This online resource looks at the consequence of rising sea levels.
The resource is a web page that focuses on the specific problems facing the Pacific island nation of Kirabati.
The web page provides a teacher's guide and resources that focus on teaching students how to use their knowledge and understanding of scientific principles to evaluate evidence and make value judgements based on scientific data about the causes and impacts of rising sea levels.
This online resource focuses on climate change and its effects.
The resource gives details for a sequence of two lessons that focus on potential effects of climate change.
Students examine scientific evidence using an inquiry approach.
The package includes 2 lesson plans and a teacher guide.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U04 (Year 10)
This online resource deals with the effects of climate change.
The video examines the science of climate change and summarises the evidence that climate change is happening and that human activities are driving climate change. It also debunks arguments used by climate change skeptics and provides clear scientific explanations to refute those arguments.
This online resource looks at plastics and their future use in Australia.
The resource provides information on the current status and future use of plastics and examines the need for a new source of plastics that reduces the pressure on demand for fossil fuels in their production and the impact of this use of fossil fuels on the environment.
A new range of plastics known as bioplastics are introduced and detailed information about their origins and their differing abilities to decompose safely in the environment is provided.
This online resource examines the bleaching of coral due to climate change.
The website provides detailed information on the role of rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification in coral bleaching. It uses a variety of videos, animations and hyperlinks to present complex information in an interesting and accessible format suitable for Year 9 and 10 students.
This online resource explores the 'Global Systems' aspect of the Year 10 Science curriculum.
Topics include:
The resource also focuses on the analysis of patterns and trends in data.
This interactive diagram looks at the Earth's water cycle.
The resource includes an interactive diagram that shows how the Earth's water is not only always changing forms between liquid, solid and gas, but also moving on, above and within the Earth.
The interactive diagram contains interactive features that when hovered over, display information and links regarding each stage of the cycle.
This online resource gives comprehensive coverage of Earth's global systems.
The resource is a fully self-contained series of lessons concerning global systems including: the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, and the carbon cycle.
Four units illustrate a sequence for learning science concepts through data analysis activities, satellite imagery and computer visualisations, as well as hands-on experiments that illustrate processes of our Earth system.
