This learning element has been designed to engage adolescents in a variety of activities that will enhance their knowledge of the brain and more specifically adolescent brain development. 

The design aligns with essential learning achievements from  'Every chance to learn, curricullum framework for ACT schools, early adolescent band' Australia.

Students will be engaged in activities through a variety of learning modes including extensive use of ICT, interpreting a variety of text, writing procedural and scientific reports, conducting experiments, researching evidence and advocating safe choices through a health promotion campaign.

This unit of work introduces students to elements of drama. It is designed to develop confidence and basic acting skills. They define, analyse and try different performances.

This learning element is designed to explore the time period in American history of the Civil Rights Movement.  The novel that will be the core of the element is set in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, and exposes students to this time period through the eyes of the 10 year old African American narrator, Kenny Watson.  This is a historical fiction novel that ends with the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and addresses issues of predjudice and bullying, and lends itself to many areas of classroom discussion, as well as writing topics.

Students will explore the features of 3D shapes.  They will investigate the relationship between Surface Area (SA) and Volume (V).

They will theorise on their own formula for finding the SA and V of different prisms.

They will create 3D sculptures and critically analyse each others work.

They will investigate the relationship between the weight of water and the space it takes up and the metric measuring system.

This learning element was created with information and assistance from Shelly ___________ from the Achievement Centre at Wanniassa. This program helps students to understand their emotions and ways of controlling them appropriately. This learning element is to be used for a boys group particularly for students in the year 7 and 8. This program should run 4 students to 1 facilitator, preferably a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12. Each facilitator should attempt to case manage their particular group of students however all students should comfortable with all facilitators.

This element explores stereotypes and identity.  The film deals with concepts of stereotypes, belonging and values.

This learning element ranges from the beginning of the "experiencing the known" process with Brave New World all the way through reading the novel and working on the literary analysis paper that works as a capstone on the novel and typically on the course as a whole.  

This unit has been developed to enhance leadership skills of students incorporating values for Australian schools.