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In this prior learning activity, students begin to understand the concept of biodiversity and explore why there is poor public understanding of the word.

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understand the complexity of the concept – ‘Biodiversity’
investigate and research real world concepts of biodiversity.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Science :

Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)

Year 10 Science:

Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE191)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-12ES, SC5-14LW.

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