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HPSC College Values 3 Learning Overview 4
The HPSC Graduate 5
Staff supporting students and parents/carers in 2020 6
‘Explore’ (Year 7) Course Structure 7
Sample student courses 8
‘Explore’ (Year 7) Subject List 9
Arts subjects 10 English subjects 16
Health and Physical Education subjects 17
Humanities subjects 18
Languages subjects 20
Mathematics subjects 21
Science subjects 22
STEAM subjects 26 Technology subjects 29
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HPSC College Values
RESPECT LEARNING WORKING TOGETHER I respect myself and other people I actively listen to others with an open mind I respect other people’s different perspectives I am inclusive I respect school property and the property of others I wear my school uniform with pride
I set personal goals and have high expectations of myself and others to continually improve I have a positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning I strive to achieve my personal best I take pride in the achievements of myself and others
I am willing to share ideas, resources and skills I am helpful and approachable I contribute positively to class, group activities and the school community
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Learning Overview
Learning at Hampton Park Secondary College is transformative, dynamic, and focused on growth. As a learning
community, we are focused on creating graduates that are best prepared for the challenges of our ever
changing 21st century world. By focusing on skills and dispositions including critical and creative thinking,
resilience, resourcefulness, reflectiveness, and persistence, our learners feel engaged and supported
throughout their transition to secondary school where they build their capacity and drive to become life-long
learners.
Our skills and dispositions are taught through a diverse variety of subjects across eight Domains including:
Arts, English, Health & PE, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Technology, and our cross curricular
focus of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics combined).
Making informed choices about which subjects to study is rarely easy. Students need to carefully consider a
wide range of factors when making their course selection in order to keep as many options open as possible.
The first stage of learning at Hampton Park Secondary College is named ‘Explore’ as we aim to encourage
students to use their first year of secondary schooling to explore the various subjects from different Domains
offered to them. The purpose of the ‘2020 Explore: Year 7 Subject Handbook’ is to provide students, and
parents/carers with information about courses and subjects offered at Hampton Park Secondary College.
As this is the first year of learning at a secondary college, we encourage all Year 7 students to do exactly as the
name of this stage suggests and explore the range of subjects on offer. In addition, choices should be made
with interests, pathways, and future work or career options in mind. If students have an idea about future
learning directions, the course selection process is easier. Students can establish goals for the future, and
choose subjects that best help to meet these goals.
However, when a student is uncertain about their pathway and learning direction, ensuring they choose a
broad selection of subjects from a variety of Domains is recommended.
In selecting subjects, it is important for students to consider the following:
• Knowledge of strengths, aptitudes, and interests
• Parent/carer advice
• Advice from Grade 6 teachers
• Possible career pathways
Hampton Park Secondary College aims to prepare students for lifelong learning and the world of work. There
are many paths to achieving each goal, with Explore (Year 7) being an important stepping stone along the way.
Students should read this handbook and discuss their options with teachers and family members so that they
can make the best decision for their future.
There are numerous people to assist you with decision making. If students need additional information, they
can contact any of the people from Hampton Park Secondary College listed on the following page.
By planning now, you can enjoy truly successful school years.
Please Note: The information contained is the booklet is a guide and correct at the time of printing. Subject offerings may change at any stage
depending on staffing and resourcing requirements and availability. The most up-to-date information regarding subjects, qualifications or
accredited courses is kept on the school website.
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The HPSC Graduate – What do we want?
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Staff supporting students, parents and carers for
2020 Year 7 subject selection
Position Staff member Contact email
Principal Wayne Haworth [email protected]
Assistant Principals Eloise Haynes Karen Shiel Ayman Youssef
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Junior Sub School Learning Leader
Billy Jessop [email protected]
Year 7 Student Learning Leaders Matthew Cram Priyanka Dixit
[email protected] [email protected]
Learning and Pedagogy Leader Vanessa Dennis [email protected]
Domain Coordinators
• Arts
• English/EAL/Languages
• Health and Physical Education
• Humanities
• Mathematics
• Science
• Technology
• Ryan Van Gaalen
• Jenny Lynd and Demiana Eid
• Chris Knowles
• Robert Leonard
• Catherine Murdoch
• Liza Greaves and Virginia Vuong
• Laura Tyres
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Student Services Leader Debra Edwards [email protected]
Careers Linda Rackham
Tee Kruse
Pathways Alisha Gibson [email protected]
Wellbeing Cindy Zevallos
Lauren Duckett
Inclusion Leader Natalie Rule [email protected]
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EXPLORE (Year 7) Course Structure
Subject Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
English OR EAL (1 year)
Maths (1 year)
Health and Physical Education (1 year)
Humanities OR Literacy Intervention*** (1 year)
Science (1 semester – either semester 1 OR 2)
- -
Student Choice (6 “Tasters”, each lasting 1 term)
- -
***Students needing additional support with the Literacy demands across the curriculum will undertake the subject of
Literacy Intervention in the place of Humanities.
Students undertaking Literacy Intervention are recommended to select Humanities-based subjects as part of their
Student Choice “Taster” options e.g. Great Rulers of the Ancient World, Travel the World.
Core Subject (undertaken by all students)
Student Choice (students choose from options)
See below two possible course selections.
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EXPLORE (Year 7) Course: SAMPLE 1
STUDENT CHOOSING TO STUDY A LANGUAGE (FRENCH OFFERED TO YEAR 7)
Subject Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
English OR EAL (1 year)
Maths (1 year)
Health and Physical Education (1 year)
Humanities*** (1 year)
Science (1 semester – either semester 1 OR 2)
- -
Student Choice (4 “Tasters” of French to develop skills over year)
TASTER FRENCH
DRAMA
GREAT RULERS
INTRO TO ROBOTICS
Student Choice (2 “Tasters”, each lasting 1 term) - -
FILM MAKING 101
MADE BY ME!
***Students needing additional support with the Literacy demands across the curriculum will undertake the subject of Literacy Intervention in the
place of Humanities.
NOTE: Students have the opportunity to study French in future year levels in depth. Students also have the opportunity to study Arabic and Spanish
as semester-long subjects in the Enhance stage (Years 8 to 10).
EXPLORE (Year 7) Course: SAMPLE 2
STUDENT UNDERTAKING LITERACY INTERVENTION
Subject Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
English OR EAL (1 year)
Maths (1 year)
Health and Physical Education (1 year)
Literacy Intervention* (1 year)
Science (1 semester – either semester 1 OR 2)
- -
Student Choice (6 “Tasters”, each lasting 1 term)
TRAVEL THE
WORLD
SNACK ATTACK
MUSIC - INSTRUMENT
GREAT RULERS
DRAMA
LET’S EXPERIMENT
- -
* Students undertaking Literacy Intervention are recommended to select Humanities-based subjects as part of their Student Choice “Taster”
options e.g. Great Rulers of the Ancient World, Travel the World.
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EXPLORE (Year 7) Subjects Offered at Hampton Park Secondary College
Arts subjects
Art
Dance
Drama
Film Making 101 – Media
Learning an Instrument – Music
Logo Making – Visual Communication
English subjects
Core English
Core EAL
Health and Physical Education subjects
Core Health and PE
Humanities subjects
Core Humanities
Great Rulers of the Ancient World
Travel the World
Languages subjects
Taster French
Mathematics subjects
Core Maths
Science subjects
Core Science
Let’s Experiment
Motion and Movement
Planet Earth
STEAM subjects
Intro into Robotics: Lego Mind storm
Technology subjects
I'm itching to be stitching (Fashion)
Made By Me! (Wood / Metal / Electronics)
Snack Attack (Food)
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ARTS Subjects
Dance
Description This subject is perfect for anyone who has a passion for performing arts, can’t sit still and loves to dance! In dance, students will begin to explore different styles of dance weekly. Some of the styles students may choose to explore are ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, cultural and commercial jazz, to name a few. Students will be able to explore a basic level of dance technique and cover as many styles as possible throughout the term. Students will have the opportunity to learn choreography, rehearse in groups, perform to small and large audiences and create their own dances. The aim of the subject is to experience a range of different dance styles and begin the process of performing in front of a live audience.
Skills taught through subject: Students will begin to gain an understanding of the technical and expressive skills required to complete different styles of dance technique. Throughout this process, students will begin to develop their own movement vocabulary. Students will also begin to understand the elements of dance to analyse their own dance movement as well as others.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of basic technique work for different dance styles: ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, cultural, commercial. Rehearse and perform a learnt dance work. Written
Analysis of own dance choreography/style and of other dance styles.
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ARTS Subjects
Drama
Description Drama students will learn how to use lots of different ideas, themes and issues to make and perform plays. They will develop their acting skills, using voice, facial expression and movement to create characters and tell stories. They use focus, tension, space and time to enhance drama. Students incorporate language and ideas and use devices such as dramatic symbol to create dramatic action and extend mood and atmosphere in performance.
Skills taught through subject: Students will begin to gain an understanding of the technical and expressive skills required to perform in a variety of styles and characters. Students will about the elements of drama and how to use them in performances
Students will also begin to understand how the elements of drama are used in the analysis of their own dance performances.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of basic performance styles and conventions using the elements of drama. Rehearse and perform skills in stagecraft for specific audiences. Written
Analysis of own performance and of other drama performances.
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ARTS Subjects
Art
Description Arts students will learn how to create both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional artworks. Students will learn the skills needed to create artworks with clay, watercolour paint, acrylic paint, pencils, markers and paper with the intention of expressing their own ideas and passions. Students will look at artists and discover how they expressed their ideas visually. There will be a focus on portraiture in a variety of styles and art materials. Subtopics like facial proportions, identity, cultural and historical contexts will be explored.
Skills taught through subject: Students explore visual arts practices as inspiration to explore and develop themes, concepts or ideas in artworks Students explore how artists use materials, techniques, technologies and processes to realise their intentions in artworks
Students experiment with materials, techniques, technologies and processes
Students create and display artworks, describing how ideas are expressed to an audience.
Students analyse how ideas and viewpoints are expressed in artworks and how they are viewed by audiences.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of finished artworks and a folio. Showcase final artworks in school exhibitions
Written
Analysis of own art making processes and of other art forms and artists.
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ARTS Subjects
Learning an Instrument – Music
Description This term-long taster will involve students learning an instrument and how to play in a band. They will develop creativity as they work towards performing with their class. Learning to play an instrument helps to build confidence and life skills, such as persistence, leadership and teamwork. Music is a creative means of self-expression in which students are given the opportunity to make music with others.
Students will listen to songs across various music genres to gain ideas when they create their own music. Listening skills will be used to make decisions about how they can incorporate elements such as rhythm, dynamics, form and structure in their performances.
Skills taught through subject: Students learn how to read music and play an instrument. They learn how to rehearse and perform as a group by playing in a band. Students develop knowledge of music by listening and learning from other musicians. They also develop skills creativity within their performances by using the elements of music.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of rehearsal and band performances. Showcase musical performances in school exhibitions
Written
Analysis of own music making processes and of other genres of music and musical artists.
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ARTS Subjects
Film Making 101 (Media)
Description In this subject students watch a series of short films where they analyse how they are made and learn about specific film-making techniques. Students then use their knowledge from these videos to create their own short stories. These clips will focus on different film elements as well as different editing techniques. These videos are presented to the rest of the class and uploaded to the school’s YouTube channel.
This subject is perfect for students who love watching movies and short films. It is also great for students who want to learn how to make things explode via special effects.
Skills taught through subject: Students experiment with the organisation of ideas to structure stories
Students develop and refine media production skills using the technical and symbolic elements of images, sounds and text. Students plan, structure and design media artworks for a range of purposes that engage audiences. Students analyse how technical and symbolic elements are used in media artworks to create representations.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of a complete series of short film activities. Practical assessment of presented short films in class. Written
Analysis of own film making processes and of film genres and other short films.
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ARTS Subjects
Logo Making (Visual Communication)
Description In this subject, students learn how to make logos for specific clients. Students learn how to use computers to draw their Logos digitally. Explore how logos are designed and how they influence people in recognising companies and products. Learn about the Elements of Design and how we use them to make good design. This subject is perfect for students who love design and want to create and make graphics using computers - you will learn about Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Skills taught through subject: Students experiment with exploring ideas to create logos and symbols. Students develop ICT skills to create their logos (Adobe Illustrator/ Photoshop). Students learn how to use the elements of design in their logo making. Students learn how to analyse the use elements of design in logos and their own final logo.
Possible assessment strategies: Practical Practical assessment of a series of logos presented in a folio. Final Logo presentations using Photoshop
Written
Analysis of own logo making processes (digital drawing) and analysis of famous logo designs.
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English Subjects
Core English and English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Overview English and EAL will be running as core subjects from years 7-12. The study of English/EAL helps create
confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens who learn to analyse, understand,
communicate and build relationships with others. This will help young people develop the knowledge and
skills needed for education, training and the workplace. It helps them become ethical, thoughtful, informed
and active members of society and plays an important part in developing the understanding, attitudes and
capabilities of those who will take responsibility for Australia’s future.
The big idea for English and EAL is communication. Students learn in 4 key areas: speaking, listening,
reading, and writing. Through the study of each key learning area, students engage with a reading
framework, learn public speaking skills and learn to write in 3 key genres - narrative, persuasive, and
analytical.
Description The study of English is central to the learning and development of all young Australians. It helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. It is through the study of English that individuals learn to analyse, understand, communicate and build relationships with others and with the world around them. The study of English helps young people develop the knowledge and skills needed for education, training and the workplace. It helps them become ethical, thoughtful, informed and active members of society and plays an important part in developing the understanding, attitudes and capabilities of those who will take responsibility for Australia’s future. Additional to this rationale, the study and assessment of English is necessary to meet the DET, Victorian Curriculum, and ACARA assessment and reporting guidelines for English.
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum) The big idea for English is communication.
• Students learn in 4 key areas: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• Students engage with a reading framework.
• Students learn public speaking skills.
• Students learn to write in 3 key genres - narrative, persuasive, and analytical.
Possible assessment strategies: In order to ensure that students are demonstrating developmental growth in their learning, teachers utilise both formative and summative assessment strategies
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Health and Physical Education Subjects
Health and PE
Health and Physical Education focuses on students enhancing their own and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and
physical activity participation in varied and changing contexts. Integral to Health and Physical Education is the
acquisition of movement skills, concepts and strategies to enable students to confidently, competently and creatively participate in a range of physical activities. As a foundation for lifelong physical activity participation and enhanced performance, students develop proficiency in movement skills, physical activities and movement concepts and acquire an understanding of the science behind how the body moves.
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum) Students develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to strengthen their sense of self, and build and manage satisfying relationships. The curriculum helps them to be resilient, and to make decisions and take actions to promote their health, safety and physical activity participation. As students mature, they develop and use critical inquiry skills to research and analyse health knowledge. They also learn to use resources for the benefit of themselves and for the communities with which they identify and to which they belong.
Possible assessment strategies: Theory Units Nutrition Log Book Human Anatomy Challenge Practical Units Fitness Testing Challenge and Adventure Amazing Race Decision Making in Sports Reflection Fundamental Motor Skills Review
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Humanities Subjects
Great Rulers of the Ancient World
Description: Students will contrast and compare two great leaders from different Ancient civilisations. They will explore the great achievements of these leaders and how maintained power in their society through creation of laws and warfare with other civilisations. Students will analyse various sources relating to these leaders to decide how great they really were.
Skills taught through subject: Critical Analysis of Sources as Evidence Historical Significance
Possible assessment strategies: Student-led research leading to a presentation on findings Source Analysis Tasks
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Humanities Subjects
Travel the World
Description Students will explore the different cultures and landmarks of the world as they plan and minimize a world trip. They will research the cost of travel including flights, accommodation and other expenses and track these through creating budgets. Students will also investigate the impacts of tourism on different places and how these impacts might be minimized.
Skills taught through subject: Collection and collation of data Representation of Data in Maps and Graphs Analysis of Data in Maps and Graphs
Possible assessment strategies: Student-led investigation Fieldwork Report
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Languages Subjects
Taster French
Description French is a young, vibrant, international language. Among its 275 million speakers, more than 96 million live in Africa, and it also represents the second most widely spoken native language and foreign language in Europe. By the year 2050, it is estimated that French will be the language most spoken in the world - the latest projection is that French will be spoken by 750 million people by 2050. France itself is known as a home of great food, wine, the arts, science and fashion. A knowledge of French can provide you with enhanced vocational opportunities in many fields, including banking, international finance, commerce, diplomacy, translating and interpreting. In Melbourne there are now 120 French companies which have set up offices, subsidiaries or headquarters here in fields such as infrastructure and transport. In year 7, students are given the opportunity to experience learning French for one term. They will learn how to introduce themselves, as well as some basic vocabulary such as numbers. They will also learn something about the culture of France and French-speaking countries. This will allow them to make an informed subject choice in the middle years. French studies in the middle years includes cultural studies, excursions and student-led projects (for example, a French café). Consideration will also be given to organising an overseas trip to New Caledonia or France, depending on student interest.
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum) Intercultural capability and language skills enabling students to:
• reflect on how intercultural experiences influence attitudes, values and beliefs
• recognise the importance of acceptance and appreciation of cultural diversity for a cohesive community.
• demonstrate an awareness of and respect for cultural diversity within the community
• communicate in the language they are learning
• understand the relationship between language, culture and learning
• understand themselves as communicators
Possible assessment strategies:
• Project - Student-directed research
culminating in a presentation to the class
(or external audience) about
regions/countries where the language is
spoken.
• Oral/written presentations
• Reading/listening (interpretive) tasks
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Mathematics Subjects
Mathematical ideas have evolved across societies and cultures over thousands of years and are constantly developing. Digital technologies provide new tools for mathematical exploration and invention. While the usefulness of mathematics for modelling and problem solving is well known, mathematics also has an important role in both enabling and sustaining cultural, social, economic and technological advances and empowering individuals to become critical citizens. The curriculum is organised by the three strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability and continues to build upon knowledge learnt from Primary school.
Core Year 7 Maths
Year 7 Core mathematics provides students with access to important mathematical ideas, knowledge and skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives. Number, measurement and geometry, statistics and probability are common aspects of most people’s mathematical experience in everyday personal, study and work situations. Equally important are the essential roles that algebra, functions and relations, logic, mathematical structure and working mathematically play in people’s understanding of the natural and human worlds, and the interaction between them.
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum)
• Shape – 3 D shape drawings
• Calculations with fractions, decimals and percentages
• Basic algebra – expanding, factorising and solving linear equations
• Basic geometry and geometric reasoning
• Measurement – including calculating the perimeter, area and volume of common shapes
• Plotting points and sketching graphs on a Cartesian plane
• Basic probability
• Basic statistics – mean, mode, median, range and graphs
Possible assessment strategies: Pre and post testing using Essential Assessment Mathspace tasks Math 300 activities Project based learning and problem- solving tasks
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Science Subjects
Core Science
Core Science will give year 7 students an introduction in to 4 areas of the Science Domain.
Students will be introduced:
• To and explore Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology.
• Science safety skills
• Experimental Design Skills
• Critical thinking and analysis skills
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum)
• Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations
• Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs and can be affected by human activity
• Cells are the basic units of living things and have specialised structures and functions
• Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques
• Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces acting on the object; Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards the centre of Earth
Possible assessment strategies:
• Formative Assessment Strategies
• Common Assessment Tasks
• Completion of Practical Experiments and Reports
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Science Subjects
Let’s Experiment
In this elective, students will be provided with the opportunities to master the basics required to
accurately and effectively carry out the scientific method. Through a variety of practicals and
experiments, this unit of learning will allow students to learn how to make observations, do background
research, form a hypothesis, conduct experiments, discuss results and draw conclusions from their
findings. Let’s Experiment will complement the Chemistry component of Core Science as well as providing
a strong foundation towards a Chemistry learning pathway.
Skills taught through subject:
• Identify questions, problems and claims that
can be investigated scientifically and make
predictions based on scientific knowledge
• Use scientific knowledge to and findings
from investigations to identify relationships,
evaluate claims and draw conclusions
Possible assessment strategies: Practical report
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Science Subjects
Motion and Movement
This physics-based taster will focus on the learning areas relating to motion and movement. Students will
explore simple machines, kinetic and potential energy, and the interaction of forces. A
project/investigation spanning the course of a few weeks will allow the students to explore the different
areas of learning through their findings.
Skills taught through subject:
• Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types
• Conducting fair tests, with measure and control variables, and select equipment to collect data with accuracy
Possible assessment strategies: Scientific poster on investigation
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Science Subjects
Planet Earth
Students electing to complete this taster will gain a better understanding of their position on our beautiful
planet, as well as where our Earth sits in relation to our vast universe.
Students will explore the intricate harmonies of ecosystems, human impact to our planet and animal
counterparts, and beyond our planet into space. This will be intertwined with the learning of Earth’s history
to be able to project predictions of the Earth’s future.
Skills taught through subject:
• Recording and processing secondary
information
• Constructing and analysing a variety of
representations
Possible assessment strategies: Presentation
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STEAM Subjects
STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. STEAM is a project based
strategy to help equip students with a range of skills that will support them in other subjects whilst at school
and in their future jobs.
LEGO MINDSTORMS Education is a hands-on, cross-curricular STEAM solution that engages students by
providing the resources to design, build and program their creations while helping them develop essential
skills such as creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. It is a perfect platform for students
to start gathering the skills and concepts required to be transferable into other STEAM subjects that students
may undertake in the future
Lego Mindstorm
Students will engage in exciting computing, technology, engineering and math’s lessons with LEGO Mindstorms Education EV3 and accessories, as well A versatile robot for coding, programming, data logging, robotics competitions, EV3 enables students to build, program and test their solutions based on LEGO® building elements combined with real-world robotics technology.
Skills taught through subject: (Victorian Curriculum)
• Engineering design principles
• Creative and Critical Thinking
• Personal and Social capability
Possible assessment strategies: Practical production tasks, including construction, fabrication and customisation of robots
Participation in structured challenges and problem- solving tasks. Written analysis tasks, including short, medium answer formats.
Materials levy: $10
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Technology Subjects
Design Technology offers a range of subjects, all may seem extremely different to one another however there
is a skill development that links all from food to product design. Through Design and Technologies, students
plan and manage projects from conception to realisation. They apply design and systems thinking and design
processes to investigate ideas, generate and refine ideas, plan and manage, produce and evaluate designed
solutions. They develop a sense of pride, satisfaction and enjoyment from their ability to create innovative
designed solutions.
Through the practical application of technologies, students develop dexterity and coordination. This unique
combination of subjects offers students a broad range of learning experiences, readily transferable to their
home, life, leisure activities, the wider community, and to work.
I'm itching to be stitching (Fashion)
Welcome to textiles technology where students will learn the basic skills to designs, create and sew a product. Ever wondered how your clothes get made or the picture got on your t-shirt or bag? The aim is to give students a starting point to develop creativity in innovation, design and the technical skills needed to print and construct a fabric product. Students can continue to build on skills that students already have or learn to print and sew for the first time. Students will explore the design process and use a range of design techniques to create a simple relief print for fabric and learn basic techniques in sewing construction to make a simple fabric product using a sewing machine.
Skills taught through subject: • Design Technologies: Creating designed
solutions (design process) • Design Technologies: Technologies contexts:
fibre specializations
• Design Technologies: Technologies contexts: materials and technologies specializations
Possible assessment strategies:
• Learning design folio
• Produced product
• Evaluation of the success of product
Materials levy: $10
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Technology Subjects
Made by Me! (Wood / Metal / Electronics)
Welcome to a hands-on world, where you will build your confidence and knowledge in exciting skills using computers, electronics, wood, plastics and problems solving! Made by Me! focuses on development of student skills in managing and manipulating resource such as lights, motors, connective wire, batteries and coding. Students will be focusing on themselves as the main theme whilst using a range of tools, equipment and machines to design, produce and showcase their learning for the learning expo. Students will also be using a learning journal throughout this, and other technology subjects that they may select whilst on their education journey in year 7 which will be a great resource in the following years.
Skills taught through subject:
• Technologies and Society
• Technologies concepts
• Creating designed solutions
Possible assessment strategies: Structured challenges and project-based learning tasks. Practical production tasks including; construction and customisation of materials such as electronics, wood, metal and /or plastics.
Materials levy: $10
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Technology Subjects
Snack Attack
Welcome to the food technology kitchen where students will learn all the basics including safety, hygiene and using a range of tools and equipment so students can build up their confidence for the following years as they further develop passion and curiosity for food and eating!
The great news is that students will be creating a food product every week of the term they enroll in Snack Attack so make sure to bring a container to take the amazing food home to show off.
Students will be learning about how to create delicious snacks that are perfect for recess or afternoon tea and if the family is lucky enough students might just share some with them. The main assessment task will be to create a snack that represents YOU as the theme in any technology is 'Self Identity'. Students will be using a learning journal where they will develop understanding of the design process and showcase their understanding for the learning expo. This journal will also be used in other technology subjects that students may select whist on the educational journey in year 7 which will be a great resource in the following years.
Skills taught through subject: • Design Technologies: Creating designed
solutions (design process) • Design Technologies: Technologies contexts:
food specializations
• Design Technologies: Technologies contexts: materials and technologies specializations
Possible assessment strategies: Learning Journal and Product
Materials levy: $10
