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YEAR 10 SUBJECTS FOR 2022

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All Year 10 Students will study the equivalent of 14 semesters The following subjects are compulsory for all students: ENGLISH ............................. FULL YEAR - 2 SEMESTERS

MATHEMATICS ................... FULL YEAR - 2 SEMESTERS

SCIENCE .............................. FULL YEAR - 2 SEMESTERS

PLP - COMPULSORY SACE UNIT .............. 1 SEMESTER

HISTORY .................................................. 1 SEMESTER

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ...... 1 SEMESTER


COMPULSORY SUBJECTS English or EAL Full Year – 2 Semesters Mathematics Full Year – 2 Semesters Science Full Year – 2 Semesters Personal Learning Plan – Compulsory SACE Unit 1 Semester History 1 Semester Health and Physical Education 1 Semester

CHOICE SUBJECTS Arts

Digital Media 1 Semester Photography 1 Semester Drama 1 or 2 Semesters Music 2 Semesters Visual Art 1 or 2 Semesters

Technologies CAD / CAM 1 Semester Digital Technology A 1 Semester Digital Technology B 1 Semester Electro Technology 1 Semester Fashion and Fibres 1 Semester Master Chef Master Class 1 Semester Metal Technology 1 Semester Wood Technology 1 or 2 Semesters

Health & Physical Education Early Childhood Education 1 Semester Physical Education (Choice) 1 Semester

Humanities & Social Sciences History (Choice) 1 Semester

Mathematics Extension Mathematics 1 Semester

Science Cutting Edge Science 1 Semester Subs In Schools Challenge 2 Semesters

YEAR 10 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS


ENGLISH

ENGLISH Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of Year 9 English Contact Person: Bridget Roberts Content English involves using speaking and listening, reading and viewing, and writing. To achieve this ACARA require students to view live performances. Students in Year 10 will study a range of novels, plays, articles and films and continue to develop critical reading and writing skills. The focus remains on developing students’ literacy skills and giving them the techniques to produce their own written or multimodal texts. Note Students may incur additional costs for excursions and performances. Assessment There will be a range of oral, written and multimodal assessment tasks which can include oral presentations, persuasive and creative writing, reports, and responses to texts such as discussion essays. OR

EAL Recommendation: This subject is only available to eligible students. Students will receive an eligibility letter, which must be shown at course confirmation. Contact Person: Janette Bandjak Content The Year 10 EAL Course is designed to equip students with strategies to communicate using increasingly sophisticated language, which is required as they move through the senior years of schooling. Students will engage with a range of literary, media and multimodal texts. Skills developed will include the use of academic language, close reading, evaluation of people and culture in texts and creating texts for specific purposes and audiences. Assessment There will be a range of oral and written assessment tasks, which may include reports, reflective writing,

discussions, oral presentations, persuasive writing and language studies. MATHEMATICS Course Length: Full Year Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of year 9 Mathematics. Contact Person: Arthur Roubanis Content Common topics are covered in Semester 1 so students can develop their knowledge and build their skills. Topics are: • Index Laws • Factorisation and Expansion • Algebraic Fractions • Surface Area and Volume • Pythagoras’ Theorem • Statistics • Simple and Compound Interest Note: All students must purchase a Scientific Calculator. A graphics calculator is required for Year 12 Mathematics, and it is advantageous for students to be familiar with this technology. Assessment Tests and investigations.

SCIENCE Course Length: Full Year Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of year 9 Science. Contact Person: David Eglinton Content Students study a range of topics covering the Science disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics and Psychology. Topics include The Universe, Global Systems, Motion, Energy Transformations, DNA & Genes, Evolution, Atomic Structure, Periodic Tables & Chemical Reactions. Students are also provided with the opportunity to become involved with the school Observatory. Assessment Assessment in Year 10 Science is varied and will include tests, practical skills and reports, assignments, projects, oral presentations, group work, peer assessment etc.

YEAR 10 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS


PERSONAL LEARNING PLAN Course Length: Single Semester Contact Person: David Osborn Content The Personal Learning Plan (PLP) is a compulsory Stage 1 SACE subject worth 10 credits. Students must achieve a C grade or better. The PLP is designed to help students make informed decisions about their personal development, learning, education and future pathway. Students develop knowledge and skills so that they can plan their SACE learning program. The PLP identifies seven relevant and useful capabilities that students will develop: • Literacy • Numeracy • Information & Communication • Technology Capability • Creative Thinking • Personal & Social Capability • Intercultural Capability Students will also take part in a Work Experience placement for one week in Term 2. Assessment 1. My Capabilities 2. Career Research 3. Learning and Thinking Skills 4. Work Experience Reflection 5. Final Overview

HISTORY (Compulsory) Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences. Contact Person: David Osborn Content The Year 10 History Curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. Topics include: • Overview of 20th Century History • World War 2 Then two of: • Rights and Freedoms • Popular Culture • Migration Experiences

• The Environmental Movement Assessment A variety of assessment tasks, including report writing, research assignments, excursion reports, oral presentations, power point presentations, posters, group work examination and tests. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of Year 9 Health andPhysical Education Contact Person: Ashli Richards Content Students will build upon their learning from year 9, in a Shine SA unit, focusing on Relationships and Sexual Health. Students will also participate in a series of target games and practical activities such as archery, golf, orienteering, gym classes and finska that promote life-long physical activity. There may be an additional cost associated with this subject of approximately $15 to provide students with opportunities within the wider community such as gym classes or beach volleyball. Assessment • Practical • Persuasive Text • Investigation

YEAR 10 CHOICE SUBJECTS


ARTS Digital Media Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: Year 9 Media an advantage but not a prerequisite. Contact Person: Alex Spalding Content The focus of this course is on digital and emerging media and is divided into two areas of study: Making and Responding. Area of Study 1: Skills Development Students have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of media, techniques and processes to make digital media works that explore their own world as a source of ideas. They learn to use a folio to document the practices while refining and annotating their own ideas and intentions. Area of Study 2: Careers in Media Arts Students research the impact and contribution of digital media practitioners from Australia and globally. They will respond to digital media works by considering how they are made, what they are about and how they are understood in different ways. Area of Study 3: Student Choice and Folio Students have the opportunity to choose an area within the Creative Arts to refine skills and work towards an outcome based loosely on a guiding topic. A folio of preparation work will backup design decisions and be a platform for looking for inspiration, research, building ideas and problem solving. Finished digital media works could include: • film/video: documentary, narrative

(storytelling), music • video clips, local tourism etc • graphic novels, comic strips (for print or digital) • advertising campaigns (tv, print, web etc) • gaming production (3D, 2D, PC, android, iOS

etc.) • animation (digital, stop motion and Claymation) • websites (for business, personal, virtual art

galleries, • museums etc.) Assessment • Product and Folio 50% • Students complete two finished products,

including

• support materials. • Theory 20% Folio 1 - based on an investigation. • Skills Development 30% Folio 2 - a record of

skills development. Photography Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: There are no prerequisites for this Year 10 course. Students will be taught all the skills required and be instructed on the use of all equipment and software while gaining confidence in their approach to digital photography. Contact Person: Alex Spalding Content This unit is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of photographic imaging and associated topics. During this course students will have the opportunity to: • Acquire knowledge and skills in Digital SLR • Photographic processes and contemporary

technology. • Investigate aspects of good photographic

techniques such as compositional techniques • Develop photographic skills in capturing images

through excursions and photographic projects • Use photographic equipment in a safe and

practical manner • Explore alternative image making methods and

experimental photographic processes. • Gain an understanding of current photographic

techniques using industry standard software and appropriate hardware facilities

• Use Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom software to modify graphics

• Acquire information pertaining to publishing on different media. Students will be required to know about resolution, screen sizes, file sizes, file management and different file types

• Demonstrate skills approaching industry or community

• Practice in effectively recording and communicating their design ideas

Assessment • The summative assessment consists of: • A specialised skills task – students are required

to apply their skills to particular tasks • Produce a viable product from a given design

brief



Drama Course Length: Single Semester or Full Year Contact Person: Alex Spalding Content Semester 1 Epic Theatre Semester 2 Australian Contemporary Drama This course links the study of the elements of Drama and the style of a particular exponent or theorist in drama to a text which will be performed by the students in the style they have been studying. An example is Animal Farm by Ian Woolridge performed in an Epic Theatre Style. The second semester will concentrate on contemporary Australian/Aboriginal plays, such as Stolen by Jane Harrison. This play uses a range of styles, but we will concentrate particularly on the non-linear and non-chronological documentary and storytelling aspects. Assessment: This information applies to each semester. This subject is assessed through improvising and workshopping aspects of the text being studied resulting in a final performance. Students will keep a logbook or journal of their learning journey though the term, including in it examples of other performances, notes on what they learned in lessons and personal reflections on the subject of the plays. Students will either attend a theatre or watch a televised performance of a play on a similar theme or an alternative performance and write a response/ review essay in which they analyse and reflect on the style and performance of the piece being watched. Finally, students will develop a portfolio of research and creative ideas for a creative or technical role concerned with the play being studied. Or this may involve students studying a practitioner such as Enoch Wesley or Brecht or a style of performance such as Epic Theatre, Storytelling, Boal Street Theatre Assessment • Drama Performance 40% Logbook/Journal 15% • Response/ Review 20% • Portfolio – 25%

Music Course Length: Full Year Recommendation: Successful completion of Year 9 Music or evidence of instrumental skills. It is essential that students study either an instrument or voice at this level. Contact Person: Alex Spalding Content The music program aims to develop awareness in students of the significant part music plays in our lives as individuals and in the wider community. Students will achieve this through: Making Music: This involves tuition on an instrument or voice with an instrumental teacher; as well as students improvising, composing (song writing), arranging, listening, recording, performing and using available technologies and musicianship skills. Individually, and in groups students create and perform music in traditional, contemporary and hybrid forms. Responding: This involves students listening, using musicianship skills, analysing and responding to their own and others’ works, performances and music practices. Assessment • Making - 80% • Responding - 20% Visual Arts Course Length: Single Semester or Full Year Contact Person: Alex Spalding Content Person The Year 10 Visual Arts Course is divided into two areas of study: Making and Responding. Area of Study 1: Making Students have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of media, techniques and processes to make art works that explore their own world as a source of ideas. They learn to prepare a folio to document the practices of other artists while refining and annotating their own ideas and intentions. Finished art works could take the form of a painting or drawing but could also include more diverse products such as video, installation, assemblage, digital imaging, mixed media, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, or textiles.



Area of Study 2: Responding Students research the impact and contribution of Visual Arts practitioners from Australia and globally. They will respond to visual arts works by considering how they are made, what they are about and how they are understood in different ways. Assessment Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

• Making (including art works and a folio) - 70% • Responding - 30%

TECHNOLOGIES CAD / CAM Course Length: Single Semester Contact Person: Jake Holt Content The course gives students the opportunity to develop an understanding of Technical Drawing practices that are used in the construction and manufacturing sectors. The techniques and methods used conform to the Australian Standards. Set tasks will require the use of CAD software AutoCAD and Inventor. Students will be exposed to 2 and 3 dimensional drawing systems. Students will use the design process to develop a solution to a given problem. A work plan and sketch are produced prior to modelling. The final product is evaluated against the given design brief and possible modifications discussed. Where possible students will be given the opportunity to design and produce a small item using one or more of the following CAD / CAM computer controlled machines: milling machine, laser cutting machine and / or 3D printer. By the end of Year 10, students will be able to create a design solution based on a student design brief / challenge. This subject can lead to SACE CAD/CAM and careers in drafting, engineering and architecture Assessment • Process and Production Skills (70%)

o Major Design Project o Design Folio: (Investigating, Planning,

Producing, Evaluating) o Skills exercises

• Knowledge and Understanding (30%) o Research / Written Assignments:

(Technology - impacts on society, environment)

o Theory Tests Note: Although school fees pay for basic project materials, students may be required to pay additional costs if their projects exceed the allocated amount.



Digital Technology A Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: A strong interest in Digital Technology Contact Person: Jake Holt Content Learning how to design, construct and extend the skills from year 9, concerning game levels in Unity-3D, also the construction of game assets in Maya. Students will be introduced to animating in Maya and importing the finished product into Unity for their project build. Students will plan and manage digital projects using an iterative approach; they will design and implement modular programs, including an object-oriented program, using algorithms and data structures involving modular functions that reflect the relationships of real-world data and data entities. By the end of the course, students be able to how to go from a concept, such as a computer/video game and modelling, assets in Maya, to its documentation and construction of the application. This includes coding of scripts and animation. These acquired skills, then can be utilised in Certificate 3 in Screen and Media in Stage 1. Alternatively, through the Stage 1 SACE Digital Technology program which can lead to University. Assessment • Process and Production Skills (70%) • Game level development Project utilising Unity-

3D & Maya • Design Document (investigating, Planning,

Producing and Evaluating) utilising Python and Maya

• Skills exercises, in Unity-3D, Maya, C#. Knowledge and Understanding (30%)

• Research / Written Assignments: Digital Technology ((Impact and Development of Digital Systems and how the various components work)

Digital Technology B Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: a strong interest in Digital Technology Contact Person: Jake Holt Content Learning how to design, construct and extend the skills from year 9, concerning Application design and development utilising Python and HTML coding. Students will also design and construct robotic solutions to set problems. Students will learn and enhance their abilities in coding via Python (the language of the Google and business over the internet.) and VEX Robots. Students will test and predict results and implement digital solutions. They evaluate information systems and their solutions in terms of risk, sustainability and potential for innovation and enterprise. They share and collaborate online, establishing protocols for the use, transmission and maintenance of data and projects. Students will plan and manage digital projects using an iterative approach; they will design and implement modular programs, including an object-oriented program, using algorithms and data structures involving modular functions that reflect the relationships of real-world data and data entities. By the end of the course, students be able to how to go from a concept, such as a Python Application, which includes construction, coding and operating robots, to its documentation and construction of the application. This includes coding of scripts and actions for robots. These acquired skills, then can be utilised in Stage 1 SACE Digital Technology program which can lead to University. Assessment • Process and Production Skills (70%)

o Application development and robotic solution project utilising Python and Vex Robots

o Design Document (Investigating, Planning, Producing and Evaluating) utilising Python HTML and Vex Robots

o Skills Exercises in Python and HTML and coding for robots

• Knowledge and Understanding (30%) o Research / Written Assignments: Digital

Technology (Impact and Development of



Digital Systems and how the various components work)

Electro Technology Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: Experience and knowledge of electronics and soldering is an advantage. Contact Person: Jake Holt Content Electrical theory • Common electronic components • Schematic symbols and diagrams • Electronic soldering • Proto-typing and modifying circuits • CAD schematics are drawn and used • Circuit boards are designed and manufactured

using CAD / CAM milling technology • Circuit testing and evaluation Where possible students may be given the opportunity to integrate the use of one or more of the following CAD / CAM, computer controlled machines into their design: laser cutting machine and / or 3D printer. By the end of Year 10, students will be able to create a design solution based on a student design brief / challenge. This subject can lead to SACE Electro technology and careers in electronics, and electrical trades. Assessment • Process and Production Skills (70%) • Major Design Project • Design Folio: (Investigating, Planning,

Producing, Evaluating) • Skills exercises Knowledge and Understanding (30%) • Research / Written Assignments: (Technology -

impacts on society, environment) • Theory Tests Note: Although school fees pay for basic project materials, students may be required to pay additional costs if their projects exceed the allocated amount. Fashion and Fibres Course Length: Single Semester Contact Person: Ashli Richards Content: Year 10 Fashion and Fibres focuses on fibre technology with a fashion and design focus. Practical work is a strong feature of this course where students are presented with challenges and

opportunities to express their design solutions in a range of fashion contexts. Pattern making, designing, advanced construction techniques, fashion culture and trends will also be explored. Assessment Practical and Group Activity (60%) Written Assignments (40%) Additional Information: Students may be required to supply materials for some practical activities. Master Chef Master Class Course Length: Single Semester Contact Person: Ashli Richards Content Year 10 Master Chef focusses on developing and expanding students culinary skills. Precise preparation and cooking techniques are developed through a range of practical and theoretical activities. Students work individually and with others to plan, present and serve a wide variety of foods. Students will also work towards the creative presentation of dishes. Assessment Practical and Group Activity (40%) Written Assignments (60%) Additional Information: Students may be required to supply materials for some practical activities.



Metal Technology Course Length Single Semester Contact Person: Jake Holt Content Students will be given the opportunity to learn skills and gain knowledge in the area of Metal Fabrication and Machining. A series of set projects will require students to use the metal lathes for processes such as drilling, parallel turning, taper turning and facing. Oxy Acetylene welding equipment will be used for Braze and Fusion welding. There will be an opportunity for students to learn the basics of electric welding using the GMA (MIG) process. Students will also use a variety of hand tools to fit and assemble components of the projects. Students will use the design process to develop a solution to a given problem. A work plan and drawings are produced prior to manufacture. The final product is evaluated against the given design brief and possible modifications discussed. By the end of Year 10, students will be able to create a design solution based on a student design brief / challenge. Assessment Process and Production Skills (70%) • Major Design Project • Design Folio: (Investigating, Planning,

Producing, Evaluating) • Skills Exercises Knowledge and Understanding (30%) • Research / Written Assignments: (Technology -

impacts on society, environment) • Theory Tests Note: Although school fees pay for basic project materials, students may be required to pay additional costs if their projects exceed the allocated amount.

Wood Technology Course Length: Single Semester or full year Contact Person: Jake Holt Content Students will learn about wood framing joints related to the production of a table and wood carcase joints related to the production of a small cabinet. They will have research assignments detailing Framing Joints and processes associated with constructing a small table and Carcase Joints and processes associated with constructing their cabinet. Students will practice framing and carcase joints prior to designing their own table and cabinet. They will follow the design process by writing a Design Brief, investigating, sketching possible designs, producing a working drawing (orthographic) and evaluating their final design. They will make a list of the materials they will use and cost them. They will write a procedure list of the steps they propose to use to construct their project. Where possible, students will be given the opportunity to integrate the use of laser etching into their designs. By the end of Year 10, students will be able to create a design solution based on a student design brief / challenge. This subject can lead to SACE Furniture Construction and careers in wood trades. Assessment Process and Production Skills (70%) • Skills Exercises • Major Design Project • Design Folio: (Investigating, Planning,

Producing, Evaluating) Knowledge and Understanding (30%) • Research / Written Assignments: (Technology -

Impacts on individuals, society, environment) • Theory Tests Note: Although school fees pay for basic project materials, students may be required to pay additional costs if their projects exceed the allocated amount.



HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Early Childhood Education Course Length: Single Semester Contact Person: Ashli Richards Content Year 10 Child Studies focuses on the period of childhood from conception to 8 years. Students develop an understanding of issues related to the development of children, health and nutrition, investigating how play assists physical, social and emotional development. The course involves practical aspects and will include working with children. Assessment Practical and Group Activity (40%) Written Assignments (60%) Additional Information: Students may be required to supply materials for some practical activities. Physical Education (Choice) Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: Satisfactory result in HPE Contact Person: Ashli Richards Content Students will participate in a series of court divided games (Volleyball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton) and discuss their personal barriers and enables to participation. Students also participate in a series of Invasion Games (Tag Rugby, Handball, and Ultimate Frisbee) and investigate Exercise Physiology demands (fitness components and energy systems) for those sports. Assessment Task 1 Participation Highlights (Court Divided Games) Task 2 Player Performance Analysis (Invasion Games)

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES History (Choice) Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: Satisfactory completion of year 9 History / Humanities and Social Sciences. Contact Person: David Osborn Content This additional course enables students to extend their historical knowledge and skills that supplement and complement those developed in the compulsory course. Possible topics include: • Migration Experiences • Modern Social Movements • Student-centred Investigation This is highly recommended for students considering study in SACE History subjects. Assessment A variety of assessment tasks, including report writing, research assignments, excursion reports, oral presentations, power point presentations, posters, group work examination and tests.



MATHEMATICS Extension Mathematics Course length: 1 Semester Recommendation: This course is recommended only for those students who are achieving at a high level in year 9 Mathematics (A / B) and are looking to follow a Mathematical Methods / Specialist Mathematics pathway through SACE. Contact Person: Arthur Roubanis Content: This course provides additional knowledge and skill development and is designed to meet Stage 1 course expectations in Methods and Specialist. Content could include: • Circular Measure and Radian Measure • Trigonometric Functions • Periodic Phenomena • Quadratics and Polynomials • Introductory Differential Calculus

Assessment: Tests and Investigations. Note: Students will be expected to use a graphics calculator, so it is expected that a SACE approved Graphics Calculator is purchased. Information about recommended models can be obtained from Mr Arthur Roubanis.

SCIENCE Cutting Edge Science Course Length: Single Semester Recommendation: An B Grade or better in year 9 Science. Contact Person: David Eglinton Content The course is designed for students who have a passion for Science and have the ability to investigate and problem solve complex problems. Students who study undertake this course will focus on a mixture of some or all of the following: • Cutting edge technologies in fields such as

biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemical engineering and rocketry.

• Project / problem-based learning enabling students to develop valuable skills such as project management, working as a member of a team and decision making.

• Biotechnology where they will explore the application of knowledge of cellular processes used to develop new technologies and products that help improve our lives and the health of the planet.

Assessment Will include practical skills and reports, investigations, projects, oral presentations, team skills, peer assessment etc. Team Challenges: working in small teams, using specified criteria developed by industry to complete STEM challenges. Subs In Schools Challenge Course Length: Full Year Prerequisite: A B Grade or higher in year 9 Science. Contact Person: David Eglinton Content Subs In Schools allows students to explore the complex challenges of maritime engineering and hydrodynamics using coding and electronics as they design and build operational submarines and ROV’s (Remotely Operated Vehicles). The SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge is the result of collaboration between REA, the Department of Defence, and industry stakeholders including the Australian Submarine Corporation and Saab Australia.



Students design either a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) or a submarine which they must operate. They then compete in the State Final at the Royal Adelaide Show. Students undertaking Subs In Schools must undertake the subject for a full year. Assessment Will include practical skills and reports/folios, group work skill development, and project management skills.

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