Year 9 Subjects - �� Flinders Anglican College

Year 9 Subjects - �� Flinders Anglican College Leading independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 02:29:23 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Year 9 Geography /subject/year-9-geography-2/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:15:51 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=31664 Read More]]> Year 9 Geography students explore the concepts of ‘Biomes and Food Security’ and ‘Geographies of Interconnection’. They investigate the characteristics of the world’s biomes, how they are used and altered to produce food and fibre, and the environmental and social challenges of sustainable production. They then examine how people, places and environments are connected through trade, technology...

]]> Year 9 Innovative Design /subject/year-9-innovative-design/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 23:19:17 +0000 /subject/year-9-innovative-design/ Read More]]> Subject Description Unleash your creative genius! The Innovative Design course focuses on creating, marketable items for pets that meet real stakeholder needs, including aspects of pet nutrition, pet toys for physical health and pet accessories. Using sustainable design concepts, explore innovative techniques to develop products that enhance pet health and well-being.

]]> Year 9 Engineering /subject/year-9-engineering/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-engineering/ Read More]]> Structural and sustainable engineering, energy, motion and machines are the core components of this course. Students develop their understanding of truss structures through the development of CAD solutions that are simulated in Fusion 360 to identify structural integrity. Engineered prototypes are tested using industry technologies to assess the strength- to-weight ratio and yield strength.

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]]> Year 9 Industrial Design /subject/year-9-industrial-design/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-industrial-design/ Read More]]> How do I combine creativity and technology to make products that I can use, sell or create a business from? How can I incorporate sustainable and circular design methods? In this course, students will be immersed in a creative process using materials and technologies to produce functional products. Students explore sustainable and circular design techniques when ideating and creating designs while...

]]> Year 9 Digital Technologies /subject/year-9-app-development/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-app-development/ Read More]]> In today’s digital world, mobile applications have become powerful tools for connection, problem-solving, and engagement. This course explores how gamification—the use of game-like elements such as points, levels, rewards, and challenges—can be applied to app design to create engaging, purposeful digital solutions for real stakeholders. Students will tackle authentic problems...

]]> Year 9 Business & Economics /subject/year-9-business-economics/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-business-enterprise/ Read More]]> Follow your passion. Always be on the lookout for opportunities. Surround yourself with good people and embrace failure as part of the journey. These are the valuable lessons students will learn in Business Enterprise from their investigation of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Equipped with these skills, students will work in small groups to create their own business to operate...

]]> Year 9 Sports Science /subject/year-9-sports-science/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-sports-science/ Read More]]> The sport and physical activity industry is a global multi-billion dollar juggernaut driven by science and technology. This subject explores the behind-the-scenes research that goes into the physical preparation of athletes and technologies to aid in optimum performance. Areas of study include exercise science, biomechanics, equipment and uniform design, and technologies to monitor and present...

]]> Year 9 - i-DESIGN, i-CREATE /subject/year-9-i-design-i-create/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:02 +0000 /subject/year-9-i-design-i-create/ Read More]]> How do I combine creativity and technology to make products I can use, sell or create a business from? How can I incorporate my own personal and cultural symbols to create unique expressions when designing products and artworks? In this collaboration between Art and Industrial Design, students will be immersed in a creative studio process using materials and technologies to produce functional...

]]> Year 9 French /subject/year-9-french-1/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:02 +0000 /subject/year-9-french-1/ Read More]]> French is normally studied as a two-semester (full year) elective in Year 9 to ensure that language skills are appropriately developed for those students wishing to study French in senior; however, students may negotiate with the Head of Curriculum to take a single semester. This course comprises four units, each focussing on a distinct aspect of French culture and language. Unit 1 focusses on...

]]> Year 9 Japanese /subject/year-9-japanese-1/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:02 +0000 /subject/year-9-japanese-1/ Read More]]> Japanese is normally studied as a two-semester (full year) elective in Year 9 to ensure that language skills are appropriately developed for those students wishing to study Japanese in senior; however, students may negotiate with the Head of Curriculum to take a single semester. This course comprises four units, each focussing on a distinct aspect of Japanese culture and language. In Unit 1 and 2...

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