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English44 topics

Persuasive techniques🖨️Narrative structure🖨️Figurative language🖨️Sentence types🖨️Audience & purpose🖨️Cohesion & connectives🖨️How language shapes relationships & power🖨️Blending genres: hybrid & multimodal texts🖨️Nominalisation: turning actions into things🖨️Intertextual references & reading visual texts🖨️Academic vocabulary & spelling strategies🖨️Semicolons & dashes🖨️First Nations & world literature: values & perspectives🖨️Reviewing literary style🖨️How texts position the reader🖨️Writing & editing a short story🖨️Reading comprehension strategies🖨️Planning, drafting & publishing your writing🖨️Class discussion & interaction skills🖨️How authors organise nonfiction texts🖨️Narrative point of view🖨️Characterisation through actions🖨️Setting and atmosphere🖨️Plot, tension and turning points🖨️Theme and big ideas🖨️Comparing texts and perspectives🖨️Evaluating arguments and evidence🖨️Fact, opinion and bias🖨️News, headlines and audience🖨️Analysing visual texts🖨️Film techniques and representation🖨️Poetic imagery and figurative language🖨️Sound devices in poetry🖨️Writing an analytical paragraph🖨️Using quotations effectively🖨️Paragraph cohesion and transitions🖨️Sentence variety for effect🖨️Punctuation for clarity and style🖨️Editing for audience and purpose🖨️Planning an informative text🖨️Creating a multimodal presentation🖨️Speaking with confidence🖨️Listening and responding in discussion🖨️Reflecting on your reading life🖨️

Mathematics44 topics

Linear equations🖨️Ratio and rate🖨️Angles🖨️Probability🖨️Integers🖨️Fractions, decimals, percentages🖨️Pythagoras' theorem🖨️Statistics🖨️Measurement🖨️Exponent laws & zero exponent🖨️Irrational numbers: square roots & π🖨️Expanding, factorising & simplifying expressions🖨️The Cartesian plane: graphing linear relations & inequalities🖨️Real-world linear modelling & finance🖨️Patterns & testing conjectures in linear functions🖨️Congruent & similar triangles🖨️Properties of quadrilaterals🖨️3D coordinates: position & location🖨️Composite shapes, prisms & circles🖨️Duration, time zones & real-world rates🖨️Collecting data: census, sampling & experiments🖨️Sample size & variation in random samples🖨️Planning a fair statistical investigation🖨️Combined events: tree diagrams, Venn & two-way tables🖨️Substitution into algebraic expressions🖨️Linear inequalities🖨️Solving equations with brackets🖨️Equations with fractions🖨️Percentages: increase, decrease and reverse percentages🖨️Discounts, profit and loss🖨️Simple interest and budgeting🖨️Scale drawings and maps🖨️Transformations on the Cartesian plane🖨️Surface area of prisms🖨️Volume and capacity🖨️Circle measurements and applications🖨️Congruence and similarity applications🖨️Rates, speed and unit conversions🖨️Bivariate data and scatter plots🖨️Line of best fit and prediction🖨️Data displays and misleading graphs🖨️Experimental probability🖨️Theoretical probability🖨️Financial decision-making with percentages🖨️

Science44 topics

Cell structure🖨️Mixtures & separation🖨️Forces & energy🖨️Digestive system🖨️Plate tectonics: how Earth's crust moves🖨️The rock cycle: sedimentary, igneous & metamorphic🖨️Physical vs chemical changes🖨️How scientific knowledge changes🖨️Culture, worldviews & science🖨️Science, ethics & society🖨️Science communication & public policy🖨️Asking scientific questions & forming hypotheses🖨️Planning a fair, reproducible investigation🖨️Recording & representing data🖨️Analysing data: patterns, trends & anomalies🖨️Evaluating methods, claims & evidence🖨️Communicating scientific findings🖨️From cells to tissues, organs and systems🖨️Specialised cells and structure-function relationships🖨️Microscopes, magnification and biological scale🖨️Gas exchange in the respiratory system🖨️Transport in the circulatory system🖨️Body systems working together🖨️Particle model of solids, liquids and gases🖨️Changes of state and particle energy🖨️Diffusion and particle motion🖨️Elements, compounds and mixtures🖨️Solutions, solubility and concentration🖨️Corrosion, combustion and material choice🖨️Kinetic and potential energy🖨️Energy transfers between objects and stores🖨️Energy transformations in simple systems🖨️Thermal energy: conduction, convection and radiation🖨️Insulation and energy efficiency🖨️Renewable energy systems and trade-offs🖨️Earth's layered interior and mantle convection🖨️Earthquake waves and locating epicentres🖨️Volcanoes: magma, viscosity and eruption style🖨️Evidence for continental drift and plate tectonics🖨️Rock properties, uses and geological timescales🖨️Accuracy, precision and measurement uncertainty🖨️Repeated trials, sample size and reliability🖨️Scientific models: strengths, limits and revision🖨️Correlation, causation and confounding variables🖨️

HASS44 topics

Levels of government🖨️Landforms🖨️The Vikings🖨️Needs, wants & scarcity🖨️Medieval Europe: feudalism, faith & power🖨️The Black Death: a turning point in Medieval Europe🖨️Empires of expansion: the Age of Exploration🖨️Asian-Pacific societies: Japan under the shoguns🖨️Investigating history: questions, sources & evidence🖨️Explaining historical change: causes, perspectives & argument🖨️How landscapes form & why they matter🖨️Natural hazards: causes & impacts🖨️Cities & migration: urbanisation in Australia & the world🖨️Geographical inquiry: investigating & responding🖨️Australian democracy: parties, elections & participation🖨️Australia's legal system: parliament, courts & customary law🖨️Citizenship, culture & national identity🖨️How markets work: supply, demand & price🖨️Business, work & First Nations enterprise🖨️Taxation, budgeting & financial planning🖨️Renaissance Europe and changing ideas🖨️The Mongol Empire and connected worlds🖨️The Khmer Empire and Angkor🖨️West African kingdoms and trans-Saharan trade🖨️The Ottoman Empire and Constantinople🖨️First Nations continuity, Country and contact🖨️Archaeology and reconstructing the past🖨️Museums, heritage and contested histories🖨️Coastal landscapes and human management🖨️River systems, catchments and water use🖨️Desert landscapes and adaptation🖨️Topographic maps and field evidence🖨️Hazard preparedness and community resilience🖨️Liveability, services and neighbourhood change🖨️The Australian Constitution and federal system🖨️Rights, responsibilities and democratic freedoms🖨️How laws are made and changed🖨️Courts, juries and fair process🖨️News, social media and civic judgement🖨️Opportunity cost and everyday choices🖨️Consumers, advertising and informed decisions🖨️Entrepreneurship and solving community needs🖨️Work, skills and changing employment🖨️Saving, credit and avoiding financial scams🖨️

Health & PE44 topics

Healthy decision-making🖨️Physical activity & the body🖨️Managing emotions🖨️Nutrition basics🖨️Identity, values & navigating change🖨️Gender, power & respectful relationships🖨️Communicating consent clearly & respectfully🖨️Media influence, diversity & inclusion🖨️Protective behaviours & finding help🖨️Refining movement skills & fitness goals🖨️Fair play, outdoor recreation & leadership🖨️Checking health information and online claims🖨️Setting flexible wellbeing goals🖨️Sleep routines and daily energy🖨️Stress signals and coping choices🖨️Friendship, trust and healthy boundaries🖨️Resolving conflict without escalation🖨️Online communication and digital boundaries🖨️Body image and appearance pressure🖨️Balanced food patterns and practical choice🖨️Alcohol, vaping and other drug risk🖨️First aid awareness and getting help🖨️Road, bike and passenger safety🖨️Water safety and recognising conditions🖨️Sun, heat and activity safety🖨️Bullying, bystanders and safe action🖨️Help-seeking and trusted support networks🖨️Culture, identity and belonging🖨️Puberty, change and respectful privacy🖨️Finding reliable sexual health information🖨️Mental wellbeing and noticing change🖨️Community health and access🖨️Positive health messages and peer influence🖨️Fitness components and activity demands🖨️Training principles for gradual progress🖨️Warm-up, cool-down and recovery🖨️Forces, balance and efficient movement🖨️Learning skills through feedback🖨️Tactics and decision-making in games🖨️Inclusive participation and modifications🖨️Outdoor recreation risk planning🖨️Leadership and supportive team culture🖨️Personal physical activity planning🖨️Year 8 Health & PE reflection project🖨️

The Arts24 topics

Elements of visual art🖨️Elements of music🖨️Elements of drama🖨️Techniques & media🖨️Dance elements & choreographic devices🖨️Devising & performing a dance sequence🖨️Media arts languages & representation🖨️Producing a media arts project🖨️Composing & performing an original piece🖨️Devising a dramatic scene: elements & conventions🖨️Visual arts practice: developing & presenting🖨️Curating & presenting original artwork🖨️Printmaking, pattern and repeated image🖨️Sculpture, form and negative space🖨️Photography, framing and visual story🖨️Rhythm, groove and ensemble timing🖨️Melody, harmony and musical mood🖨️Recording, layering and sound balance🖨️Character, objective and improvisation🖨️Theatre design, mood and stage space🖨️Dance motifs and movement development🖨️Dance performance, rehearsal and feedback🖨️Storyboarding, shot choice and screen meaning🖨️Stop-motion animation and production teamwork🖨️

Technologies44 topics

Algorithms & flowcharts🖨️Binary & data🖨️The design process🖨️Networks basics🖨️Materials, mechanisms & systems🖨️Sustainable & ethical design🖨️How computers represent data: text, images & sound🖨️Programming: variables, loops & functions🖨️Debugging & testing code🖨️Designing for users: interface & experience🖨️Cyber security & protecting your data🖨️Investigating users and real needs🖨️Design criteria and constraints🖨️Sketching and communicating design ideas🖨️Low-fidelity prototypes🖨️Fair testing and useful feedback🖨️Project planning and production sequences🖨️Workshop, kitchen and digital safety🖨️Material properties and selection🖨️Mechanisms, motion and mechanical advantage🖨️Structures, loads and stability🖨️Low-voltage electronics and circuits🖨️Sensors, inputs and automated responses🖨️Computer-aided design and dimensions🖨️Production methods and quality checks🖨️Product life cycles and hidden impacts🖨️Repair, reuse and circular design🖨️Food hygiene and contamination control🖨️Designing food for varied needs🖨️Ingredient functions and food change🖨️Food production and packaging choices🖨️Agricultural systems and food origins🖨️Water-smart growing systems🖨️Conditionals and program decisions🖨️Lists and structured data🖨️Event-driven programs and user input🖨️Decomposition and modular solutions🖨️Collecting trustworthy data🖨️Spreadsheets, formulas and data patterns🖨️Web structure and semantic content🖨️Accessible interfaces and inclusive choices🖨️Privacy, permissions and digital footprints🖨️Responding to cyber security incidents🖨️Year 8 integrated design challenge🖨️

Languages20 topics