Year 10 | TCC Curriculum Guide

Year 10 Curriculum

The following information provides descriptions for all of the Year 10 subjects available for study at Trinity College.

The maps displayed show links to subjects related to each other and to allow students to select an ideal pathway to their preferred senior subjects. Students can choose any combination of pathways to suit their interests as there are no prerequisites for entry into VCE, but students are strongly encouraged to select subjects that align with those that they wish to take in VCE.

Religious Education

The Religious Education of students at Trinity College is developed through being part of a community whose life, values and aims are centred upon the inspiration taken from the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church. The central aim of the Religious Education Program is to foster in students the following four aspects of human life: - awareness of Self - awareness of Others - awareness of The World - awareness of The Faith Community The program seeks to teach the content of the Catholic faith in a way which contributes to understanding and provides opportunities for students to respond in faith. Through immersion of students in the life of the school they can experience the values of a Christian community and will also be given the opportunity for participation in prayer and worship. The program develops religious literacy, incorporating an appreciation, understanding and desire to know more of the Catholic/Christian tradition, including the symbols and rituals of the community. The content of the Religious Education Program at Trinity College: - is based on the sources of our faith; - is faithful to the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church; - reflects the Core Values, Mission, and Vision of the school; - is sequential and allows for a deepening of understanding, knowledge and experience. The Religious Education of students at Trinity College uses, as its primary framework for course structure, the Awakenings Program as recommended by the Catholic Education Office Ballarat. This program draws from and incorporates the many rich developments in Religious Education over recent decades, providing opportunities and understanding relevant to the individual student, taking into account the needs, interests, abilities, cultural backgrounds and stages of development of students.

In Year 10, students study two semester-long units which each address three Awakenings achievement strandards.

Semester one: "Heroes of change and renewal”
Semester two: “Engage with the world”

Assessment, as in other curriculum areas, is based on classroom participation, assignments and overall student progress. In addition, students attend College liturgical celebrations and participate in class and school prayer and social justice activities.

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Community Services

Performing Arts

Drama | Music

The Performing Arts subjects are fundamental to the learning of all students. Performing Arts makes a distinct and unique contribution to each young person’s ability to perceive, imagine, create, think, feel, symbolise, communicate, understand as well as to become confident and creative individuals. The Performing Arts at Trinity College can be broken into two strands: Music and Drama. These strands will provide all students with the opportunity to imagine and creatively engage, personally and collectively, within their real and imagined worlds. Music and Drama assist in developing identity, confidence, social participation and inclusion. Units explore cultural diversity and indigenous cultural heritage in line with national curriculum.

This course is an advanced drama unit that will prepare students for VCE Drama. The course explores dramatic elements, production areas, expressive and performance skills, performance styles and the work of significant drama practitioners. Students will work together to create an ensemble performance as well as working on solo performances.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Theatricality

This subject is designed to prepare students for VCE Music Solo/Group Performance and to become independent life-long music learners. Students will continue to develop skills in performance, composition, and listening whilst connecting ideas across all these areas to improve overall musicianship. Students will learn intermediate musical theory (including aural recognition) and investigate a broad range of musical styles/genres in-depth via research and discussion.

Recommended Prerequisites:

Year 9 Music

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Entertainment

Music

Performing Arts

Visual Arts

Art | Visual Communication Design | Media

Involvement in Visual Arts is an important part of our lives. We can use the arts to express our emotional, social, cultural, political and religious beliefs and we learn to appreciate experiences of others through their expression in one or other art form. Visual Arts at Trinity College can be broken into three strands: Art, Media and Visual Communication Design. Within these strands, students learn to express and communicate their feelings; this provides them with opportunities to gain a sense of their social and individual identity. Students learn ways of experiencing, developing, representing and understanding emotions, values and cultural beliefs. They learn to take risks, be imaginative, question, explore solutions, share opinions, develop, practise and refine techniques to help in the development of their own art works and the understanding and appreciation of the work of others.

In this unit students will explore two and three-dimensional art forms with a view to experimenting and designing through their own personal interests.

Students will analyse, interpret, and discuss works of art as well as present a comprehensive sketch book with developmental ideas and research of artists and cultures. Students will develop advanced skills in drawing, painting and sculptural techniques, which will culminate in completed pieces of sculpture, canvas and prints through an understanding of elements and principles of design. An excursion to the Geelong Gallery benefits student understanding of the visual arts in society.

Students will use annotation to express thought processes, design development and aesthetic awareness. A brief introduction to the Interpretative Lenses will be introduced. A variety of materials will be used including pencils, conte, charcoal, paint, ink, collage and clay.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Exploring Materials and Techniques
or consultation with Visual Arts Learning Area staff

This unit allows students to extend their skills in painting media, particularly oils and acrylics. Clay techniques include hand building, press moulds and primitive kiln building. Research revolves around contemporary artists and how they organise their work, studio techniques and cultures. An excursion to a Regional Gallery benefits the students by extending their awareness of gallery management and a variety of work, contemporary and past.

A solid understanding of the elements and principles of art and how inter media and cross media ideas can be used to express ideas across cultures. A brief introduction to the Interpretative Lenses will be introduced. Use of annotation to express thought processes, design development and aesthetic awareness throughout the sketchbook is required.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Exploring Materials and Techniques

This unit will further develop students’ graphic skills in refining ideas for solutions to set design briefs. They will develop their skills in drawing from observation and rendering, enhance their technical drawing skills and gain a clearer understanding of the elements and principles of design through three design briefs. They will develop an understanding of the client and designer relationship throughout each brief. One of the projects, such as Environmental Design, has students designing a small holiday house and making a model. Other briefs include Industrial design which they redesign a product already on the market to create a new product and Communication Brief designing a company logos, symbols and analysis of existing visual communication. Students then develop skills in the use of a variety of media, including markers, pencil and computer-aided graphics using Adobe Illustrator.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Visual Communication Design

Take a journey through the lens to learn how to create professional photographs with a camera, both still life and the moving image. You will develop an understanding of how to construct and deconstruct how film directors engage their audience by studying the Media Production Process to create a portfolio of amazing images that you will be able to keep. You will learn editing techniques in a variety of media forms in post-production to be able to construct aesthetically pleasing and engaging images for specified audiences. Get ready for lights, camera, action!

This unit is ideal preparation for VCE subjects including Media, Visual Communication and Design, as well as English.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Multimedia; and/or
Year 9 Visual Communication Design

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Art

Entertainment

Media Studies

Design and Technology

Food | Textiles | Wood | Engineering | Systems Engineering

This learning area emphasises engagement in designing, creating and evaluating processes, products and technological systems using a range of materials as a way of developing creativity and innovation. Creativity can be described as applying imagination and lateral and critical thinking throughout design and development processes. Design is a vital step in transforming ideas into creative, practical and commercial realities. Designing and its application involve planning and organising production and evaluating products in a real context.

This course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of a range of menu types and their categories as well as menu planning in a domestic setting. Students will extend their knowledge and practical skills with “on trend” dishes that frequent contempory menus. Patisseries, bread types, pasta and preservation methods are areas that will be explored along with the functional properties of foods. Dishes associated with special occasions will be investigated, designed, produced and evaluated.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Eating Well for Life; or
Year 9 Cooking Around the World

The focus of this unit is to examine contemporary food topics including food trends, food fads and nutrition, the benefits of local produce, sustainability and food miles. The food service industry, in particular “Café Culture” including a barista element, will be investigated and students will be given the opportunity to design and prepare dishes to be served up in our own Trinity Pop Up Café. This course fosters access and practice of essential life skills.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Eating Well for Life; or
Cooking Around the World

Students choosing this unit will produce articles of clothing inspired by ‘Graffiti’, which they will personally design. Garments will reflect their own individuality and are not gender specific. The use of the sewing machine and over locker is vital and students will get a chance to extend their competence in machine use, complex garment processes and other creative embellishments such as fabric painting, machine embroidery, digital printing and applique. This unit introduces students to Folio work and provides an excellent insight into the VCE subject, Product Design and Technology. Students will be required to supply materials for their products; however, basic requirements (such as sewing threads, elastic, spray paints and applique products) will be supplied.

Recommended Prerequisites

Year 9 Sewing Made Easy

Students will analyse and develop solutions to common problems using solid timber and manufactured board. They will use design thinking to generate and refine ideas for the problem. They will be preparing working drawing using Computer Aided Drafting, these will be used to assist them during production of their design solution. They will document their progress during production and evaluate the completed design solutions. There will also be the opportunity to personalize their design solution using the Computer Aided Drafting and Computer Numeric Controlled technology. Students will explore the Eco-Design strategy of Flat Pack furniture; they will design and produce a product that can be assembled by an end-user that has minimal construction skills. They will be further developing their traditional production techniques, as well as the common fixtures and fittings used in flat pack furniture. Student will further explore large scale manufacturing of furniture, and the machinery used at this scale of production.

Students will apply the design process to identify and investigate a problem, need or want of an End-User. They will research multiple design factors that designers must consider when designing. They will generate several design options to present to their end-user and select the preferred design solution. Students will create working drawings and plan to produce their preferred solution. Students will manufacture the solution, giving the End-user the opportunity to use the product, and evaluate it against criteria that they have created to demonstrate how well they have solved the original problem, need or want.

What do Colac businesses such as AKD, Bulla and dairy farms have in common? Computer-controlled machinery. Each of these industries utilises different machines that need to interact to increase automation in their industry. All these pieces of machinery are designed to have certain inputs and outputs and are coordinated by control systems.

In year 10 Engineering, students will have the opportunity to learn about how machines work and will be able to build their own basic machine that satisfies a design brief that they have created. In VCE, students have the opportunity to build something as complex as a prosthetic hand, industrial robotic arm, skittles sorter, guitar auto-tuner or similar projects. So, in this course, students will begin to develop the skills necessary to make these builds by designing and building a simple machine, such as an electronic bin, automatic pet feeder or something similar.

In this subject, you will learn how to build circuits and how to program a micro-controller to regulate these circuits for a particular function (such as traffic lights, a digital Galileo thermometer, etc.). You will also learn the basics of the product design model as you make your own project. As you complete your project you will learn how to use digital technologies

such as:

mini-computers (Arduino/Micro:Bit/Raspberry Pi)
Robotics and drones
3D printers and laser cutters
Input/output devices such as sensors, transmitters, lights and motor switches.

Students' major assessment task will demonstrate use of the design process to design, produce, operate, assembly and evaluate an engineering project.

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Automotive

Food Studies

Metalwork & Engineering

Digital Technologies

In Digital Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of analysing problems and opportunities, designing, developing and evaluating digital solutions, and creating and sharing information that meets a range of current and future needs. Students learn to safely and ethically exploit the capacity of information systems to create digital solutions. These solutions and information are created through the application of computational, design and systems thinking, and technical skills.

Have you ever considered how network security companies such as Google and the big banks fight hackers or how entertainment companies create video gaming systems? This unit focuses on the strategies and techniques for creating digital solutions to meet specific needs and to manage the threats to data, information and software security to prepare students primarily for VCE Applied Computing and for some skills necessary in IT applications.

Students will explore:

Program design using an object-oriented programming language (such as Python).
Using software to analyse, format and calculate from a set of data.
Application design for Raspberry Pi
The capabilities and limitations of software applications
The uses and components of computers and other devices

such as:

mini-computers (Arduino/Micro:Bit/Raspberry Pi)
Robotics and drones
3D printers and laser cutters
Input/output devices such as sensors, transmitters, lights and motor switches.

Students' major assessment task will demonstrate use of the design process to design, produce, operate, assembly and evaluate an engineering project.

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Computing & IT

Languages

English | English as Additional Language | LOTE

English focuses on a study of Language and how it works, an appreciation of Literature in its various modes, and the development of skills for Literacy in our world. The Year 7 to 10 curriculum links directly to the VCE English Units, ensuring students are equipped with the skills required to study and respond to texts and communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.

This course is regular English and is designed for students wishing to go on and study VCE.

Core English aims to consolidate the skills established in the junior school and build on these in preparation for VCE English. The English curriculum in Year 10 focuses on the study of Language and how it operates, the development of Literacy skills for communication in the modern world, and on stimulating an appreciation for Literature in its various forms. Students hone their analytical, creative and persuasive essay writing skills in response to the variety of texts studied throughout the year, along with their oral skills through the crafting of a persuasive speech on an issue of contemporary relevance.

Bahasa Indonesia 10IN63S and 10IN64S are sequential units to be studied year-long in Year 10.

Semester 1 | 10IN63S

In this unit, students will increase their confidence in using the Indonesian language by covering topics such as directions, locations and films. Students will also develop an understanding of key grammar points, including ter-verbs, ber- verbs and giving an opinion.

Semester 2 | 10IN64S

In this unit, students will increase their confidence in using the Indonesian language by studying areas such as weather, environment and endangered animals and future aspirations. Students will also develop an understanding of key grammar points, including ke-an verbs, pe-an nouns and object focus di-verbs.

This course has a less academic focus and is designed for students wishing to follow vocational learning pathways, VET courses, Pre- Apprenticeship, School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

In Foundation English there is a strong emphasis on the use of English in practical contexts encountered in everyday life in the community, at work and at study.

Areas of study for Foundation English:

‘Reading and Viewing Texts’ develops the student’s ability to produce prose, graphic summaries and explanations of specified texts.
‘Creating Texts’ aims to develop the skills to produce varied text types for different purposes and audiences in response to academic, workplace or social contexts
‘Listening to and Presenting Persuasive Texts:’ the student should be able to listen, interact and speak in different formal contexts, for a range of audiences and persuasive purposes.

Literature focuses on the study of literary texts, developing students as independent, innovative and creative learners and thinkers who appreciate the aesthetic use of language, evaluate perspectives and evidence, and challenge ideas and interpretations.

This one semester elective unit is offered to students who are interested in and enjoy reading and writing. Specifically, students will do an in-depth study of one of the most fascinating of literary genres, Gothic Fiction. Students will also explore the beauty of poetry through the study of a collection of poems with a central theme. Students will produce creative responses, complete close analysis of selected passages and an analytical response to a class set text.

Students will be introduced to the skills and strategies used in the study of VCE English Literature. This is an elective only; students will be required to study the ‘core’ or ‘foundation’ course as well.

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English

Entertainment

Languages

Health & Physical Education

The Health and Physical Education (HPE) program at Trinity College will contribute to students becoming self-confident, independent, disciplined, healthy and physically fit. Students in Years 7 to 10 will undertake Health and Physical Education for the whole year. Assessed HPE learning areas include First Aid and safety, mental health and wellbeing with a focus on body image and the media, challenge and adventure activities, games and sports, lifelong physical activities, rhythmic and expressive movement activities.

This elective is offered to prepare students who are considering studying VCE Health and Human Development. It will provide a VCE level introduction to physical, social and mental health as well as to physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. Students will consider risk and protective factors for youth mental health and review strategies and organisations dedicated to mental health promotion.

Comparisons will be made between the health of youth globally and the rationale for the establishment of national health priority areas will be explored. Study may also include the various nutritional requirements for the health of youth.

Health and Physical Education at Year 10 will provide an opportunity for all students to experience physical activity in a range of sports and environments for the whole year. The aim of this unit is to encourage participation and enjoyment in a range of activities and to promote the health and wellbeing of all students. An important aspect of this unit is the opportunity for all students to participate in an outdoor camp where students will take part in activities such as surf kayaking, mountain biking, surfing and team building initiative activities.

Students will also be trained in first aid procedures to prepare for the camp, including the DRSABCD principle, and other aspects around safety. On campus students will explore the many health benefits of physical activity, especially in regard to mental health and wellbeing with a focus on body image and the media. Year 10 students will perform a variety of sports aimed at developing lifelong participation in physical activity and will also attempt to ‘develop the greatest sport’ by applying knowledge learnt from skills and sports covered in past in a group activity.

This unit is an extension unit for keen students/athletes which focuses on Skill Acquisition, Biomechanics and Performance Enhancement in both a practical and theoretical sense. Skill acquisition looks at the various methods used by coaches to improve a person’s skill level from beginner to elite. Biomechanics is the study of how scientific principles can be used to describe and optimise physical performance.

Performance enhancement can come in the form of diet, hydration, recovery practices and mental strategies and students will study their use by athletes. This subject incorporates a practical component in which students can practice skills under varying conditions and measure their own performance using video analysis and other technologies. The theoretical component will give students the opportunity to consider the sporting implications of each topic and to develop an understanding of its relevance to an athlete in a variety of sports.

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Health

Outdoor Education

Physical Education

The Humanities

Civics and Citizenship | Economics and Business | Geography | History

Humanities is a broad area of learning which draws upon the areas of Civics and Citizenship, Economics and Business, Geography as well as History. Beyond Secondary Education, the Humanities Learning Area offers strong job prospects and many university options, including studying Commerce, Law, Politics, Accounting, International Business and Economics – these courses can lead to many successful career paths in both the private and public sector.

People and Power introduces students to the studies of Politics and Legal Studies. Students analyse the political system of Australia, working through the structure of Government and how decisions are made, as well as how decisions are stalled. Students study party politics, elections, and where power and decision lie in Australia. Students also investigate the legal system of Australia, focussing on Criminal and Civil law and the concept of ‘the rule of law’ in contemporary Australia.

20th Century History takes students on a journey from the devastating end of the First World War, through the turbulent 1920s, the fragile world of the 1930s to the catastrophe of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the key battlefields in Europe, Russia and the Pacific. They will also study in depth the rise of anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany and its terrible conclusion- the Holocaust. Following this, students will examine the post-war world, with a focus on how human rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia, the United States of America and beyond. Students finish the unit by exploring how popular culture has developed in Australia since WWII.

Action Economics provides students with an introduction to the global economy. Students will develop a greater understanding of how the Australian economy works, including the impact of globalisation. Students will understand the challenges in different economic systems. Students will complete a practical component where a school enterprise will be developed from a business idea. This unit will conclude with an exam that covers all content covered during the semester.

This unit provides students with an introduction to environmental change and management and human wellbeing and liveability. Students focus on differing world views on climate change, Land Management, Marine Environments, Water and Urban Development. The second element of studies focuses on Wellbeing indicators, how these indicators change, spatial dispersion and the impact of global conflicts. Students work both individually and collaboratively to obtain key knowledge and skills which are applied to case studies and practical situations.

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Mathematics

Mathematics pervades all aspects of our lives: as citizens, in our homes and in the workplace. It has applications in all human activities and provides a universal way of solving problems in diverse areas such as science and engineering, business and finance, technology, arts and crafts and many everyday activities. Competence in mathematics enhances both our understanding of the world and the quality of our participation in Australian society. Under the Victorian Curriculum in the Mathematics Learning Area, students in Years 7- 10 complete work from three areas of study: (i) Number and Algebra, (ii) Measurement and Geometry and, (iii) Statistics and Probability. As Mathematics is an integral part of all students’ education, the aim of the Mathematics Learning Area is to ensure maximum success and progress. Year 10 students may elect to participate in an advanced class called “Mathematical Reasoning”, where they will be further extended with topics aligning with the Mathematical Methods (CAS) and Specialist Mathematic courses.

This course of study is designed for students who enjoy the challenge of Mathematics and require a more in-depth study of Mathematics for their possible career path and is suited for those wishing to undertake VCE Maths Methods or Specialist Maths. The focus of activities in this course is on expanding student’s understanding, fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills. Each semester topics will be drawn from three areas of study: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability.

To be able to fulfil the digital technology sections of this course, students will need to have a CAS Graphics Calculator.

This course of study provides flexible preparation for further mathematical studies and is designed for students wishing to undertake VCE General Mathematics. The focus of activities in this course is on expanding student’s understanding, fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills. Each semester topics will be drawn from three areas of study: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability.

To be able to fulfil the digital technology sections of this course, students will need to have a CAS Graphics Calculator.

This course of study is designed for students wishing to follow pathways into Vocational Major, VET courses, pre-apprenticeship or School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

In Foundation Mathematics there is a strong emphasis on the use of mathematics in practical contexts encountered in everyday life in the community, at work and at study. The areas of study include Pattern and Number, Space, Measurement and Data.

Reasoning is the heart of Mathematics and students selecting this elective unit should have a strong interest in further developing their mathematical skills. This course is intended to assist students in developing confidence, independent thinking, problem solving strategies, communication and reasoning skills. This course is not confined to one particular branch of mathematics or specific topics, rather it is about continuing to develop the toolbox of strategies, drawing attention to the thinking and explanation processes students use to solve mathematical problems.

To be able to fulfil the digital technology sections of this course, students will need to have a CAS Graphics Calculator.

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Maths

Science

Agriculture | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Psychology

A major goal of Science education is to develop citizens who are capable of engaging in informed debate about Science and its applications. A fundamental goal for Science education is to stimulate, respond to and nourish curiosity, wonder and questioning. Science provides us with one view of the world – a view that changes as our knowledge and understanding of science evolves. It is becoming increasingly important that students understand scientific challenges and redirections, and the implications of these for their own life choices, the environment and the community (local and global) in which they live. Science extends our understanding beyond what affects us to include what we cannot see, feel, hear or touch but can only imagine. Increasing emphasis will be placed on the role of science and the work of Australian and other scientists in addressing issues of sustainability at a local and global level. Science education provides opportunities for students to develop the skills and understanding appropriate to service and good citizenship. It also encourages students to articulate science values and accept the ethical principles embedded in science research. While only some students directly pursue a career in science and scientific research, all students need to appreciate the significance of science for the long-term future of our society.

This unit will provide students with a solid foundation in the area of Biology.

The focus of this unit will be on studying DNA structure and function, predicting the outcomes of crosses involving different types of inheritance such as dominant/recessive – partial dominance – sex-linked. Pedigrees will be analysed to ascertain why certain traits run in families, as well as studying the different types of microbes and their impact on human health and the function of the human immune system and evidence for evolution.

This unit will provide students with a solid foundation in the area of Chemistry.

Students explore the atomic structure and properties of elements and organisation of the Periodic Table. Redox reactions and the chemical activity of metals forms the basis of some practical investigations. Students develop an awareness of a range of useful substances such as fuels, metals and pharmaceuticals. Students use experiments and field work to design and independently investigate a topic. The unit also includes bonding, chemical formula, organic chemistry, acids and bases and nanotechnology.

This unit will provide students with an introduction to Agricultural Science and a background for further studies in Agriculture and Horticulture.

Students will study the structure and function of plants and animals, in a practical hands-on environment. They will be responsible for the care and welfare of selected animals and plants. Students will focus on the economic importance of different agricultural and horticultural industries within Australia, understanding how raw materials are utilised to add value to the product. This understanding will be supported by students preparing different food dishes based on what they have learnt within the classroom.

This unit will provide students with a solid foundation in the area of Physics.

This unit explores the theories of the origins of the universe, electricity concepts such as measuring current, voltage and resistance in circuits and examining the links between electricity and magnetism. Further investigations include looking at basic electronic components and their role in electronic devices. Analysis of motion including speed, velocity and acceleration and their application in practical situations forms another major area of study.

This unit offers an introduction to some of the different fields of psychology.

Students will gain a clearer knowledge of the types of psychology we encounter on a day-to-day basis. Students will be introduced to the work of clinical, neural, developmental and forensic psychologists and investigate some of the aspects of human nature, which these psychologists assess, treat and support through their work.

Topics covered include research methods, brain function, mental health and the workings of the criminal mind.