Earth and Environmental Science involves the analysis, processing and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data in order to formulate explanations and solve problems. In conjunction with knowledge and understanding, communication skills are essential in forming evidence-based conclusions or arguments.
Contact
Coordinator of Earth and Environmental Science: Caroline Burge
Email: cburge@barker.nsw.edu.au
Year 11
The Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 course explores how planetary scale processes such as plate tectonics, ocean circulation and climate change occur and the impact they have on human populations. The course also explores Earth’s renewable and non-renewable resources and environmental issues arising from their extraction and use. An understanding of the Earth’s resources and the ability to live sustainably on the planet is a central purpose of the study of Earth and Environmental Science.
Earth and Environmental Science involves the analysis, processing and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data in order to formulate explanations and solve problems. In conjunction with knowledge and understanding, communication skills are essential in forming evidence-based conclusions or arguments. Completing field work studies allows students to connect their learning to the real world.
Preliminary Course topics include:
• Earth’s Resources
• Plate Tectonics
• Energy Transformations
• Human Impacts
HSC Course topics include:
• Earth’s Processes
• Hazards
• Climate Science
• Resource Management
Assessment
The assessment in Earth and Environmental courses usually includes:
• Field Studies
• Depth Studies
• Oral presentation
• Examinations