Suggested Activities - Year 7
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KLA's
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Possible
Activities
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| SOSE,
Technology, Science
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Unit: Virtual
Travellers
- access to web sites to gather information for
a presentation on the migratory habits of birds in the local area. PowerPoint
Presentation (oral presentation or computer-based) or an interactive
HyperStudio Stack
or a simple Web Site.
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SOSE, Science, English
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Unit: Where Does Our Water Go?
- (a)
a written report on water use in family households.
(b)
a published brochure to inform the community on ways to conserve
water.
(c)
students design logos and poster illustrations with a paint program.
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SOSE, LOTE, HPE, English
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Unit: Virtual International Dining
- (a)
published menu (brochure) for a restaurant.
(b)
a small web site (put together as group) on international dishes and
related culture.
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HPE, SOSE, Science
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Unit: A Healthier Lifestyle
- a 'whole class' published magazine on healthy eating, body image,
sporting pursuits and leisure activities.
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SOSE, HPE, LOTE
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Unit: Over Many Seas
- (a)
email project: a classroom collaboration with schools in other
countries.
(b)
a web site with details of their partner classes and their
communities.
(c)
a spreadsheet of languages spoken in homes to graph
percentages.
(d)
short digital videos of school and community to send to
partner schools on CD ROM.
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SOSE, English, Science
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Unit: Student Parliament!
- (a)
design of stationery/promotional material for Student Parliament
with paint and publishing programs.
(b) mind-mapping the make-up of
the Student Parliament and the roles played by class members.
(c)
creating
a database of the members.
(d)
local issue investigations written as
specially formatted reports submitted to a Student Parliament sitting for
consideration.
(e)
digital photos and video produced to support issues and
proposals for action.
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SOSE, Science,
Technology
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Unit: Our Local Species
- (a) a database of local wildlife, which includes
text and digital photos/movies/sounds where available.
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SOSE, Science, English
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Unit: Weather Investigators
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(a)
take part as a class in Project Atmosphere Australia Online for
email, web searching for materials about weather, writing and publishing
on the web. URL: http://www.schools.ash.org.au/paa
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Science, SOSE
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Unit: Natural Disasters In our World
Today - (a) take
part in a teacher-designed web quest which links students to sites to gather
information on a natural disaster topic of their choice. (b)
students present to
class an slide show which includes text, sounds, photos, movies and
acknowledgement of all sources.
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