HSIE
![]() | Sample units of work |
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| Level | Subject | Title | Description |
| Stage 4 Year 7 | Geography 7-10 | Wetlands (pdf 184kb) | This unit is an example of how differentiation can be used to cater for the needs of gifted students. |
| Stage 4 Year 7 | History 7-10 | Heritage (pdf 149kb) | Students develop an understanding and appreciation of heritage from a range of perspectives. |
| Stage 5 | Commerce | Consumer Choice (pdf 116kb) | This differentiated unit is intended to be used in conjunction with the program, Consumer Choice. The adoption of the Kaplan model with its development of research and productive skills is particularly well-suited to this study. |
| Stage 5 | Geography 7-10 | Investigating Australia’s physical environments: Natural hazards (pdf 196kb) | This unit is based on Bloom’s taxonomy. It aims to integrate a range of activities across six levels of thinking. It addresses the Stage 5 outcomes in the current Geography Years 7-10 Syllabus. |
| Stage 5 | History 7-10 | Post-war Australia to the 1970s: The changing role of women (pdf 154kb) | The Kaplan model for curriculum differentiation of content, process, product and environments allows students to focus on the central theme of the changing role of women. |
| Stage 6 | Legal Studies | Ethical issues in the contemporary legal system | This unit is designed to enhance the learning opportunities for all students; however, it provides GAT students with a chance to extend their knowledge and interests with opportunities to engage in critical thinking in relation to complex concepts and contemporary cases. |

