IP Addressing and DNS
Exploring how IP addresses identify devices on a network and how the Domain Name System (DNS) translates human-readable names to IP addresses.
Key Questions
- Explain the function of an IP address and how it differs from a MAC address.
- Analyze the process of DNS resolution when accessing a website.
- Predict the impact of a DNS server failure on internet access.
ACARA Content Descriptions
About This Topic
Physical Theater and Mime focuses on the body as the primary instrument of communication. In Year 9, students move away from the safety of dialogue to explore how gesture, weight, and space can tell a complete story. This topic aligns with ACARA's focus on developing physical control and using movement to represent complex narratives and power dynamics.
Students learn to use 'levels' to show status and 'tension' to convey internal conflict. This topic is inherently active and student-centered. It relies on physical modeling and peer observation, where students must 'read' each other's bodies to understand the plot. This hands-on approach builds spatial awareness and ensemble skills that are foundational to all dramatic practice.
Active Learning Ideas
Simulation Game: The Invisible World
In pairs, students must 'build' an invisible room using only mime. They must agree on where the door, the heavy table, and the fragile vase are, then perform a scene where they interact with these objects without speaking.
Inquiry Circle: Status Levels
Groups are given a scenario (e.g., a king and a beggar). They must perform the scene three times, changing who is physically 'higher' or 'lower' each time, and discuss how this changes the power dynamic.
Gallery Walk: Emotional Statues
Half the class creates a 'frozen statue' of a complex emotion (e.g., 'betrayal'). The other half walks through the 'gallery', identifying the tension points in the bodies that make the emotion clear.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionMime is just about 'trapped in a box' jokes.
What to Teach Instead
Mime is a sophisticated language of the body used in everything from Cirque du Soleil to contemporary drama. Active workshops on 'weight' and 'resistance' help students move past the clichés.
Common MisconceptionPhysical theater is only for 'athletic' students.
What to Teach Instead
It is about intention and control, not just acrobatics. Peer-to-peer coaching helps students of all abilities find ways to use their unique physical presence to tell a story.
Suggested Methodologies
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