The Australian colonies – AT
Students constructed climate maps to show the location of the major climate zones in Australia. Students then produced overlays for the maps to indicate key events from the colonial history of each state and territory along with indications of its main …
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How to make a law - AT
This task had two parts. First, students wrote a letter to their local member of parliament asking for improved access to the internet for all members of a remote Australian community. Second, assuming this request was successful, students wrote a short …
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Letter: Puberty advice - AT
This assessment task was part of a unit of work on relationships and sexuality. Students were asked to write a letter to their Year 6 self. In the letter, they were to give advice about some of the challenges and changes they will face physically and …
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Written response: Identity - AT
Students participated in a five-week unit of work about personal wellbeing and relationships, with a focus on belonging, resilience and personal and cultural identities. Physical activity challenges were used to generate discussion about linking feelings …
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Reflection on images on stamps and coins - AT
Students had looked at a number of images on coins and stamps from Australia and Italy and had a class discussion on what the choice of images by Australia and Italy reflects about cultural perceptions of what is important for each respective society. …
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Design project: Kitchen garden - AT
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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Excursion report (Mackay Harbour) – AT
Students, as a class, developed a common set of inquiry questions about the nature and location of places in preparation for an excursion to Mackay Harbour, Queensland. The questions and information, including photographs of the site, were collated into …
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Revision of systems of language - AT
Students had completed learning the grammar of the passé composé, when to use the auxiliaries avoir and être, using the passé composé with reflexive verbs and the partitive article de, the pronoun en and the imperative with reflexive verbs. Students …
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Eureka Stockade: rights and responsibilities – AT
Students studied the people and events of 1854 at Ballarat, Victoria. They explored the living and working conditions on the goldfields and the specific actions associated with the Eureka Stockade. At the end of the unit they entered their ideas about …
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Written response: Including others - AT
As part of a unit of work on valuing diversity, students learnt about the importance of positive relationships as they transition into adolescence. Students were asked to examine scenarios involving a range of relationship issues and use a thinking routine …
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Report: Australian popular culture - AT
Students investigated the history of popular culture in Australia from the end of World War II to the early twenty-first century. They were asked to identify and discuss changes during the period, societal reactions to developments, and any evidence of …
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Research task - AT
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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Let’s travel – AT
In a unit of work based on travel and tourism, students learnt how to make plans to visit a destination and decide on activities to do there and attractions to visit. Students were to consider the best time of year to visit, where they would stay and …
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Toys – AT
Students talked with their grandparents, during a school visit, about the toys they played with at the same age. Students used a Venn diagram to record and categorise the similarities and differences in toys at the two different times. These activities …
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Eine neue Schuluniform – AT
Students learnt about describing personal items such as clothes, and how to express preferences and opinions. In this task, students were asked to present a persuasive argument to the school principal about the current school uniform, and suggest a …
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Reflection: I am good at ... - AT
As part of a unit of work on personal identity, students learnt how people, places, personal interests and personal strengths helped shape their identity. Students were introduced to character strengths and each strength was explained. Students were …
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Demonstration, verbal and written response: Tactics - AT
The teacher taught a five-week unit which included striking and fielding, target, net/court and invasion games. Handball was a small part of an overall unit of work which involved students demonstrating their skills and their understanding of tactics. Students …
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Reflection on learning about daily life and school routine in Japan - AT
The student had completed a module of work on daily life and school routine in Japan where they learned the vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures and expressions needed to discuss the topic in Japanese. The student also researched and discussed the …
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Ma chambre - AT
Students had learnt vocabulary related to the home and grammatical structures such as prepositions to describe location. In this task, students described their bedroom using prepositions of place to indicate where different furniture was located and features …
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My photo album – AT
Students were asked to pose questions to their mothers regarding their lives at particular ages (baby, toddler, school student). The teacher subsequently transcribed students’ recollections of the answers to these questions. Students then created pictures, …
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