Year 10 Cross Disciplinary

Digital Worlds (Single Semester)

In this unit students will explore how digital technologies are coming together to create new ways of working and communicating. They will learn how to use specific software packages to create animations and games as well as learn the basics of computer programming. Students will have the opportunity to work in teams to design, code, and publish app’s, websites, and other digital products. Other areas of the digital landscape that are explored are the ethics regarding the use of technology and data, the fundamentals of cyber security and how to protect against hackers, and how ubiquitous computing effects society now and into the future.

Extended Investigation (Single Semester)

The Year 10 Extended Investigation introduces students to different paradigms of knowledge development and will require students to develop their research skills and conduct an independent research investigation in a chosen area of interest. The investigation could take an experimental design, for areas of science or engineering, or a naturalistic approach to answer a research question from psychology or history, for example. Students will develop a challenging research question and conduct a review of relevant literature. Students will then develop a plan to conduct their own research and how best to present and communicate their findings. The final assessment task will be a detailed thesis of the semester’s research. The skills developed in this course are easily transferable to any educational or vocational setting.