Year 8 Units of Work
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In 2008, Year 8 students will complete four key units of work. The four units revolve around studies of energy and sustainability, indigenous Australian culture, and the physical sciences. Below you can find

  • outlines of the units of study
  • some learning activities / sheets
  • assessment tasks and criteria sheets
  • due dates

Year 8 students should access their blackboard site at http://elearn.eq.edu.au for tasks, criteria sheets and other work covered in class.
Usernames and passwords are available from class teachers.

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Term 1, 2010: How does where I live affect who I am?
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Term 2, 2010: How can we create a sustainable future?
Unit OutlineThis term, all Year 8 students will be studying a unit entitled “What Does It Mean To Be Sustainable?” Through this unit students will increase their understanding of how climate change can be created through the activities of humans and the degree of this change. The unit encourages students to seek practical ways to make a difference in the world around them and become active citizens within the local and global community in order to improve the health of our environment, in particular the consequences/impacts of their actions. 
Key Assessment
Task 1a		 
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Term 3, 2010: How do I succeed in business?
Unit Outline In studying this unit students begin an understanding of small business operations.  Students are encouraged to become enterprising citizens through understanding how to work together to create a product for a specific target audience.  The unit involves a design, make and appraise element, helping students understand how they can produce items that can be value-added to become successful entrepreneurs.  The unit involves students as risk-takers, communicators, team players and system creators.  Students begin an understanding of how they can join the enterprising world.
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Term 4, 2010: How can I make things move?  
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Task 1

 
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Task 3		 
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Task 4