Blue - The Connection Between Oceans and Life on Earth

Blue - The Connection Between Oceans and Life on Earth

Lesson 4 of 4 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Water
  • ...

Lesson summary

This lesson incorporates clips from Blue The Film as learning inspiration. In this lesson, students investigate the interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Students begin by refreshing their understanding of key terms and by using the carbon cycle as an example of global system interactions. Students then use information on marine ecosystems to create a diagram showing the interactions between the four global systems.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • identify and describe interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • know what the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere are and how they are interconnected
  • know the effects of human activity on the ocean.

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Curriculum mapping

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 10 Science:

  • Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (ACSSU189).
  • People use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they accept claims, explanations or predictions, and advances in science can affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities (ACSHE194).
  • Critically analyse the validity of information in primary and secondary sources, and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems (ACSIS206).

Syllabus outcomes: SC5-12ES, SC5-13ES, SC5-7WS, SC5-8WS

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.1, OI.9

Relevant parts of Year 10 Science achievement standards: Students describe and analyse interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres. They evaluate the validity and reliability of claims made in secondary sources with reference to currently held scientific views.

Unit of work: Blue The Film – Science – Year 9 & 10

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion.

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Skills

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Critical thinking

Additional info

Blue is a feature documentary film charting the drastic decline in the health of our oceans. With more than half of all marine life lost and the expansion of the industrialization of the seas, the film sets out the challenges we are facing and the opportunities for positive change. Blue changes the way we think about our liquid world and inspires the audience to action. Find out how to screen or download the film here. Along with the film is an ambitious global campaign to create advocacy and behaviour change through the #oceanguardian movement. To become an ocean guardian, see the website.

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