Lesson summary
Students choose an issue related to biodiversity that needs serious attention. They use their understanding of biodiversity to describe the issue and how their potential solutions might resolve the issue. Students demonstrate that an understanding of biodiversity is essential if conservation is going to be effective.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand biodiversity helps to understand conservation issues and find potential solutions
- evaluate people’s claims about an issue on the basis of supporting scientific evidence.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian curriculum content descriptions:
Year 9 Science:
- Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence (ACSIS170)
- Critically analyse the validity of information in secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems (ACSIS172)
Year 9 English:
- Interpret, analyse and evaluate how different perspectives of issue, event, situation, individuals or groups are constructed to serve specific purposes in texts (ACELY1742)
Year 10 Science:
- Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence (ACSIS204)
- Critically analyse the validity of information in secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems (ACSIS206)
Year 10 English:
- Use comprehension strategies to compare and contrast information within and between texts, identifying and analysing embedded perspectives, and evaluating supporting evidence (ACELY1754)
Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-8WS, SC5-7WS, EN5-2A.
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