Unit 5.4 Effects of industry Strand Content Suggested teaching and learning Pearson science New Register strategies South Wales 7 resources Knowledge and LW5 Science and technology contribute to Loss of species diversity Student Book 7, p. 210 finding solutions to conserving and Define extinction and outline the Understanding managing sustainable ecosystems. classification of threatened species into endangered, vulnerable, rare, etc. Students: d predict how human activities can affect Effect of an industry Student Book 7, p. 211 interactions in food chains and food webs, Outline how the palm oil industry is including examples from Australian land or threatening Sumatran elephants, tigers, marine ecosystems (ACSSU112) [CCT] rhinos and Orang-utans. f describe how scientific knowledge has influenced the development of practices in science4fun: I need mining and forestry Student Book 7, p. 211 agriculture, e.g. animal husbandry or crop This activity helps students identify the cultivation to improve yields and resources around them from mining and sustainability, or the effect of plant-cloning forestry. techniques in horticulture [S] [L] Logging and Mining Student Book 7, p. 212 Discuss some benefits and some environmental damage resulting from these industries. Agriculture Student Book 7, p. 213 Discuss some impacts agriculture has had on natural ecosystems—clearing habitat and pollution by chemicals.
Unit 5.4 Effects of industry Strand Content Suggested teaching and learning strategies Pearson science New South Wales 7 resources Register Knowledge and Understanding LW5 Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to conserving and managing sustainable ecosystems. Students: d predict how human activities can affect interactions in food chains and food webs, including examples from Australian land or marine ecosystems (ACSSU112) [CCT] f describe how scientific knowledge has influenced the development of practices in agriculture, e.g. animal husbandry or crop cultivation to improve yields and sustainability, or the effect of plant-cloning techniques in horticulture [S] [L] Loss of species diversity Define extinction and outline the classification of threatened species into endangered, vulnerable, rare, etc. Student Book 7, p. 210 Effect of an industry Outline how the palm oil industry is threatening Sumatran elephants, tigers, rhinos and Orang-utans. Student Book 7, p. 211 science4fun: I need mining and forestry This activity helps students identify the resources around them from mining and forestry. Student Book 7, p. 211 Logging and Mining Discuss some benefits and some environmental damage resulting from these industries. Student Book 7, p. 212 Agriculture Discuss some impacts agriculture has had on natural ecosystems—clearing habitat and pollution by chemicals. Student Book 7, p. 213
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