Year 8Curriculum Handbook2019

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TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 8 CURRICULUM BOOKLET 2019

The Toronto High School Curriculum Booklet is designed to inform students and their parents about each of the courses they are participating in throughout the year. This includes a general overview of the topics covered each term and the formal assessment associated with each course. It should be noted that all information in this booklet is subject to change and is to be used as a guide only. The timing outlined for each topic within each course may change throughout the year. Similarly, the timing of each assessment task may also change from what is stated in this booklet. Students will receive formal written notification for every assessment task they receive for each subject. This formal notification of assessment will be issued to students a minimum of 2 weeks before the due date of the task. Students in Year 7, 8 and 9 who hand in work late, will be subjected to a faculty consequence, or set of consequences, including a faculty warning letter. Assessment tasks handed in late without valid reason will be awarded a mark of 0. Specific information relating to assessment at Toronto High School can be found on the school’s website.

Curriculum Pattern Year 8 2019 Subject 1 Hour Periods per fortnight Head Teacher

Humanities 10 Mr R Moore

Literacy Taught in Humanities

6 Mr R Moore

Maths 5 Mrs A Jenkins

Science 5 Mr D Raso

Connections 6 Mr R Moore

PDHPE 7 Mrs A Gromek

Visual Arts 6 Mrs K Fotheringham

TAS 5 Mr P Chapman

Total 50

HUMANITIES The Humanities course combines 3 subject areas of English, History and Geography. Throughout a fortnightly schedule, students will have 16 periods of Humanities with a number of these periods having a specific literacy focus.

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2

Unit 3

Time / Duration Term 1 week 1 Term 2 week 3

(14 weeks)

Term 2 week 4 Term 3 week 8

(15 weeks)

Term 3 week 9 Term 4 week 10

(12 weeks)

Name of Unit

Medieval and Modern Day Madness

Water, Waves and Warriors

Death, Disease and Devastation

Concepts

History Continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathetic understanding, significance, contestability English Shaping meaning, critical thinking, creative writing, global interactions, reflecting on learning, reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing Geography Place, space, environment, interconnections, scale, sustainability, change, technology and connectivity

Assessments

Assessment Task 1 Poetry Task Term 1 Week 7 20%

Assessment Task 2 Medieval Madness Task Term 2 Week 1 30%

Assessment Task 3 Film study – Whale Rider Term 3 Week 5 20%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Examination Term 4 Week 5/6 30%

CONNECTIONS

Students in Year 8 have Science, Mathematics and PDHPE taught as their own courses for 5 periods a fortnight in Science and Mathematics and 7 periods in PDHPE/Sport. In 2018, Year 8 students will also have 6 periods a fortnight of ‘Connections’, a new project based learning course that combines the key learning areas of Science, Mathematics and PDHPE. In Connections, students get the opportunity to work collaboratively to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve a range of project based problems. Students will work towards achieving 5 key learning skills throughout the Connections course. Achievement of these Learning Skills will be reported on to parents at the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2. The 5 Learning Skills are as follows: 1. Students will demonstrate the ability to work together in a collaborative manner. 2. Students will use appropriate communication skills when working in teams and/or individually. 3. Students will demonstrate the ability to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve problems. 4. Students will demonstrate creativity and/or innovation in solving problems. 5. Students will use technology to facilitate their learning.

CONNECTIONS Unit Unit 1 Unit 2

Unit 3

Time / Duration Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Name of Unit

Danger Will Robinson – Phase One

Danger Will Robinson – Phase Two

Danger Will Robinson – Phase Three

Concepts

Forces, Newtons laws, flight principles, aerodynamics, launching and travel Data – representing data, tables and graphs, range, mean, median, mode, stem and leaf plots

Planning and designing the new colony / civilisation

Setting up the civilisation, Robotics,

Learning Skills 1. demonstrates the ability to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve problems 3. use appropriate communication skills when working in teams and/or individually 5. use technology to facilitate individual learning

1. demonstrates the ability to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve problems 2. demonstrate the ability to work together in a collaborative manner

4. demonstrates creativity and/or innovation in problem solving 5. can use technology to facilitate individual learning

Assessment Activity

Planetary Report and Group Presentation

Flight & Rocket Launch Methods Final report and Practical Launch

Final Showcase Presentation and Group Work

SCIENCE

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Time/

Duration Term 1

Weeks 1-4 4 Weeks

Term 1 Weeks 5-11 Term 2 Week 1

8 Weeks

Term 2 Weeks 2-10

9 Weeks

Term 3 Weeks 1-10

9 Weeks

Term 4 Weeks 1-6 7 Weeks

Challenge Activities (weeks 7-10)

Name of

Unit

Working

Scientifically Skills

Life bubble in Space

Fun and Games

Water

Flight

Challenge Activities (weeks 7-10)

Concepts

Experimental

Methods, Variables

Structure of the Earth, Ecosystems & Food webs, Respiration &

Photosynthesis, Global warming & Climate change, Colonising

another planet

Forces- contact and non-

contact, Electrostatics/gravity/mag

netism, Geology-Rocks &

Minerals

Chemistry- elements, compounds, mixtures,

chemical change, Water Cycle, water

management

Forces- using Newton’s Laws to understand the

science of flight

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

Nil

Assessment Task 1 Processing & Analysing Data/Information Term 1 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 2 Practical Task Term 2 Week 4 25%

Assessment Task 3 Depth Study Term 3 Week 8 25%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Exam Term 4 Weeks 5 & 6 25%

MATHS – Semester One

Semester 1

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5

Time Duration

Term 1 Weeks 1-6

Term 1 Weeks 7-9

Term 1 Weeks 10-11

Term 2 Weeks 1-4

Term 2 Weeks 5-9

Name of Unit Operations with Decimals

Properties of Geometrical figures

Cartesian plane & Transformations

Algebra: Expanding & Factorisation

Circles

Concepts Rounding decimals and operations with decimals

Triangles, Quadrilaterals and transformations

Plotting points and transformations

Patterns, expanding and factorising

Circumference, area, conversion of units

Assessment

Assessment Task 1 In-Class Test Term 1 Week 10 20%

Assessment Task 2 In-Class test Term 2 Week 9 25%

MATHS – Semester Two

Unit Unit 6 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Time/ Duration Term 2 Week 10

Term 3 Weeks 1-4 Term 3

Weeks 5-10 Term 4

Weeks 1-3 Term 4

Weeks 4-6 Term 4

Weeks 7-10 Name of Unit

Equations Percentages and Financial

maths Linear Relationships Pythagoras Volume

Concepts Solving Equations Operations with percentages, GST, best buys

Patterns, graphing lines

Right angled triangles, surds Sketching views, prisms, capacity

Assessment

Assessment Task 3 Assignment on Equations and Percentages Term 3 Week 9 20%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Examination Week 5/6 35%

PDH - THEORY Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Time/ Duration Term 1 Week 1 - Term 2 Week 3 Term 2 Week 4 – Term 3 Week 5 Term 3 Week 6 – Term 4 Week 10 Name of Unit

A Balancing Act Risky Business / Risk Taking - Decisions

Decision Making re Safety – Drugs, Relationships

Concepts Throughout this unit, students will explore: Lifestyle Choices

- Balanced Lifestyle - Benefits of Physical Activity - Health and Skill Components - Physical Activity Levels - Types of Physical Activities

You Are What You Eat - Lifestyle Diseases Dietary

Requirements - Analysing Diets - Diets and Culture - Diet, Physical Activity and

Health

Throughout this unit, students will explore: Risky Business

- Types of Risk - Reasons For Risk Taking - Risk Taking Scenarios

Risk Taking - Decisions - Drug Use - Alcohol,

Tobacco, Cannabis - Road Safety

Throughout this unit, students will explore: Safety in Relationships – what is healthy/what is not. Respect in relationships. Power in relationship. Classification and use of drugs. Choices / alternatives Strategies to overcome pressures

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

TASK 1: The assessment of this unit will be a written task to be completed at home. No class time will be allocated. Weighting: 25% TASK 2: The assessment of this unit will a multiple choice quiz to be completed in class. Due: Term 2 Week 2 Weighting: 10% This unit is worth 35% of the theory marks allocated this year.

TASK 3: The assessment of this unit will be a written task to be completed at home. No class time will be allocated. Due: Term 2 Week 9 Weighting: 25% TASK 4: The assessment of this unit will a short answer quiz to be completed in class. Due: End of Term 3 Week 4 Weighting: 10% This unit is worth 35% of the theory marks allocated this year.

TASK 3: The assessment of this unit will be a written task to be completed at home. No class time will be allocated. Due: Term 3 Week 9 Weighting: 20% TASK 4: The assessment of this unit will a short answer quiz to be completed in class. Due: End of Term 4 Week 7 Weighting: 10% This unit is worth 30% of the theory marks allocated this year.

PE - PRACTICAL Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Time/ Duration Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Name of Unit Fitness

Cross Country Athletics

Field Games (Touch Football)

Court Games (Basketball) Racquet Sports

Dance Fitness Softball Cricket

Concepts

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a range of Fitness Testing activities, Cross Country running, and the Athletics throwing events.

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a field and court games aimed at developing specialised movement skills.

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a range of racquet sports (including table tennis and badminton), before partaking bush dance where they will explore elements of movement composition.

Throughout this unit, students will complete Fitness Testing activities, with the aim of comparing their levels of fitness to the start of the year. Students will also participate in games Cricket/Softball.

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

The assessment of this unit will be broken down into the following areas:

• Fitness /5 • Athletics /5 • Cross Country /10

This unit is worth 20% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

The assessment of this unit will be broken down into the following areas:

• Field Games /15 • Court Games /15

This unit is worth 30% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

The assessment of this unit will be broken down into the following areas:

• Dance /30 This unit is worth 30% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

The assessment of this unit will be broken down into the following areas:

• Fitness /10 • Teeball / Cricket /10

This unit is worth 20% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

TAS Across Stage 4 (Years 7 & 8) students will undertake courses in Technology Mandatory (TAS). Each semester students will change courses and rotate through so that they study 4 courses from the 6 courses outlined in the tables below.

SUBJECT Agriculture & Food Technologies Digital Technology Engineering

Time/ Duration

TERM 1 & 2

TERM 1 & 2 TERM 1 & 2

Name of Unit

Topic 1: Food Glorious Food Topic 2: From Garden to Gourmet

Kodu Gaming CO2 Powered Vehicle

Concepts Agricultural Technologies: managed environments, such as farms and plantations, processes of food and fibre production, innovative and sustainable supply of agriculturally produced raw materials, managed systems that produce food and fibre through designing and producing solutions. Food Technologies: characteristics and properties of food, food selection and preparation, food safety and how to make informed choices when experimenting with and preparing nutritious food.

Understanding the design process through utilising a range of materials, tools and techniques to produce

quality projects.

Understanding the design process and engineering principles through using a range of materials, tools and techniques to test and

produce quality projects

Assessment

1. Ongoing Practical Work: 40% 2. Student Design Project: 20% 3. Design Portfolio: 30% 4. Work book: 10%

Practical Project and Folio Term 2 Week 5 100%

Practical Project and Folio Term 2 Week 5 100%

.

TAS

SUBJECT iSTEM Mixed Materials Time/

Duration Term 1 Term 2 1 Semester

Name of

Unit

Helicar Sphero Ball & Scratch

Coat Hook

Concepts Understanding the design process through utilising a range of materials, tools and techniques to produce quality projects.

Understanding the design process through utilising a range of materials, tools and techniques to produce

quality projects. In class

activities Folio Booklet

Marking Measuring

Cutting Drilling Joining

Electronics Finishing

Folio Booklet Designing

Challengers Coding

Experimenting

Theory Booklet Marking

Measuring Cutting

Rivetting Bending

Decorating

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

Assessment Task 1 Practical Project and

Folio DUE: Week 9

Weighting: 50%

Assessment Task 2 Practical Project and

Folio DUE: Week 9

Weighting: 50%

Assessment Task Practical Project and Folio

Term 2 Week 5 Weighting: 100%

VISUAL ARTS Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5

Time/ Duration

Term 1 5 weeks

Term 1 6 weeks

Term 2 10 weeks

Term 3 10 weeks

Term 4 10 weeks

Name of Unit What is Art?

Crazy Faces

Masks

Mandalas

Aboriginal/Koori Art

Concepts Introduction to Visual Arts What is a VAPD? Overview of the functions of Art in Society The Elements of Art The Principals of Art Careers in Art Overview of The Conceptual Frame, The Frames and Art Practice

Exploration of portraiture techniques and conventions to make artworks. Emotions represented in art through stylistic conventions. Exploration of Colour theory Line and tone exercises Exaggeration

A structural exploration of ceramic techniques, and Masks from around the world. A study of different beliefs about and meanings relating to the representation & functions of masks. Contemporary, Modern masks are also explored with emphasis on Design and colour

A structural and subjective exploration of the natural elements of earth, air, water and fire. A study of the cultural history of the mandala. An investigation into signs and symbols and the way artists use symbolism to create a visual language.

An exploration of Aboriginal Art through historical and critical studies of Aboriginal artists and Artworks. Traditional symbols Painting, Design and drawing. Creating artworks influenced by the Aboriginal culture

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

Assessment Task 1 Critical Study Art Exam and Sugar Skull / Crazy Face drawings Term 1 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 2 Clay mask. Mask poster historical research task. Term 2 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 3 Acrylic Mandala painting. Mandalas critical study. Term 3 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 4 Boomerang painting. Myths from Arnhem land assignment Term 4 Week 4/5 25%