Outcomes, Schedule, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Practical Portfolio Criteria
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ObjectivesStudents will develop:
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Outcomes
A student:
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1. the history of Earth and Environmental Science
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H1. evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding or
technology have changed the direction or nature of scientific thinking
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2. the nature and practice of Earth and Environmental Science
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H2. analyses the ways in which models, theories
and laws in Earth and Environmental Science have been tested and validated
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3. applications and uses of Earth and Environmental Science
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H3. assesses the impact of particular advances in Earth and
Environmental Science on the development of technologies
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4. implications for society and the environment
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H4. assesses the impact of applications of Earth and
Environmental Science on society and the environment
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5. current
issues, research and developments
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H5. identifies
possible future directions of Earth and Environmental Science research
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6. the resources of Earth
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H6. evaluates the use of the Earth’s resources
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7. the abiotic features of the environment
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H7. discusses geological, biological, physical and chemical
evidence of the evolving Australian and world environments
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8. models to explain structures and processes of change
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H8. describes models which can be used to explain changing environmental
conditions during the evolution of Australia and other continents
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9. Australian resources
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H9. evaluates the impact of resources utilisation on the
Australian environment
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10. biotic impacts on the environment
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H10. assesses the effects of current pressures on the Australian
environment
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