First Fleet recount – ABOVE
Students investigated the voyage of the First Fleet using primary and secondary sources selected by the teacher. In pairs, they selected one of the eleven ships in the fleet and posed questions to research. On a teacher-created template, the pair of students …
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First Fleet recount – AT
Students investigated the voyage of the First Fleet using primary and secondary sources selected by the teacher. In pairs, they selected one of the eleven ships in the fleet and posed questions to research. On a teacher-created template, the pair of students …
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Letter to the local government – ABOVE
Students were presented with a geographical challenge associated with the use of a beach in their local area. Students researched the nature and causes of the issue, explored differing viewpoints and formulated possible solutions. They presented their …
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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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Eureka Stockade: rights and responsibilities – ABOVE
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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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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A refugee’s suitcase – ABOVE
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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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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Source analysis: Ötzi, the iceman – Above
Students were presented with a selection of unseen primary and secondary sources associated with the discovery of the body of Ötzi, the iceman, in 1991. They were asked to answer a series of questions about each of these sources and then propose an explanation …
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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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Maths in Vietnamese – AT
In this integrated unit of work, students’ knowledge of mathematics was used to count and skip count in Vietnamese; talk about activities at different times of the day and to graph likes of colours based on a class survey.
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Vietnamese versus Australian – AT
Students learnt the Vietnamese alphabet, and about linguistic differences between Vietnamese and English, and cultural differences between Vietnam and Australia. Students participated in various activities, class discussions and conducted their own research …
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Mixtures and solutions - AT
Prior to the sample task, students investigated different types of mixtures and had been instructed on the scientific terminology used to describe their components. They had been given opportunities to identify solvent and solute in solutions and to use …
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Classification - AT
Students had investigated the role of classification in the biological sciences. After a visit to a local wildlife park, where students observed features and behaviours of Australian animals, they analysed how scientists develop hierarchical classification …
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Slater investigation - AT
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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Solar car experiment – AT
As part of an integrated STEM project, students had previously designed and built a solar-powered toy car and they used this to investigate the transformation of light energy into electrical and kinetic energy. Students designed and performed an experiment …
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At the restaurant – At
Students learnt vocabulary and grammar patterns related to ordering and describing food and drink, including Arabic and Middle Eastern foods In this task, students were asked to work in groups to write the script for a role play in a restaurant. One …
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Production elements - ABOVE
Students studied the elements of production in a 10-week unit based on the musical Blood Brothers (1983) by Willy Russell. Students explored the script with group workshops, moved readings and short performances for the class. Assessment during the unit …
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Machinima: Rowan of Rin – ABOVE
As a summative task in an English and Media Arts unit, students were required to recreate aspects of one of the novels in the Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda, using the digital game Minecraft and the production technique of machinima, which involves …
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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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