Year 9 2013 - Marian College

Year 9 2013
• Maintain good health and live a healthy lifestyle
• Understand the role of physical activity in ensuring
good health
• Engage in physical activity
Students will conduct an in-depth analysis of various
aspects of the sport of netball. Practical sessions will
be complemented by theoretical components of the
course.
Course Content
• Teamwork, strategies & tactics
• Attacking & Defensive skills
• Training for netball
• History & culture of netball
• Coaching & umpiring netball
Humanities
Stand Up
(Duration: One semester)
Course Description:
Image and Practise Justice and Service
The world becomes a better place when ordinary
people set out to do good deeds. Inspired by the film
Pay It Forward, this elective encourages student voice
and builds teamwork, community spirit and leadership
through action and applied learning. This is an
opportunity to find ‘your voice’, stand up for what you
believe in, to make a positive difference to something
that interests you.
Students explore different sources of inspiration,
identify issues that interest or excite them, examine the
ideals/principles they stand for, learn how to take
positive action, and carry out student driven
programs/projects that aim to benefit people or
communities.
Course Content
Largely student driven, the interests of participants will
shape the course content of this elective. Students will
have opportunities to consider and act upon school,
community and/or global issues of concern. Over the
course of the semester, they will show evidence
(individually or in groups – large or small) of goalsetting,
planning, skill development, execution and/or
reflection in relation to community project/s.
Assessment
13
• Journal of participation
• Research Assignment
• Report on a proposed or completed community
project
Geography
(Duration:
One semester)
Course Description:
Students enhance their map-making skills by going
out into the schoolyard and beyond to create
successful maps.
Assessment Tasks:
1. Class Exercises: Short textbook-based exercises are
completed in class or for homework.
2. Research Project: Students will research various
factors that lead to endangering animals.
3. The course includes researching and identifying
animals that are endangered and investigating the
main threats to various endangered animals.
4. Atlas activities: Games and quizzes designed to
increase familiarity with major geographic features of
the world.
Indigenous Studies
(Duration:One semester)
Course Description:
Indigenous Studies is a course designed to gain a
greater understanding of Indigenous people and the
role that they have played in shaping Australian
society both in the past and in the present era.
Course Content
The subject will provide an introduction to the
history of Indigenous people and will consider
indigenous food, language, geography, religion,
culture, significant achievements of Indigenous
people and the challenges faced by Indigenous
cultures. The focus of the program will be both local
and Australia wide.
From a Civics perspective, students will study the
importance of promoting Indigenous culture
throughout the local community.