Spheres of Impact - Litter vs Earth’s Spheres

SecondaryYear 9ScienceEarth and SpaceEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will represent the carbon cycle and examine how key processes, including combustion, photosynthesis and respiration, rely on interactions between Earth’s spheres (the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere).

These resources are part of the Clean Up Australia Education Resources created in collaboration with Clean Up Australia.

Learning intentions

Students will:

explore how litter interacts with Earth's spheres
analyse the indirect carbon impacts of pollution.

Success criteria

Students can:

identify which of Earth's spheres are impacted by different types of litter
explain how pollution contributes to changes in the carbon cycle.

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Spheres of Impact - Litter vs Earth’s Spheres

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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