Year 8 Subjects - 91´óÉñ Flinders Anglican College Leading independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:09:44 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Year 8 IDEAS 4: Plug In & Power Up /subject/year-8-ideas/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:32:31 +0000 /subject/year-8-ideas/ Read More]]> Step into the role of being an innovator, tackling real-world challenges inspired by the United Nations Sustainability Goal: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Explore how technology and design can be used to create an innovative and personalised charging station for a business. Students develop their skills by completing projects such as a 3D-printed golf tee, fidget toy...

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]]> Year 8 IDEAS 3: Food for Thought /subject/year-8-ideas-4-food-for-thought/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:12:30 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=32137 Read More]]> Explore how design and innovation can drive sustainable solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainability Goal: Responsible Consumption and Production. Tackle real-world challenges focusing on transforming new products for the food industry. Create exciting food products, eye-catching packaging and branding, apply plant dye to a kite which you construct and fly, and take on a real...

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]]> Year 8 Business and Economics /subject/year-8-business-and-economics/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:47:03 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=31740 Read More]]> The study of Business and Economics provides an introduction to the fundamentals of business operations and economic issues. In developing their own business concept, students learn how decisions are made to allocate limited resources to individuals and communities in an economy. They consider the reasons businesses exist and types of businesses, and identify how entrepreneurial characteristics...

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]]> Year 8 Japanese 2 /subject/year-8-japanese-2/ Mon, 08 May 2023 02:52:33 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=16625 Read More]]> Japanese 2 builds upon the skills developed in Japanese 1. In Unit 3, students learn about the concept of ‘Okozukai’ (pocket money) and the ways in which it can be spent in Japan. They learn vocabulary to discuss the activities they do in their free time, and some of the unusual teenage trends in Japan.

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]]> Year 8 French 2 /subject/year-8-french-2/ Mon, 08 May 2023 02:20:09 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=16597 Read More]]> French 2 builds upon the skills developed in French 1. The theme for Units 3 and 4 is ‘French in Adolescent Life – School and Fashion’. In Unit 3, students investigate and learn vocabulary to discuss their school subjects, preferences and teachers. They analyse and compare timetables with their peers and with French students. They explain and create their timetable in French.

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]]> Year 8 English /subject/year-8-english/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-english/ Read More]]> The Middle Years English course is based on the Australian Curriculum where the strands of language, literature and literacy are interrelated in the construction of learning experiences for units. Together, these strands focus on developing students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating. The course provides students with opportunities...

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]]> Year 8 Mathematics /subject/year-8-mathematics/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-mathematics/ Read More]]> The Australian Mathematics Curriculum aims to ensure that students are confident and creative users and communicators of Mathematics, and able to investigate, represent and interpret situations in their personal and work lives and as active citizens. Students develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of mathematical concepts and fluency with processes, and are able to pose and solve...

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]]> Year 8 Science /subject/year-8-science/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-science/ Read More]]> Our everyday lives are surrounded by science. Scientific processes can be applied to understand the natural world, to solve problems and to develop modern technologies. A study of Science helps us all to understand and interpret the world we live in and to better cope with the inevitable changes the future will bring. The Australian Science Curriculum is divided into three strands...

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]]> Year 8 Humanities /subject/year-8-humanities/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-humanities/ Read More]]> The Year 8 Humanities course is built around two units of History and two units of Geography. History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination that helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day. The History units are built around student...

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]]> Year 8 Health & Physical Education /subject/year-8-health-physical-education/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-health-physical-education/ Read More]]> The HPE curriculum for Year 8 enables students to develop skills and understanding to positively impact personal health and wellbeing, and that of their communities. Students analyse health information and campaigns to propose strategies to enhance health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. They develop assertive communication strategies, protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies applied...

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