Catalyst • Junior Secondary Curriculum • Handbook 2021
Action Projects – Three Year Overview 24
Personal Learning Program 25
Year 7 Action Projects:
Toys (Physical Science) 25
How Vital is Water? (Chemical Science) 25
Ancient Mysteries (History) 26
To Bottle or not to Bottle
(Economics and Business) 26
Year 8 Action Projects:
Life, Death and Germs (Biological Science) 27
Crazy Cool Crystals (Earth and Space Science) 27
We are Australian (Geography) 28
Voice of the People (Civics and Citizenship) 28
Year 9 Action Projects:
Thermodynamics (Chemical Science) 29
Stagnant Swamp or Wild Wetland
(Biological Science) 29
Power Play (Civics and Citizenship) 30
The Guildford ANZAC (History) 30
Discovery Learning Banks 31
Year 7 Discovery Courses 32
Astronomy 32
Music Concepts and Creation 32
Dance 33
Freestyle History 33
Media Film Production 34
Robotics 34
Year 8 Discovery Courses 35
3D Modelling 35
Chinese Language X 35
Chinese Language Y 35
Dance 36
French Language X 36
French Language Y 37
History of the Universe 37
Music: Entertainment Composer 38
Small Business Project 38
Sports Science 39
Visual Art 39
Drama 40
Year 9 Discovery Courses 41
Chinese Language X 41
Chinese Language Y 41
Computer Science 42
Creative Photography 42
Design for Wood 43
Drama 43
The Ethics of Games 44
Engineering 45
French Language X 45
French Language Y 46
Music Exploration 46
Media Production and Analysis 47
Sports Science 47
Visual Art 48
Guildford Grammar School
Sporting Competition 49
Boys’ Sport 49
Summer Season 49
Winter Season 49
Girls’ Sport 50
Girls’ Cohort Sports 50
Catalyst Course Selections 51
Year 7 In 2020 51
Year 8 In 2020 51
Year 9 In 2020 51
General Information 52
Languages 52
Learning Enrichment 52
The Pastoral System 52
Technology and Learning – Go For IT Policy 52
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