Topics:
Biological Sciences – Ecosystems
Chemical Sciences – Mixtures and Separations; Chemical reactions
Earth and Space Sciences – Renewable/Non-renewable resources
Additional: Careers; Technology; Engineering
Concepts (South Australia):
Biological Sciences – Interdependence and Ecosystems
Chemical Sciences – Properties of Matter; Change of Matter
Earth and Space Sciences – The Earth’s Surface
Years: 6, 7, 10
Birds and mammals beat lizards and amphibians to survive climate change
Hybrid sheep-human embryos bring transplant hopes
Bats are host to many deadly viruses – so how come they don’t get sick?
Not just the oceans, freshwater acidification is happening too
The challenger to WRESAT’s crown
Fracking does cause earthquakes – but you can avoid them
Word count: 654
Useful alongside delivery of a range of Year 7 topics including Mixtures and separations in Chemical Sciences (ACSSU113), the Earth’s Resources & water cycles in Earth & Space Sciences (ACSSU116) & the human impact on ecosystems and the food web in Biological Sciences (ACSSU112). This can also be used to look at both Year 6 & Year 10 Chemical Sciences (ACSSU095), (ACSSU187)
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