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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Source analysis: The atomic bomb - AT
Students examined two sources relating to the use of the atomic bomb in 1945: a primary source from US President Truman; and a secondary source from a recent historian. They were asked to analyse each source in relation to its content and perspective …
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Remembering and commemorating - At
Students examined the ways in which war memorials in Australia and overseas assist people to remember and commemorate the past. They were provided with a teacher-produced worksheet listing nine different war memorials and were asked to record a summary …
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My map and globe – AT
Students completed a series of activities associated with world maps and globes. First, after examining a series of printed maps and discussing the locations of continents, oceans and geographic regions, students produced their own labelled map of the …
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Travel itinerary – AT
Students were asked to produce a map depicting the position, distance and direction of places in the northern hemisphere relative to a location in eastern Australia. The map was to be presented as an itinerary for a potential round-the-world journey by …
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Research report: An Asian wonder – AT
Students were asked to write a research report based on their investigation of a wonder of the Asian world as part of their study of the ancient past. They were required to develop appropriate inquiry questions and to support the findings in their report …
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Self-introduction interview - AT
Part A: Students had completed a module of work on their personal world and had learnt vocabulary, expressions and grammar to enable them to talk about themselves, their family, school, likes and dislikes. Students were asked to participate in a self-introduction …
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Earth Science Task – AT
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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Who are we? – AT
Students answered a series of questions based on class data gathered and represented by the teacher as part of an interdisciplinary unit on Australian identity. They reflected on their learning experiences, including songs such as ‘I Am Australian’, and …
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Changing seasons – AT
As part of a unit on weather and seasons, students learnt how to describe the weather, report on weather, and compare seasonal features in different parts of the world. In this task, students were asked to write descriptions of seasonal features in a …
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Periodic table pamphlet – AT
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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Agreeing adjectives - AT
During an introductory activity to consolidate learning, students were asked to show their understanding by agreeing adjectives into masculine and feminine nouns.
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Anzac Day invitation – AT
Students explored the important symbols associated with the commemoration of Anzac Day (25 April). The teacher and teacher-librarian provided students with pictorial sources and real or replica artefacts using a ‘memorial box’ borrowed from the Australian …
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Greek migrants - AT
Students studied the patterns of Greek migration from antiquity to modern times. They compared and contrasted the reasons (overpopulation, trade, war, economic conditions). They concluded the unit with the study of Greek migration to Australia. In this …
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Style: Hip-hop - AT
Students were asked to choreograph a dance that explored the stylistic features and culture of hip-hop in a five-week unit. They worked collaboratively in pairs to manipulate and combine the elements of dance, choreographic devices, form and production …
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My connections – AT
Students discussed their personal connections to places in the world beyond Australia, particularly the Asia-Pacific region. Students then labelled and annotated a teacher-provided map of the region to indicate and explain these connections. The task …
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Someone special to me – AT (9-10)
Students studied their personal world from the perspective of significant people and events, including family, friends and relationships, and how this is reflected in Greek culture. They learnt how to modify texts for audience, purpose and context. In …
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Yo puedo – AT
Students completed a series of exercises to reinforce their understanding of a language function (verb plus infinitive) and to use new vocabulary in relation to leisure activities. These exercises included creating simple sentences to describe what activities …
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Cucumber recipe – AT
Students learnt a range of vocabulary and grammar structures relevant to food, cooking and recipes, including ingredients, amounts and methods. As part of the unit, they watched a video clip to analyse the language of instructions of how to make a Korean …
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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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