Science - Above satisfactory - Year 7
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures (WS1, WS2, WS4). The student represents and predicts the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion (WS3). The …
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Earth Science Task – ABOVE
Over a period of eight weeks, students engaged in an integrated STEAM project designed to offer students insights into real-world industry applications and work experiences. Students were organised into ‘business units’ of a fictitious mining corporation …
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How an idea changes – ABOVE
This task was designed to address the aspects of the Year 8 achievement standards that relate to science as human endeavour. Students were asked to research a ‘big idea’ in science and create a presentation in which they explain how that idea has developed …
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Slater investigation - ABOVE
In previous teaching and learning units, students learnt about the scientific method and conducted investigations, wrote reports and reflected on their investigations. During a teaching and learning unit on biological sciences, students practiced identifying …
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Research task - ABOVE
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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Periodic table pamphlet – ABOVE
Students were asked to create a 'How to use the Periodic Table' guide which details the trends of the Periodic Table including the chemical background of one particular Group or Period. Students were asked to consider types of elements, ions and the electronic …
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Solar cells - Above
This task was the final assessment task of a five-week teaching and learning unit on solar energy. During the unit, students learnt about scientific concepts related to atomic structure and electricity that allowed them to understand how a solar panel …
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