SUBJECT AREA (KLA)

SUBJECT STRAND

STUDENT LEARNING

ENGLISH

Writing/ Designing

Speaking/Listening

Reading/ Viewing

• Examine poetry as a form of writing that conveys feelings and emotions associated with issues.
• Examine a variety of different poetry forms eg: haiki, senru, free verse, prose
• Writing an anthology of poetry that explores the issues associated with problems of living in a Third World community.
• Writing a design brief for Machine developed in Technology- maxi genre with elements of description, sequential explanation, technical diagrams and captions.

MATHEMATICS

ALL

• Continue working through Year6/ 7 Maths Program in streamed Maths groups.
• Maths QCAT

SCIENCE

ENERGY AND CHANGE

• Examining different forms of energy esp kinetic and potential energy and how they are present in simple and complex machines.
• Explore how levers, pulleys, inclined planes, gears, wheels and axles, wedges work and how they can be used to do simple jobs.
• Examining how science can be used to improve the life style of third world communities

STUDIES OF SOCIETIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

WAYS OF WORKING

• Using primary and secondary sources of information to examine issues and problems related to living in a 3rd world community.

HPE – CLASS TEACHER

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• In groups for designing and building machines adopt different roles and responsibilities within their group while respecting the rights of others.

HPE – PE TEACHER

THE ARTS – MUSIC TEACHER

THE ARTS – CLASS TEACHER

VISUAL ARTS

Students explore modifying visual arts elements, concepts, processes and forms to express ideas.

TECHNOLOGY

WAYS OF WORKING

TECHNOLOGY AS HUMAN ENDEAVOUR

INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

Students will design, build and evaluate the performance of a complex machine capable of transporting water in a 3rd World community.

Generating and communicating design ideas in a Design Brief

Select and evaluate the use of a variety of materials to meet the design brief for their machine.

LOTE – JAPANESE – YEARS SIX AND SEVEN ONLY

EXCURSIONS

PROJECTS

Designing and building a machine capable of performing a job for a person in a 3rd world community.

SIGNIFICANT CLASS DATES

Students work on completing Blue Leadership Cards.

If wanting a senior leadership position form is due into the office by October 30.

SIGNIFICANT SCHOOL DATES (office)