Welcome again to another Senior Unit update.
This week is concert week and all eyes are on the show on Thursday night (Wednesday Matinee too)
It has been great to see everyone learning their lines and putting in great effort to put on a good show. While this week is dedicated to concert there are still working but at a different pace. Check out some of the things around the Senior Unit.
Unit of Inquiry
Both Year 6's and Year 7's are into final tasks for our current units. It is great to see the inquiry happening. The Year 6's disaster unit has led them to developing a survival kit for a specific disaster. It will be interesting to see what they include in their kits.
The Year 7's have developed their own assignment and assessment and are looking into scientific advancements in our world. Here is a taste of what they developed.
Central
Idea: Scientific Advancement influence our understanding and decision
making.
Line of
Inquiry Focus: Understanding Leads to Change
Task:
Choose a scientific advancement and
investigate the impact of it on the world.
Things to include
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What the Scientific Advancement is?
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Reasons for the Scientific Advancement (history)
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Explain how it has advanced/changed
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How it impacted or impacts daily life
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Who is affected by the advancement?
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How has society adapted to the advancements?
(Laws/reactions)
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Explain how understanding about the scientific
advancement leads to change.
Key Concepts to cover
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Connection
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Change
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Causation
Presentation of Assignment
Presentation
can be in a style of your choice. Forms it may take
Movie, Oral
Presentation, Poster, Information Report, Website, Prezi,
Mathletics
Remember to work towards getting your 1000 points each week.
Students Work
Check out some of our students work.
LaynoLand - there is a great short story called 33 on there.
GLWD book club - there are 4 podcasts here for you to listen to. The latest is a 5 minute discussion on the Book Week nominated book Go.
Student Free Day
Friday is a Student Free Day. Enjoy
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