Food Security and Climate Change in Australia

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Geography:

• The challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world (ACHGK063)
• The capacity of the world’s environments to sustainably feed the projected future population to achieve food security for Australia and the world (ACHGK064)
• Present findings, arguments and explanations in a range of appropriate communication forms, selected for their effectiveness and to suit audience and purpose; using relevant geographical terminology, and digital technologies as appropriate (ACHGS070)
• Reflect on and evaluate the findings of the inquiry to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations; and explain the predicted outcomes and consequences of their proposal (ACHGS071)

Year 10 Science:

• Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (ACSSU189)
• The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (ACSHE230)
• Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (ACSIS208)

Year 10 Geography:

• The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability (ACHGK070)
• The application of human-environment systems thinking to understanding the causes and likely consequences of the environmental change being investigated (ACHGK073)
• The application of geographical concepts and methods to the management of the environmental change being investigated (ACHGK074)

Syllabus outcomes: GE5-2, GE5-3, GE5-4, GE5-5, GE5-8, SC5-11PW, SC5-9WS, SC5-12ES. 

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – oversee activity.

• Internet access
• Student worksheet
• Infographic program (e.g. Piktochart)
• DIY infographic background information

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