Global systems

This online resource explores the 'Global Systems' aspect of the Year 10 Science curriculum.

Topics include:

• Global Systems
• The Carbon Cycle
• The Greenhouse Effect (causes and effects)
• Climate Change
• Sea Ice and Permafrost
• Ocean Currents

The resource also focuses on the analysis of patterns and trends in data.

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.