Year 8/9 - Extension Academy: STEM
Year 8/9 - Extension Academy: STEM
OverviewThe aim of the STEM Academy is to further develop students’ inquiry, analytical, collaborative, and planning skills, while also providing opportunities to engage with various technologies. The course offers students the experience of working within small teams to develop solutions to real-world problems, along with skill development in construction, programming and 3D printing.
Throughout the course, students will cover advanced concepts studied within science, technology, engineering, art-based, and mathematic subjects. There is a focus on a major project which introduces the challenge to develop a solution relating to a given theme. This includes introducing various technologies available within the College.
Students are selected based off both their attitude towards the subject and their ability to complete work at an above standard level.
| Units / Topics | Types of Assessment |
|---|---|
| Engineering Design Process | Minor Build Project |
| Questions and Possibilities | Major Research Build Project |
| Reasoning | |
| Meta-Cognition |
Future Directions
Students may seek to pursue a range of Science based subjects in Year 10.