School Projects: An Overview
School projects fell into one of two categories: pre-existing, well-tried projects with a defined outcome original projects, designed to appeal to the interests of students or to respond to a particular school or local context. Pre-existing projects …
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References & Appendices
Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA) F–10 Curriculum. www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/mathematics/curriculum/f-10 (viewed November 2014) www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/science/curriculum/f-10 (viewed November 2014)www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/design-and-technologies/curriculum/f-10 (viewed …
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Understanding chance description
Our modern understandings of probability date from the second half of the 17th century with the analysis of games of chance. Many of the basic ideas of probability can run contrary to common beliefs. Recognising how what has happened in the past does …
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ACMMM133
calculate total change by integrating instantaneous or marginal rate of change
ACMMM133 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Peg's Creek Primary School
Peg's Creek Primary School is an independent public school, centrally located in the City of Karratha, 1600 km north-west of Perth. The school is a part of the Pilbara Education District and is one of five public primary schools and one Catholic primary …
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Hale School
The Hale School took an initiative to assist students to develop strategies to ingrain ways of thinking mathematically into their learning. They took on a focus of problem-based learning and realised, with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: …
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The Pilbara Education Region
The Pilbara Education Region is one of eight regions in the Western Australian Department of Education. The headquarters of this education region, the Pilbara Education Regional Office (PERO), is located in Karratha. The PERO staff are committed to the …
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Elaboration (8) ACLASFC226
identifying and researching Deaf community identities associated with significant historical places, such as William Thomson establishing the first deaf school in WA
Elaboration (8) | ACLASFC226 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACMEM171
use technology to calculate the future value of a compound interest loan or investment and the total interest paid or earned
ACMEM171 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM109
recognise acceleration as the second derivative of position with respect to time
ACMMM109 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH220
The reasons for the formation of the ‘Second Triumvirate’ of Antony, Lepidus and Octavian
ACHAH220 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Balga Senior High School
Balga Senior High School is a 7-12 co-educational government school located in Balga, Western Australia on the Traditional Lands of the Whadjuk Peoples. The focus of their STEM Connections project was to integrate the F1 in Schools STEM challenge in their …
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Redlynch State College
Redlynch State College is a F-12 school located in Redlynch, Queensland on the Traditional Lands of the Yirrganydji Peoples. Their STEM Connection project focused on students monitoring the water quality in rain water tanks. School sector: Government School …
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Merici College (Years 9 and 10)
Merici College is a 7-12 girls Catholic School located in Canberra, ACT on the Traditional Lands of the Ngunnawal Peoples. Merici College has a specific emphasis on sustainability. Accordingly, their STEM Connections project focused on solar photovoltaics. …
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Drummond Memorial Public School (Years 3 and 4)
Drummond Memorial Public School is located in Armidale, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Nganyaywana People and Anaiwan People. The focus of their Years 3–4 STEM Connections illustration of practice was building teacher capacity through …
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Walcha Central School (Years 5 and 6)
Walcha Central Public School is located in Walcha, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Dhungutti People. The focus of their Years 5-6 STEM Connections illustration of practice was an integrated learning approach to a food and fibre production …
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St Felix Catholic Primary School
St Felix school staff studied the school data to find programs that would address the needs of the student cohort. The school employed a numeracy coordinator to assist teachers to develop strategies to teach the mathematics curriculum through the proficiencies. …
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St Peter Chanel Catholic School
St Peter Chanel developed a whole-school initiative to concentrate on teaching mathematics through the proficiencies. The entire staff engaged with the analysis of the school data to find areas where the focus of teaching was to occur. The initiative …
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St Stephen’s Primary School (Years 1 and 2)
St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School is located in Reservoir, Victoria on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. The focus of their Years 1-2 STEM Connections illustration of practice was a culminating task after a unit of …
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Mandurama Public School (Years K to 6)
Mandurama Public School is located in Mandurama, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Wiradjuri People. Mandurama Public School is a multi-age school from K-6, with the focus of their STEM Connections illustration of practice centering around …
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