AC9S10U04
Year 10
Science
AC9S10U04 | Year 10 Science: Earth and space sciences
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor use models of energy flow between the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere to explain patterns of global climate change
Strand
Science understanding
Substrand
Earth and space sciences
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 10 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration examining the role of radiation from the sun and how its interactions with the atmosphere, ocean and land are the foundation for the global climate system
- • Elaboration investigating indicators of climate change such as changes in ocean and atmospheric temperatures, sea levels, biodiversity, species distribution, permafrost and sea ice
- • Elaboration identifying changes in global climate over time, exploring visualisations and using simulations to explore why energy balances have changed
- • Elaboration examining the factors, including energy, that drive deep ocean currents, their role in regulating global climate and their effects on marine life
- • Elaboration investigating how quantum computers enhance modelling of complex weather and climate systems
- • Elaboration predicting changes to the Earth system and identifying strategies designed to reduce climate change or mitigate its effects
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