Sample course outline Marine and Maritime Studies – General Year 11 Unit 1 It is recognised that the order in which the syllabus is delivered may vary to suit the weather constraints required to undertake some of the water activities. Semester 1 – Snorkelling and diving context Week Key teaching points Structure of the syllabus course outline assessment outline Marine: Oceanography 1–2 definition of oceanography properties of seawater and methods of testing water wind formation Task 1: Science inquiry Properties of seawater – Marine: Oceanography ocean tides, waves and currents 3–5 features of Western Australian ocean currents methods used to measure surface current speed and direction and tides Task 2: Test Oceanography – Marine: Environmental and resource management 6–7 issues related to Western Australian fisheries Task 3: Extended response Marine fisheries management – Maritime: Design basic design process marine construction materials properties, purpose and uses – 8–10 effects of sunlight, water, salt, oxygen and living organisms on construction materials Investigation Compare properties, purposes and uses of marine construction materials Task 4: – Task 5: Science inquiry Factors affecting corrosion of steel – Maritime: Small craft nautical terminology factors affecting buoyancy and stability 11–12 design, construction and use of pulley systems Practical Design and construction of pulley systems Task 6: – Task 7: Test Maritime design and small craft – Concepts and skills: Snorkelling and diving snorkelling equipment water skills 13–16 snorkelling skills Task 8: Practical Presentation on the function and use of snorkelling equipment – Task 9: Practical Demonstration and interpretation of hand signals – Task 10: Practical Snorkelling skills assessment –
Sample course outline Marine and Maritime Studies – General Year 11 Unit 1 It is recognised that the order in which the syllabus is delivered may vary to suit the weather constraints required to undertake some of the water activities. Semester 1 – Snorkelling and diving context Week Key teaching points 1–2 Structure of the syllabus course outline assessment outline Marine: Oceanography definition of oceanography properties of seawater and methods of testing water wind formation Task 1: Science inquiry – Properties of seawater 3–5 Marine: Oceanography ocean tides, waves and currents features of Western Australian ocean currents methods used to measure surface current speed and direction and tides Task 2: Test – Oceanography 6–7 Marine: Environmental and resource management issues related to Western Australian fisheries Task 3: Extended response – Marine fisheries management 8–10 Maritime: Design basic design process marine construction materials – properties, purpose and uses effects of sunlight, water, salt, oxygen and living organisms on construction materials Task 4: Investigation – Compare properties, purposes and uses of marine construction materials Task 5: Science inquiry – Factors affecting corrosion of steel 11–12 Maritime: Small craft nautical terminology factors affecting buoyancy and stability design, construction and use of pulley systems Task 6: Practical – Design and construction of pulley systems Task 7: Test – Maritime design and small craft 13–16 Concepts and skills: Snorkelling and diving snorkelling equipment water skills snorkelling skills Task 8: Practical – Presentation on the function and use of snorkelling equipment Task 9: Practical – Demonstration and interpretation of hand signals Task 10: Practical – Snorkelling skills assessment