Sports Science B will delve into the world of Sports Science and look at how it impacts upon both athletes and the everyday individual. Through both practical and theoretical components of this course we will look at how the body works and what is required for the body and brain to work at its best in a physical capacity.
In The American Dream, you will study John Steinbeck’s classic novella, Of Mice and Men.
What does it mean to be a woman today? What is it to be a man? What expectations does society place upon us and how are we “supposed” to fit traditional gender stereotypes? Where have these stereotypes even come from? And who defined male and female social norms in the first place?
Discover how the nature of heat flow is responsible for everything from your suntan to a home-cooked meal. You will also discover how all living things cope with heat energy and learn about the mechanisms and behaviours each has to thermoregulate.
In this course you will read about player stats and research and craft profiles about your favourite sports stars. You will also learn about how different media organisations choose to represent sport stars and how misrepresentation of a player’s life can lead to controversy.
Using film and literature, this unit explores and analyses dystopian views of our world, considering the impact of control on our society.
The Year 10 Visual Art Academy course focuses on making and exploring images in drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In this course you will be encouraged to work in a more independent manner in a studio environment developing and experimenting with a variety of techniques and processes to refine and reflect a personal aesthetic.
This course is delivered as a hands-on computer-based workshop where students can create websites to solve real life problems.
In this course students will be exposed to new machinery, including faceplate turning a bowl on the wood lathe, sharpening a chisel on the sharpening machine and routering various edge profiles.
Through the lens of an historian, you will critically examine World War II by using and creating questions for inquiry, based on a range of sources and build on your understandings of the key historical concepts.
