YEAR 9 & 10 SCIENCE & HUMANITIES
Environmental Science - River Analysis
Go in-depth exploring the engineering of civil infrastructure on the Murray River, while having students investigate the economic and environmental impact of water management.
In this 90-minute session, students work in groups to:
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explore how engineers control water flow using sluices, weirs and culverts,
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work collaboratively using simple mathematical models to calculate water flow,
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simulate river erosion, transportation and deposition, and
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apply this learning to discuss and simulate a Murray River case study.
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This engaging and content-rich session truly integrates STEM skills with humanities inquiry .
Pre-incursion class learning material is provided to maximise learning outcomes from our visit.
Australian Curriculum v9 Links
Science 9 - Apply the law of conservation of energy to analyse system efficiency in terms of energy inputs, outputs, transfers and transformations.
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Humanities Skills 9 - Develop and evaluate strategies using environmental, economic or social criteria; recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts​​
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Humanities/Geography 9 - Challenges to sustainable food production and food security in Australia and appropriate management strategies
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Science Inquiry 9/10:
Questioning and PredictingAC9S10I01
Planning and Conducting AC9S10I02, AC9S10I03
Processing, Modelling, Analysing AC9S10I04, AC9S10I05
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Links
Science 9/10 - The use of scientific knowledge to address socio-scientific issues and shape a more sustainable future for humans and the environment may have diverse projected outcomes that affect the extent to which scientific knowledge and practices are adopted more broadly by society​​
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Science 9/10 - The Law of Conservation of Energy can be analysed in systems, including Earth systems, by assessing the efficiency of energy inputs, outputs, transfers and transformations
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Humanities/Geography 9/10 - Human-induced environmental changes and their impacts on the sustainability of places and environmental functions
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Science Inquiry 9/10:
Questioning and Predicting VC2S10I01
Planning and Conducting VC2S10I02, VC2S10I03
Processing, Modelling, Analysing VC2S10I04, VC2S10I05