Program Duration: 45 minutes Minimum Participants: 10 students Maximum Participants: 35 students Program Overview: This program will introduce students to the global issue of climate change with a focus on how it is impacting the survival of Polar bears. Ever Changing Environments aligns with the Australian Curriculum through all strands of Science, and the geography, economics and business strands of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will develop an understanding of climate change through a holistic explanation encompassing all fields of science. The involvement of the sun’s light and heat energy; the various land surfaces that absorb, reflect and reradiate that energy; and the unique properties of atmospheric gases will be discussed in relation to the greenhouse effect that is necessary for life on Earth. Students will consider how human activities are enhancing the greenhouse effect, and are contributing to the current period of global warming. This will be related back to Polar bears and how, despite specialised adaptations, their survival is threatened by climate change. Students will contemplate the difference between needs and wants and what choices we can make to better manage limited resources as a means of minimising our negative impact on climate change, Polar bears and their environment. Alignment with the Australian Curriculum: SCIENCE Science Understanding Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive Biological Sciences in their environment (ACSSU043) Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in Chemical Sciences different ways (ACSSU077) The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) Earth and Space Sciences (ACSSU078) Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted Physical Sciences (ACSSU080) Science as a Human Endeavour Use and Influence of Science Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083) HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Inquiry and Skills Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to Evaluating and Reflecting an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects (ACHASSI104) Knowledge and Understanding The influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe Geography and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK111)
Program Duration: 45 minutes Minimum Participants: 10 students Maximum Participants: 35 students Program Overview: This program will introduce students to the global issue of climate change with a focus on how it is impacting the survival of Polar bears. Ever Changing Environments aligns with the Australian Curriculum through all strands of Science, and the geography, economics and business strands of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will develop an understanding of climate change through a holistic explanation encompassing all fields of science. The involvement of the sun’s light and heat energy; the various land surfaces that absorb, reflect and reradiate that energy; and the unique properties of atmospheric gases will be discussed in relation to the greenhouse effect that is necessary for life on Earth. Students will consider how human activities are enhancing the greenhouse effect, and are contributing to the current period of global warming. This will be related back to Polar bears and how, despite specialised adaptations, their survival is threatened by climate change. Students will contemplate the difference between needs and wants and what choices we can make to better manage limited resources as a means of minimising our negative impact on climate change, Polar bears and their environment. Alignment with the Australian Curriculum: SCIENCE Science Understanding Biological Sciences Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043) Chemical Sciences Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways (ACSSU077) Earth and Space Sciences The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078) Physical Sciences Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080) Science as a Human Endeavour Use and Influence of Science Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083) HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Inquiry and Skills Evaluating and Reflecting Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects (ACHASSI104) Knowledge and Understanding Geography The influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK111)
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