Unit 2: Earth processes – energy transfers and transformations Earth and Environmental Science
Earth system processes require energy. In this unit, students explore how the transfer and transformation of energy from the sun and Earth’s interior enable and control processes within and between the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. …
Unit 2 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The changing Earth - the cause and impact of Earth hazards Earth and Environmental Science
Earth hazards occur over a range of time scales and have significant impacts on Earth systems across a wide range of spatial scales. Investigation of naturally occurring and human-influenced Earth hazards enables prediction of their impacts, and the development …
Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of General capabilities Geography
The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with the Geography curriculum content and the cross-curriculum priorities, will help students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The …
Representation of General capabilities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES052
The interaction between Earth’s atmosphere and oceans changes over time and can result in anomalous global weather patterns, including El Nino and La Nina
ACSES052 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES099
Plate tectonic processes generate earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis; the occurrence of these events affects other Earth processes and interactions (for example, ash clouds influence global weather)
ACSES099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES101
Major weather systems generate cyclones, flood events and droughts; the occurrence of these events affects other Earth processes and interactions (for example, habitat destruction, ecosystem regeneration)
ACSES101 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum