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Sydney Metro – creating a website – Stage 2

TLF ID M025443

This inquiry-based unit of work was created, trialled and peer reviewed as part of a professional learning program in inquiry-based learning for school teachers. The professional learning courses were part of a pilot partnership between the NSW Government’s Sydney Metro transport agency and Western Sydney University. Students explore how have trains changed over time and how they can work together to showcase their learning on a website for other students.

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The unit is aligned to NSW syllabuses, specifically the Geography K-10 Syllabus 2015, History K-10 Syllabus 2012 and English K-10 Syllabus 2012.
The unit was implemented as an open inquiry using the spiral of inquiry process (Temperley, Kaser and Halbert, 2014).

Year level

3; 4

Topics Websites Public transport Inquiry-based learning Rail transport

Learning area

Humanities and social sciences
Geography
History
English

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Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
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Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: author

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
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Name: Education Services Australia
Organization: Education Services Australia
Description: Data manager
Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/

Publisher

Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
Description: Publisher

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Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
Address: AUSTRALIA
URL: www.esa.edu.au

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Online

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