Museum catalogue: Australia’s federation – AT
Students were provided with a collection of printed and digital images depicting people, places and events from the Australian colonies at the end of the nineteenth century. They were asked to make a selection from this collection for inclusion in a new …
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Australia: your life so far – AT
Students produced a ‘profile’ of Australia on the eve of federation in 1901. In class during one 50-minute lesson, they completed sections of a teacher-created proforma to draw together information and ideas from their study of Australia’s history and …
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Land rights source analysis – AT
Students listened to the song ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody. They worked in groups to conduct research into the song, including its lyrics and the events and people upon which it was based. Students then answered questions …
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Migration to Australia – AT
Students completed scaffolded inquiry into migration to Australia. Part 1 involved an examination of the sources of migration. Part 2 involved using data to draw conclusions about the nature and purpose of migration. The task involved students conducting …
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Federation: for and against – AT
Students were provided with a selection of primary and secondary sources detailing the key figures and events that led to Australia’s federation in 1901. The task involved extracting arguments for and against federation and then recording this information …
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Email to a member of parliament – AT
Students explored levels of mobile phone use and ownership in Australia as part of a unit on resources, consumers and businesses. They then wrote an email that might be sent to their local federal member of parliament requesting new legislation in relation …
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A refugee’s suitcase – AT
Students watched the episode ‘Cuc Lam’s Suitcase’ from the National Treasures series produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. They were asked to imagine they were a refugee from the Vietnam War and describe the contents of the suitcase they would …
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Market Day – AT
Students worked in teams to choose and develop a product to sell to the rest of the school at a Year 6 Market Day. The team was required to complete a number of tasks: draw up a simple business plan; create an advertising poster for the product; complete …
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Government scavenger hunt – AT
Students completed a scaffolded internet research task. They were provided with a sequence of links to teacher-curated on-line resources housing the answers to specific questions. Students recorded their answer to each question on a digital worksheet …
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Refugees and citizenship – AT
Students completed three tasks to explore different perspectives on the experiences of refugees in Australia. These tasks took place at differing stages of a unit of work on migration. Firstly, students were provided with a list of notable Australians …
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Global poverty map analysis – AT
Students were introduced to ways of measuring human wellbeing and the geographical factors associated with the distribution of wealth. They were provided with a choropleth map showing the percentage of each country’s population living on less than $2 …
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Letter: The stolen generations – AT
As part of their examination of past experiences of citizenship within Australia’s democracy, students watched excerpts from the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and read teacher-selected personal accounts written by members of the Stolen Generations. With the …
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Languages: French - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student uses written and spoken French for classroom interactions (WS1) and transactions, and to exchange personal ideas, experiences and feelings. The student asks and answers questions in complete sentences …
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Hiragana writing task – introductory letter - AT
Students were asked to write a short self-introduction letter to a visiting Japanese teacher following the conventions of the text type and stroke order on genkōyoshi paper. Concepts of self-introduction and expressing personal information were explored …
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Frap! Frap! Frap! Poem - AT
Students had learnt about different audiences and poem text structure. In this task, students were asked to compose a rap or poem using parts of the body. They were then asked to recite it out loud with actions and apply correct intonation and pronun …
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Composition: Penguins soundscape - AT
Students learning in music builds upon learning from the previous band. Students perform from a musical score that they have graphically notated and composed collaboratively with the ensemble in response to their study of penguins in the local habitat. The …
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Mascot maker - AT
Mascot maker Students had learnt about the significance of mascots in Japanese society and culture through the theme of Yura-kyara (category of mascot characters created to promote a place or region, event, organisation or business). Students had learnt …
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Ensemble: Site specific – AT
Students studied choreography using a site specified by their teacher as a stimulus. The unit explored different spaces where dance can occur and provided students with the opportunity to choreograph their own work in a specific space. This was an informal …
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Video: Safe procedures - AT
Students filmed or photographed activities in which they were selecting technologies and applying safe procedures.
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Written reflection: Team challenges - AT
For the first three lessons of the year, students worked in small groups to complete a number of challenges that required teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and movement skills to be successful. This series of lessons focused on building social …
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