Design project: All systems go - ABOVE
Students investigated two closed force systems (pneumatics and hydraulics), to understand that the technology of pneumatics relates to air pressure and the technology of hydraulics relates to water pressure. They were given a design brief to design a …
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Expansion – AT
Prior to the sample task, students explored states of matter focusing on how the particle model explains matter in its different states at a molecular level. They had completed various inquiries relating to the particle model including kinaesthetic activities …
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Design project: Kitchen garden - BELOW
Students investigated the advantages of planting crops in season, or of adapting the environment to extend the life of plants. They investigated nutrient requirements for plants and optimal growing conditions. Students designed and planned a garden for …
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Digital project: App development - BELOW
Students collaboratively designed and implemented an app for Year 7 and 8 students. They documented their process using a group wiki including guidelines for using the wiki and managing files, analysis of similar apps, functional and non-functional requirements, …
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Annotated drawing: Being active - ABOVE
Students were involved in a unit of work looking at how to be more active, including the body’s response to physical activity. Students were asked to draw themselves being active and label what happens to their body when they are active. The teacher …
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Demonstration, verbal and written response: Striking and fielding (T-Ball) - AT
Students suggested what they wanted to learn about striking and fielding, which was recorded on camera for the teacher to use to develop lessons. Students became more familiar with the games sense approach using questioning and direct instruction to promote …
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Demonstration, verbal and written response: Striking and fielding (T-Ball) - BELOW
Students suggested what they wanted to learn about striking and fielding, which was recorded on camera for the teacher to use to develop lessons. Students became more familiar with the games sense approach using questioning and direct instruction to promote …
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Poster: Stay safe - BELOW
As part of a unit of work on safety, students learnt about what the concept of safety means in the classroom, school and local community. Students were asked to design a poster illustrating an important aspect of safety in each setting (classroom, school …
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Demonstration and written reflection: Indoor climbing - BELOW
Students were provided with opportunities to develop their skills and knowledge of climbing and belaying at the local indoor climbing facility. Students were asked to demonstrate their climbing and belaying skills. Following practical and belaying sessions, …
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Seeking workplace information - BELOW
In groups, students visited workplaces that most closely aligned with their interests. Students were asked to prepare a set of interview questions that could be asked of a human resource person in the workplace. They visited the workplace and conducted …
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Identifying Chinese number characters - AT
Students had learnt the Chinese characters from 1-10 and the importance of stroke order. They were asked to demonstrate their knowledge by completing an activity using simple mathematics requiring them to match numbers and objects to the corresponding …
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Di che nazionalità sei? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work where they learnt to describe themselves and others using and agreeing adjectives. They learned to use the present tense to express nationalities and languages spoken, likes and dislikes and give general information …
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World map – AT
Students recorded the location of continents and oceans on a world map. Prior to students completing the activity, the teacher provided students with visual representations of key places using printed maps, globes and projections. Students completed their …
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About me – AT (Spanish)
Students learnt self-introductions and how to share basic information about physical characteristics at word and simple sentence levels. Students participated in various activities to learn body parts and colours and read and write simple vocabulary and …
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Korean syllable blocks – AT
Students participated in a range of activities to build an understanding of how the basic Korean syllable blocks are constructed; the difference between the syllable blocks depending on the shapes of the vowels; where accompanying consonants are located. …
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예요 and 이에요 – AT
Students learnt about occupations, jobs and necessary tools. As part of this unit, students learnt the two verb endings 예요 and 이에요 and the rules associated with each. Students completed activities that required them to choose the correct ‘be’ verb endings. In …
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Sentence word order– AT
Over the course of a term, students learnt to construct sentences using correct word order, Hangeul syllables and words. Each week students focused on different letters and practiced writing syllables with the focused letter in them, then expanding by …
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Travel advice - AT
As part of their teaching and learning unit on biological sciences, students investigated how living organisms maintain the requirements for life through the coordinated function of body systems, such as the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous …
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Design project: Rainbow costumes - AT
Students designed and produced costumes for a performance based on the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They gathered information on materials, colours, special effects and design features. They generated and evaluated ideas for their costumes. …
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Design project: Push pull toy - AT
Students explored forces of push and pull on the ground, in the air and in the water. They focused on the toys that they use but also learned about toys from other cultures. Students designed their own toys, and safely produced a toy using materials, …
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