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Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus Year 9 2015 Half Yearly Examination Study Guide
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Northern Beaches Secondary College
Balgowlah Boys Campus
Year 9 2015
Half Yearly Examination Study Guide
CONTENTS
Core Subjects
English ......................................................................................................... 1
Geography ................................................................................................... 2
History ......................................................................................................... 3
Maths 5.1 ..................................................................................................... 4
Maths 5.2 ..................................................................................................... 5
Maths 5.3 ..................................................................................................... 6
Science ........................................................................................................ 7
Responding, Maintaining, Surviving 8
Waves 11
Atomic Theory 13
Elective Subjects .............................................................................. 15
Industrial Technology Timber ........................................................................ 16
Design & Technology ................................................................................... 17
Information Software Technology .................................................................. 18
Food Technology ......................................................................................... 19
Japanese ..................................................................................................... 20
French ........................................................................................................ 21
Visual Arts ................................................................................................... 22
Music .......................................................................................................... 23
Commerce ................................................................................................... 24
PASS ........................................................................................................... 25
(Physical Activity and Sports Studies)............................................................. 25
PDHPE ........................................................................................................ 26
Elective History ............................................................................................ 27
NOTES: ....................................................................................................... 28
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English
Examination Length
4 hours
Examination Format
NAPLAN
Topic Knowledge Skills
Reading and Language Conventions
Literacy Language techniques Comprehension
Reading/viewing
Understanding and
interpreting
Responding to texts in different mediums- visual, literacy & technologies
Time management in exams
Writing
Students have the opportunity to draw on their knowledge of texts and language to use: • ordering of paragraphs to
best support and sustain an argument and to organise and convey information clearly
• different sentence and clause structures to expand ideas or foreground certain information
• concrete, technical, abstract and emotive words to argue and persuade or convey information
Understanding that written information or argument texts which deal with ideas and issues where they would like to effect change, to persuade a general or particular audience to change their point of view, and/or to take action.
Understanding that information and argument texts require explanations, details and evidence
understanding that writers select subject matter and language to try to position readers to accept particular views.
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Geography
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Section I: Mapping skills Section II: Short response source based questions Section III: Extended response source based question
Topic Knowledge Skills
Mapping Skills
Locate and label locations in Australia
Effectively communicates a sense of place about Australian environments
Reads and interprets synoptic charts
Describes the range of natural hazards in Australia and their consequences
Australia’s Natural Hazards
Interpreting and responding to sources and images
Extended response question relating to a social, economic and environmental impact from a natural disaster supported by a source
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History
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Part A: source analysis
Multiple choice Short answer
Part B: Essay Pre-set question - “Assess the causes of WW1”
Topic Knowledge Skills
Progressive ideas and movements
Chartism
Source analysis skills Extended response using
the HSIE writing scaffold
WW1
Causes of WW1 Reasons for enlistment The Gallipoli Campaign
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Maths 5.1
Examination Length
Two Periods
Examination Format
30 Minutes-Non Calculator 1 Hour Calculator
Topic Knowledge Skills
Number
Number theory Probability
Basic Arithmetic Percentages Decimals & fractions Sample space, relative
frequency, venn diagrams, complementary events
Algebra
Algebraic arithmetic Substitution
Simplifying and solving algebraic problems
Measurement
Pythagoras Thm
Finding hypotenuse & shorter side
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Maths 5.2
Examination Length
Two Periods
Examination Format
30 minutes Non Calculator 1 Hour Calculator
Topic Knowledge Skills
Number
Integers Fractions Decimals Probability Percentages Ratio & rates
Simple Interest Rate conversions Time Index natation
Basic Arithmetic Simple probability Venn diagrams Two way tables Two stage experiments Two rate conversions
24 hour time Zero index Negative index Power by power
Algebra
Like terms Algebraic fractions
Substitution Factorising Expanding brackets Binomial
Simplifying and solving
algebraic problems.
Measurement
Pythagoras’ theorem
Finding hypotenuse Finding the shorter side
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Maths 5.3
Examination Length
Two Periods
Examination Format
1.5 Hour Calculator
Topic Knowledge Skills
Number
Integers Fractions, decimals Ratio & Rates Probability
Basic Arithmetic Scientific notation Significant figures Operations, rounding
Algebra
Basic Algebra Including equations
Simplifying expressions Operation techniques. Equations1 step,2 step grouping Symbols and fractional
Measurement
Area & perimeter
Surface Area Circle & Pi Pythagoras’ Theorem
Calculations & applications.
Formulae Composite shapes Forms of Pythagoras’ Thm
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Science
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
Length.
50 minutes.
Format Section A
75 Short answer questions.
Section B
5 x 5 mark questions.
Part (a) 2 marks --- short response / label / identify / calculate.
Part (b) 3 marks --- longer response / skills / enrichment.
Topics:
Responding,
maintaining,
surviving
Waves
Atomic theory
How do I prepare. Revision Sheet 1
Responding, maintaining,
surviving
Attached to this booklet
1.
Cover all the answers with a slip
of paper.
Read the question.
Write your answers on the slip
of paper. Continue reading and
writing answers until you have
completed all the questions.
Uncover your answers.
Check your work.
2.
Ask your mum, dad, brother,
sister or a friend to test you.
3.
Make up a competition between
your friends.
4.
Revise all skills and enrichment
activities associated with this
topic.
Revision Sheet 2
Waves
Attached to this booklet
See points 1-4 above.
Revision Sheet 3
Atomic theory
Attached to this booklet.
See points 1-4 above.
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Science Revision 1 Responding, Maintaining, Surviving
1. Part of a cell that responds to a specific signal such as light, heat or a chemical.
Receptor. (Sensory nerve receptor)
2. List three receptors and identify the stimulus to which each receptor responds.
(1) Thermoreceptor (heat and cold), (2) Photoreceptor
(light) (3) Chemoreceptor (chemicals)
3. Anything that activates a response in sensory nerve receptors or in the endocrine system.
Stimulus.
4. The brain and spinal cord. Central Nervous System (CNS)
5. All parts of the nervous system except the CNS. Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
6. A single nerve cell. Neuron.
7. A bundle of neurones. Nerves.
8. A structure or organ that brings about a response. (example: muscles)
Effector.
9. Sketch and label the main parts of a neuron. Indicate the direction of impulse on your sketch.
PTO (Neurone: axon, myelin sheath,
dendrite)
10. Sketch and label a diagram to assist you in explaining the process involved in a reflex arc.
PTO Include the terms: stimulus,
sensory neuron, interneuron (relay
neuron), motor neuron, effector, response.
11. Identify two methods used to transmit a signal along and between neurones.
(1)Electrical signals (within a neuron)
(2)Chemicals (between neurons)
12. A tiny gap separating two neurons. Synapse. PTO
13. A chemical that diffuses across a synapse to transmit a message between neurones.
Neurotransmitter.
14. Explain in terms of neurotransmitters why nicotine has a stimulating effect on smokers.
Prepared response.
15. Identify the cause and effects of: (1) MS (2) Parkinson’s disease.
Prepared response.
16. A chemical produced by a gland or organ that produces an effect on another part of the body.
Hormone.
17. A collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system to be carried towards a distant target organ.
Endocrine system. Pituitary gland, thyroid gland,
parathyroid gland, adrenals, pancreas,
ovaries, testes.
18. Identify parts of the Endocrine system. PTO
19. Outline the function of various parts of the endocrine system.
PTO
20. Compare the endocrine and nervous systems. Page 14
21. The body’s ability to maintain a stable and constant equilibrium despite changes in the external
Homeostasis
1.1
1.2
1.3
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environment. 22. A series of steps undertaken by your body to counteract
a stimulus so as to maintain homeostasis. Negative feedback
23. Outline the three steps involved in negative feedback. 1. A change is detected. 2. A message is sent to a gland
or organ. 3. A response is initiated.
24. Use a sketch to outline how temperature is controlled in your body using a negative feedback mechanism.
See below.
25. Identify the photosynthesis equation.
26. Identify the cellular respiration Equation.
27. Use two sketches to outline the processes used by our lungs to exchange gases. (Respiration)
Below Include the terms: lungs, trachea
(windpipe), bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli,
capillaries, blood, gases, oxygen, carbon dioxide,
diffusion.
The Kidney: not examinable.
PRIMARY SKILL:
glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
+ ENERGY
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Science Revision 2
Waves 1. A fundamental quantity that can only be identified in
terms of transfers from place to place or transmissions from form to form.
Energy
2. The unit of measurement used to measure energy. Joule
3. A disturbance that moves through time and space carrying energy.
Wave
4. The substance through which a wave moves. Medium
5. The point at which a wave is at its maximum upwards value.
Crest
6. The point at which a wave is at its minimum downwards value.
Trough
7. The distance from a point on a wave until it repeats itself on the next wave (corresponding point). eg. Crest to crest.
Wavelength( ) Unit of measurement: (metre)
8. The number of waves per second. Frequency (f). Unit of measurement: Hertz (Hz)
9. The maximum height of a wave from its rest position. Amplitude (A) Unit of measurement: (metre)
10. The time for a particle to move through one complete wave cycle.
Period (T) Unit of measurement: (second)
11. A rapid and continuous back and forth up and down movement.
Vibration
12. Use the relationship between speed, frequency and wavelength to perform simple calculations.
13. Waves that need a medium to travel in. Mechanical wave. Ex: sound wave, water wave.
14. To continue through. Propagate
15. Particles in this type of wave travel at right angles to the direction of energy propagation.
Transverse waves Ex: electromagnetic radiation(emr), water
16. Particles in this type of wave travel back and forth in the same plane as the direction of energy propagation.
Longitudinal wave Ex: sound
17. Label the main parts of a transverse wave. PTO
18. Energy that travels as waves and moves at the speed of light. EMR does not need a medium in which to propagate.
Electromagnetic radiation (emr)
19. Label the seven main regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Indicate which end of the spectrum has the highest frequency (shortest wavelength).
PTO
20. Identify two practical uses for each of the seven regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
PTO.
21. A continuous signal. Analogue
22. Discrete packages of data. Digital
23. An antenna at the centre of a mobile phone network. Base station
24. A separate area of land serviced by a base station. Cell
25. A project that aims to connect 93% of the Australian population directly to an optical fibre network.
National broadband network
26. Label the structures and describe the functions of the the main parts of the human ear.
Below and page 257
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Science Revision 3
Atomic Theory
1. The fundamental particle of matter made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.
Atom
2. The Greek philosopher who proposed the idea of a fundamental particle that was indivisible.
Democritus (460 BCE)
3. The ‘father of modern chemistry’, who defined the concept of the element, named oxygen and hydrogen and identified the need for the conservation of mass.
Antoine Lavoisier (Second half of the 1700’s)
4. In a closed system, the total mass of the reactants or starting materials must be equal to the mass of the products.
The Law of conservation of mass
5. Substances combine in precise proportions. E.g. H2O is two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
The Law of definite proportions
6. (1) All material is composed of atoms which are indivisible. (2) All the atoms of a given element are alike in mass and all other respects. (3) Compounds are formed by combinations of two or more different types of atoms. (4) A chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
John Daltons Atomic Theory (1808)
4 postulates
7. The Russian chemist who produced the first modern periodic table.
Dmitri Mendeleev (1860’s)
8. A tabular arrangement of the elements according to their atomic mass.
Periodic table
9. The mass of all protons and neutrons that make up an element.
Atomic weight
10. A German chemist who developed the Bunsen burner, spectroscope, discovered rubidium and caesium and investigated the emission spectra of elements.
Robert Bunsen (1850’s)
11. A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom. Proton
12. A particle found in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge. Neutron
13. A negatively charged particle in an atom, which moves in space around the nucleus.
Electron
14. The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Atomic number
15. The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.
Mass number
16. Atoms with the same atomic number but a different mass number. (Atoms with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.)
Isotope
17. A New Zealand born scientist whose experiments with gold foil and alpha particles led to the modern idea of the atom: mostly empty space, positively charged nucleus and negative charges on the outside of the nucleus. He won the Nobel prize in Physics (1908) for his work in nuclear Physics. He identified alpha and beta particles and split the atom.
Ernest Rutherford (Early 1900’s)
18. A stream of particles and/or energy from a radioactive source.
Radiation
19. The spontaneous disintegration of unstable atomic nuclei accompanied by the emission of alpha, beta or gamma particles.
Radioactivity
20. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in two different categories of Science.
Marie Curie (Early 1900’s)
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Awarded for her work in radioactivity.
21. Two neutrons and two protons emitted when an unstable nucleus decays.
Alpha particle
22. An electron that is emitted when an unstable nucleus decays. Beta particle
23. A high frequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum emitted when an unstable nucleus decays.
Gamma radiation
24. A reaction that is self-sustaining as a result of one step starting another step.
Chain reaction
25. The time taken for half of an isotope to decay. Half life
26. The splitting of a nucleus into two smaller nuclei. Nuclear fission
27. The branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes to diagnose, manage and treat diseases.
Nuclear medicine
28. The treatment of cancer by radiation. Radiotherapy
29. SKILLS: (1) Identify elements using atomic emission spectra. (2) Calculate the number of subatomic particles in an isotope
using the atomic number and the mass number. (3) Simulate radioactive decay using a simple model.
Record your results in a table. Construct graphs using your results.
(4) Using graphing techniques and information relating to initial mass and half-life, calculate the mass of a radioactive isotope remaining after a given time interval.
30. ENRICHMENT: Construct a timeline to capture the development of the atom.
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Elective Subjects
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Industrial Technology Timber
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
* True/False questions. * Short response question. * Draw and label graphics.
Topic Knowledge Skills
Tool identification and safety
Knowledge of safety precautions when using tools and machines
Identification of tools and safety when in use. General workshop safety
Growth of trees and seasoning of timber
Understand the process of photosynthesis
Name the different parts of a cross section of a tree
Time action plans
How and why time action plans are used
What are the benefits of a time action plan
Wood working tools
Timber removal and shaping tools
Correctly identifying lathe tools and correct selection Features and use of wood working tools
Wood work Joints
Understand the different joints used in class
Draw and describe the various joints
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Design & Technology
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Multiple choice Short answers Problem solving questions
Topic Knowledge Skills
WH & Safety
Personal protective Equipment Classroom rules Safety rules
General machine safety
Demonstrate the
appropriate WH and Safety requirements for timber and metal projects.
Portfolio
Design Brief/Situation Constraints Factors affecting Design Evaluation Collaborative thinking Different types of designers and
their roles
Apply design process concepts to a given situation
Understanding the industry and profession
Project
Sketching Drawing Planning
Application of these terms to a practical project
Design
Application of the Design Process to
a problem
Draw and explain a design
solution to a given design situation
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Information Software Technology
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Multiple Choice Questions Short response question Problem solving questions
Topic Knowledge Skills
General File paths Basic computer use History of computers
Comprehension Analysis Evaluation
Digital Media Multimedia
The purpose of digital media Charact6eristics of digital media Types of digital media. / data types Data types for digital media, File formats Digitisation: Methods of collecting digital media Compression formats
Lossy VS lossless compression Digitisation process Bit depth Bitmap Vs Vector
Comprehension Analysis Evaluation
Techniques Producing, editing and storing still images Identify and describe features of software packages Adobe photoshop Elements Adobe InDesign
Demonstrate understanding of photo editing software
Identify items within the editing and publishing software
Hardware Software
Primary storage such as RAM and ROM Secondary storage media such as tape, disk and
optical media Bits and bytes such as kilobytes, megabytes,
gigabytes and terabytes
File types Describe and classify input output and process
devices
Comprehension Analysis Evaluation
Software System software (operating, utility) Application software including customised Classification of software and software packages
Comprehension Analysis Evaluation
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Food Technology
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Multiple choice
Short response question Extended response questions
Topic Knowledge Skills
Food preparation and Processing
Hygiene rules Kitchen safety and rules
Safety in the kitchen
Nutrition
Food Poisoning Healthy Diet
Effects of poisoning Plan healthy eating
Food in Australia
Early settlers food needs Aboriginal food Multiculturalism Influences on food selection Consumption patterns
Cooking methods, food sources and equipment for both early settlers and Aboriginals
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Japanese
Examination Length
Two Periods
Examination Format
Listening Reading & Responding Speaking
Topic Knowledge Skills
Itadakimasu Japanese food
Understand language in a restaurant, identify Japanese foods And drinks
Reading, Writing and Listening
My Friends
Ask and tell someone their name, age and telephone number, introduce and describe your friends, read and write numbers 1-20 in Kanji and count to 100
Reading, Writing and Listening
Writing Recognise and write using Hirgana
and the Kanji in Units studied so far
Reading and Writing
Speaking
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French
Examination Length
Two Periods: 100 mins
Examination Format
- Readind - Writing - Listening - Speaking
Topic Knowledge Skills
French Grammar
Conjugation patterns of the verbs être, avoir and Faire in Present tense combined with personal pronouns. Negation of verbs. ER verbs Noun adjective agreement Definite and indefinite articles Possessive pronouns Question Formation
Reading and Writing
Introductions
Introductions in French and introducing other people in French.
Reading/Writing/Listening
Nationalities
Stating your own and other peoples Nationalities in reference to gender, Ask and reply about what language you speak.
Reading/Writing/Listening
People
Describing various people and personality traits. Describe peoples clothing.
Reading/Writing/Listening
Family
Knowledge of family members. Expressing your relation to another person
Reading/Writing/Listening
*Speaking tests will be conducted in class time during the examination period. Speaking will be based on the same topics as listed above.
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Visual Arts
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Questions 1-3 are all extended answer responses ranging from ½ page to 1 page.
Topic Knowledge Skills
Artist’s Practice – Lucy Culliton and the artist’s studio
You will be provided with an image of the artist Lucy Culliton working in her studio, as well as an image of one of her artworks
You will need to be able to:
a) Name and describe the studio space, describing what the space looks like, what equipment is being used, how the artist is working within the space, etc.
b) You will also need to explain how the type of studio space impacts on the type of works the artist makes. You will need to use evidence from Culliton’s artworks to form your response.
Name and describe (in relation to an image of an artist’s studio):
What the space looks like
What equipment is being used
HOW the artist is working within the space
Explain (in relation to an image of the artist’s works):
The connections between the type of studio an artist works in and the type of artworks the artist produces.
Conceptual Framework – Public Art Controversy: Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc (1981)
You will need to be able to present an argument for OR against the artwork by taking the position of a Federal Plaza worker, an art critic OR the artist. You will need to be able to:
a) Name and describe the artwork and the controversy surrounding it
b) Create an argument for or against the removal of the artwork, analysing the range of arguments for and against the work and evaluating the effectiveness of these arguments.
Provide a concluding evaluation of the effectiveness of the artwork
Name and describe (in relation to an image of the artwork):
Features of the artwork, including materials, form, type of work, etc.
The controversy – what happened and why
Persuasive writing skills by creating a successful argument for or against the removal of the artwork by:
Analysing the range of arguments for and against the work and evaluating the effectiveness of these arguments
Providing an evaluation of the effectiveness of the artwork from your point of view based on the evidence provided
Artist’s Practice
Andy Goldsworthy
You will be provided with images and quotes about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. You will need to describe in your own words how the artist Andy Goldsworthy uses the natural environment to make his works.
You will also need to be able to identify and analyse how the artist Andy Goldsworthy uses time and documentation in his artmaking.
Interpret meaning (from a range of images and quotes provided):
interpret how an artist uses the natural environment, based on information found in the artworks and quotes provided
Analyse and Evaluate (from a range of images and quotes provided):
analyse how documentation and time is used in an artists practice and evaluate why this is important
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Music
Examination Length
45 Minutes Examination
Examination Format
Examination Timetabled for Room G1 Written Examination based on audio stimuli 5 minute Reading time at the start Three Questions
Topic Knowledge Skills
Concepts of Music
Music Vocabulary / Compositional Devices
Pitch Duration Texture Structure Dynamics and Expressive
Techniques Conceptual Links: Unity,
Contrast, Variety, Balance, Interest
Analysis through the ALARM Model: Name and Define: The
different musical elements/events (from the Concepts of Music) according to structure of the piece
Describe: For each musical element describe the Features/Characteristics/Roles (performing media) of EACH musical element (event), including examples from the piece
Explain Significance: Explain the purpose/function of EACH Feature/Characteristic/Role. What is being achieved; cause and effect (use eg’s). →Conceptual Links
Analyse: Explain How/Why EACH Feature/Characteristic/Role achieves its purpose. Relate the response to the question. Explain how/why the element/event creates sustained interest/unity/contrast/variety/balance (This is the “so what/why?”).
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Commerce
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Matching terms and definitions (10) Short answers responses/paragraphs (5) Extended written response (1)
Topic Knowledge Skills
Consumer Choice
Consumer and choice Decisions Comparison shopping Key factors affecting
consumer decisions
Need for consumer protection
Assistance for consumers Processes of consumer
redress
Payment choices Change over time and
impact of technology
Matching terms and definitions Short answer responses which
demonstrate deep knowledge of topic areas
Extended written response Comprehension, application and
analysis of all content in the given topic area
Personal Finance
Income earning, spending saving
Borrowing money Managing your money Insurance Consequences of poor
financial management
Sources of financial advice Laws that regulate and
monitor the financial services industry
Investing money Overview of investment
options
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PASS
(Physical Activity and Sports Studies)
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Multiple choice Short answers Labelling Exercise
Topic Knowledge Skills
Body Systems Skeletal and Muscular System
Structure and function of the Skeletal System
Joints and Joint actions Muscles and Muscle
Contractions
Apply knowledge of body systems to sporting situations
Understand how the energy systems are interchangeable and vary according to different sporting requirements
Understand the dangers of heat stress and heat exhaustion
Energy Systems
ATP-PC, Anaerobic and Aerobic Systems
Heat Stress and Heat Exhaustion
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PDHPE
Examination Length
One Period
Examination Format
Short answer Essay Source analysis
Topic Knowledge Skills
Alcohol
Why people drink
Binge drinking
Blood alcohol level
Standard drinks
Reading and writing
Terminology
Extended response- Students respond to source based material provided in exam
Whats in a drink Effects of alcohol on the
body
Vocabulary Interpretation of newspaper
article provided in exam
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Elective History
Examination Length
50 Minutes
Examination Format
Multiple Choice and Short Answer – Heroes and Villains and Warfare Extended Response - Warfare
Topic Knowledge Skills
Themnatic Study: Warfare
Equipment, strategies and training of the following military groups:
Greek Hoplites Huns Swiss Pikemen Samurai Mongols Waffen SS Implications of new
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence on warfare in the future
Describe, explain and assess the different factors that contribute to success in military conflict
Analyse and discuss issues and ideas in historical sources
Use historical sources to support ideas and concepts
Heroes and Villains
Definitions of heroes
and villain and the complex nature of these terms
Context, actions and perceptions of the following individuals: - Mahatma Gandhi - Boudicca
Explains how different viewpoints affect attitudes and beliefs
Describes events and changes in history
Assesses the impact of events on different social groups
Analyse and discuss issues and ideas in historical sources
Use historical sources to support ideas and concepts.
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