life, are connected through ecosystems on which they depend for their wellbeing and survival.
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Dance - Years 7 and 8
Analysing and reflecting upon intentions Analyse how choreographers use elements of dance and production elements to communicate intent (ACDAR018) Responding to and interpreting artworks Identify and connect specific features and purposes of …
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Drama - Years 7 and 8
Exploring ideas and improvising with ways to represent ideas Combine the elements of drama in devised and scripted drama to explore and develop issues, ideas and themes (Combine the elements of drama in devised and scripted drama to explore and develop …
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Music - Years 7 and 8
Structuring and organising ideas into form Structure compositions by combining and manipulating the elements of music using notation (ACAMUM095) Analysing and reflecting upon intentions Analyse composers’ use of the elements of music and stylistic …
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The Arts: Media Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify and analyse technical and symbolic elements in a documentary and describe how they communicate meaning to an audience (WS1). The student can analyse technical and symbolic elements, as …
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The Arts: Media Arts - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify some technical effects in a documentary and how they communicate meaning to an audience (WS1). The student can use some technical and symbolic elements, as well as conventions of print …
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The Arts: Visual Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify and use detail to analyse artworks from a range of artists and cultures. In so doing, the student identifies their own viewpoints and those of others artists (WS1, WS2). They analyse and …
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Health and Physical Education - Above satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe a range of physical, social and moral changes that occur during puberty and identify how and why relationships change during this time (WS3). They provide detailed advice about managing …
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Health and Physical Education - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify physical changes that occur during puberty and recognise that during puberty relationships also change (WS3). They identify a number of emotions that impact on relationships and provide …
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Design and Technologies - Years 7 and 8
By the end of Year 8: Technologies and society Investigate the ways in which products, services and environments evolve locally, regionally and globally and how competing factors including social, ethical and sustainability considerations are prioritised …
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Design and Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Technologies contexts By the end of Year 8 students will have had the opportunity to create designed solutions addressing the four technologies contexts below. Engineering principles and systems Analyse how motion, force and energy are used to manipulate …
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Digital Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Collecting, managing and analysing data Acquire data from a range of sources and evaluate authenticity, accuracy and timeliness (ACTDIP025) Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model …
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Design and Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Generating and designing Generate, develop, test and communicate design ideas, plans and processes for various audiences using appropriate technical terms and technologies including graphical representation techniques (ACTDEP036) Evaluating Independently …
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Digital Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Investigating and defining Define and decompose real-world problems taking into account functional requirements and economic, environmental, social, technical and usability constraints (ACTDIP027) Evaluating Evaluate how student solutions and existing …
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Ethical Understanding - Years 7 and 8
Reasoning in decision making and actions analyse inconsistencies in personal reasoning and societal ethical decision making
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Intercultural Understanding - Years 7 and 8
Recognising culture and developing respect explain ways that cultural groups and identities change over time and in different contexts
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Design and Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Knowledge and Understanding Investigate the ways in which products, services and environments evolve locally, regionally and globally and how competing factors including social, ethical and sustainability considerations are prioritised in the development …
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