Through a novel study of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, students explore issues such as control, reality entertainment, materialism and genetic engineering, and satire as a literary device. Wikis are used to build an online learning community.

This element introduces teachers to the theory and practice of the Learning by Design lesson planner.  With Learning by Design, teachers use new social media to create dynamic learning experiences for students (in the form of Learning Elements) while also professionally documenting their work in curriculum and instruction and making it sharable with other teachers and students. Sharing work with the greater teaching community is encouraged, but always optional.

Students will utilize formulas, hands-on activities, and technology via computers, MS Excel and the internet to apply the concept of slope to real-world scenarios/problems.

The goal of this assignment is to empower students to effectively use three types of persuasive tools; emotional arguments, statistical arguments, and bandwagon arguments.  Students will be able to identify these types of persuasive tools in media and be able to apply these tools to their own persuasive writing, specifically in the creation of strong body paragraphs in a persuasive essay. 

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem fox provides students with the opportunity to define the term memory and explore how objects can be used as memory triggers. Students are explicitly taught the text type of personal narratives with the unit culminating in writing an autobiograhy scaffolded through Mem Fox's autobigraphy. Students experience first hand how memories can be recorded through people's stories (listening to guest speakers share their life story)and artefacts; visiting Canberra's historic Blundell's Cottage and St John's School House Museum.

Students will gain new understanding of acids and bases and implement this information when testing the pH level of various solutions used in the home.

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This course focuses on developing many of the skills necessary for both home entertainment and work in the hospitality industry.  It is centred on specific design breifs and students comple design folios as a record of their planning, investigation and evaluation activities.  Students will develop their food preparation and presentation skills using a wide variety of equipment and specific industry techniques.  Students will work in groups as a focus, sharing their designs with others.  they will also design a cafe in which they will plan, prepare and serve a variety of dishes for paying customers.

The purpose of this LBD is to introduce students to the concept of cells and that each type of cell serves a specific purpose.  Students will examine the structure and function of cells and understand how they reproduce through mitosis.  Students will understand that the cell is the basic unit required for life and that some living things can consist of a single cell.  Furthermore students will touch on the basic understanding that what happens to you on a cellular level can effect your whole being.