Environmental+Inquisitors+Curriculum+Links

Environmental Inquisitors Curriculum Links = = = = //Taken from the Australian Curriculum Year 7 Content Descriptions//

//General capabilities:// Literacy, Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy //Cross-curriculum priorities:// Sustainability
 * 1. Science Understanding: **
 * Some of Earth’s resources are renewable, but others are non-renewable.
 * Considering what is meant by the term ‘renewable’ in relation to the Earth’s resources
 * Considering timescales for regeneration of resources
 * Comparing renewable and non-renewable energy sources, including how they are used in a range of situations.

//General capabilities:// Literacy, Critical and creative thinking, Ethical behaviour
 * 2. Science as a Human Endeavour: **
 * Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations.
 * Considering issues relating to the use and management of water within a community
 * Considering decisions made in relation to the recycling of greywater and blackwater
 * Considering how human activity in the community can have positive and negative effects on the sustainability of ecosystems Investigating ways to control the spread of the cane toad

//General capabilities:// Literacy, Personal and social capability
 * 3. Science Inquiry Skills: **
 * Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate
 * Presenting the outcomes of research using effective forms of representation of data or ideas and scientific language that is appropriate for the target audience
 * Using digital technologies to access information and to communicate and collaborate with others on and off site

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