Ways of working Knowledge and understanding Music Students are able to: Music involves singing, playing instruments, listening, create and arts moving, improvising and composing by manipulating the works by manipulating music elements to express ideas, considering specific arts elements to express audiences and specific purposes, through sound. meaning in different contexts Duration, beat, time values and metre are used to create and vary rhythm. modify and refine specific arts works, using Pitch, tonalities, scales and intervals are used to create and interpretive and technical vary the horizontal arrangement of sound. skills Tonalities and harmonies are used to organise music in present arts works to different vertical arrangements. particular audiences for a purpose, style Interaction between the linear and the vertical arrangement and function, using of music is used to create the texture or density of sound. genre specific arts Vocal, instrumental, electronic and computer-generated techniques, skills, sound sources have characteristic sound qualities (tone processes and cultural colour) that can be altered through methods of production protocols and manipulation. reflect on learning, apply Relative softness and loudness of sounds, and digital and new understandings and electronic devices, are used to change dynamic levels and justify future expression of music. applications. Source: Studies Authority 2007, The Arts Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9, QSA, . Science Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9 Ways of working Knowledge and understanding Students are able to: Energy and change identify problems and issues, formulate scientific Forces and energy are identified questions and design investigations and analysed to help understand and develop technologies, and to plan investigations guided by scientific concepts and make predictions about events in design and carry out fair tests the world. research and analyse data, information and An unbalanced force acting on a evidence body results in a change in evaluate data, information and evidence to identify motion. connections, construct arguments and link results to Objects remain stationary or in theory constant motion under the select and use scientific equipment and technologies influence of balanced forces. to enhance the reliability and accuracy of data Energy can be transferred from collected in investigations one medium to another.
Ways of working Students are able to: create and arts works by manipulating arts elements to express meaning in different contexts modify and refine arts works, using interpretive and technical skills present arts works to particular audiences for a specific purpose, style and function, using genre specific arts techniques, skills, processes and cultural protocols reflect on learning, apply new understandings and justify future applications. Knowledge and understanding Music Music involves singing, playing instruments, listening, moving, improvising and composing by manipulating the music elements to express ideas, considering specific audiences and specific purposes, through sound. Duration, beat, time values and metre are used to create and vary rhythm. Pitch, tonalities, scales and intervals are used to create and vary the horizontal arrangement of sound. Tonalities and harmonies are used to organise music in different vertical arrangements. Interaction between the linear and the vertical arrangement of music is used to create the texture or density of sound. Vocal, instrumental, electronic and computer-generated sound sources have characteristic sound qualities (tone colour) that can be altered through methods of production and manipulation. Relative softness and loudness of sounds, and digital and electronic devices, are used to change dynamic levels and expression of music. Source: Studies Authority 2007, The Arts Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9, QSA, . Science Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9 Ways of working Students are able to: identify problems and issues, formulate scientific questions and design investigations plan investigations guided by scientific concepts and design and carry out fair tests research and analyse data, information and evidence evaluate data, information and evidence to identify connections, construct arguments and link results to theory select and use scientific equipment and technologies to enhance the reliability and accuracy of data collected in investigations Knowledge and understanding Energy and change Forces and energy are identified and analysed to help understand and develop technologies, and to make predictions about events in the world. An unbalanced force acting on a body results in a change in motion. Objects remain stationary or in constant motion under the influence of balanced forces. Energy can be transferred from one medium to another.
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