HELIOLEARN · GRADE 12 · A4 PORTRAIT

Teacher and answer guide

Six experiences · Transfer · suggested one experience per week

Produce a reviewable portfolio with evidence and next steps.

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Read or watch the example, try three questions, make the project and reflect. Roughly half the session is for creating and explaining. Take breaks and adapt reading support.

All examples are fictional. Use approved tools and adult support where indicated. Project checkboxes are self-review, not automatic assessment or certification.

Review levels

With support: completes with prompts. Independently: meets the criteria and explains a choice. Transfer: applies the skill in a new setting with evidence.

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 1 · DIGITAL CONFIDENCE

Build an evidence-led portfolio

Present a project with traceable evidence and realistic claims. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

B. It passed this stated test under these conditions
A test supports a bounded statement about the conditions tested.
C. State your contribution honestly and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Select → Trace → Qualify → Reflect
The example follows: Select → Trace → Qualify → Reflect. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Create a portfolio case study using fictional or permission-cleared work. Ask someone to trace one claim to evidence.

State your contribution honestly
Support claims with evidence
Name limits and a next step

Teaching guidance

Avoid career guarantees; assess clarity, evidence and reflection.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Apply your evidence format to a different subject.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 2 · CREATE AND COMMUNICATE

Defend and revise a recommendation

Respond to scrutiny and revise a recommendation transparently. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

A. Revise the plan and explain why
A responsible recommendation responds to the evidence and the people affected.
B. Compare credible alternatives and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Recommend → Challenge → Revise → Document
The example follows: Recommend → Challenge → Revise → Document. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Write a one-page decision memo comparing two ways to organise an event. Ask a reviewer to challenge one assumption.

Compare credible alternatives
Respond to evidence respectfully
Record the reason for a revision

Teaching guidance

Evaluate evidence and inclusion, not presentation polish alone.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Adapt the memo to another community problem.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 3 · DATA AND DECISIONS

Audit a headline metric

Trace a rate to its definition and raw counts. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

B. 84
Use the given numbers: the answer is 84. Explain your counting or calculation.
A. Use the supplied values accurately and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Read → Represent → Calculate → Interpret
The example follows: Read → Represent → Calculate → Interpret. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Write a metric note with definition, counts, exclusions, calculation and limitation. Explain what a reviewer needs to reproduce it.

Use the supplied values accurately
Show a calculation or count with its meaning
State a fair comparison or limitation

Teaching guidance

Ask the learner to show intermediate work. Use fictional data; no real pupil records are needed.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Propose a second metric that catches a weakness of the first.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 4 · COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

Review an algorithm with an invariant

Use a maintained property to explain a loop. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

A. The sum of the first k items
It connects the accumulator to exactly the processed prefix.
C. State the property precisely and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Initialise → Maintain 1 → Maintain 2 → Terminate
The example follows: Initialise → Maintain 1 → Maintain 2 → Terminate. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Explain initialisation, maintenance and termination for the example. Add assumptions about numeric inputs.

State the property precisely
Explain why each update preserves it
Connect termination to the desired result

Teaching guidance

Trace before testing. These are learning models and pseudocode, not instructions to run arbitrary downloaded code.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Adapt the reasoning to counting matching items.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 5 · RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY

Evaluate whether AI is appropriate

Compare a tool against a simpler alternative and its risks. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

C. When it meets the need more transparently
Use the simplest suitable approach when it satisfies the goal and is easier to verify.
B. Compare a non-AI alternative and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Define → Compare → Evaluate → Decide
The example follows: Define → Compare → Evaluate → Decide. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Write a short AI-use decision record with alternatives, evaluation evidence, limits and a reasoned recommendation.

Compare a non-AI alternative
Consider affected people and error consequences
Set a review or stop condition

Teaching guidance

Treat this as critical evaluation; no commercial or account commitment is required.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Describe evidence that would make you revise the recommendation.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

GRADE 12 · EXPERIENCE 6 · DESIGN AND LIFE SKILLS

Deliver a capstone with a learning plan

Connect a problem, method, evidence and future learning. · About 60 minutes

Answers and reasons

C. Method, evidence, limitations and next steps
The record should let others understand and assess the work.
A. Connect choices to the problem and explain or demonstrate it
Show the actual work or action described by the lesson criterion. An adult or partner can review it.
Frame → Build → Evaluate → Transfer
The example follows: Frame → Build → Evaluate → Transfer. Explain what each step does.

Project evidence to review

Choose a small fictional school problem. Produce a brief, prototype, test record, review memo and reflection; label untested parts.

Connect choices to the problem
Support claims with reviewable evidence
Plan a realistic next skill to develop

Teaching guidance

Review process and evidence. Do not promise employment, certification or real-world approval.

Model one step, invite the learner to try the next, then ask for an explanation. Accept a spoken or drawn answer when it demonstrates the skill.

Transfer prompt

Apply one learned method to a new problem.

Review: with support / independently / applied to a new task
Evidence and next teaching step: ____________________________________

Keep the learning going

Choose one work sample, explain an improvement, and name the next skill to practise.

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