Achievement Standards

Australian Curriculum Alignment

Science:

• Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their needs are met.
• Living things depend on their environment to survive, and changes to these environments can affect their survival.
• Science involves observing, asking questions, and describing changes in the world around us.
• Living things can be grouped based on observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things.
• Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive.
• Science knowledge helps people understand the effect of their actions on the environment.

Geography:

• The natural features of places, including different types of landscapes and habitats.
• How the activities and care of humans impact the natural environment, such as in national parks.
• The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably.

General Capabilities:

Personal and Social Capability: Fosters responsibility and care for the environment, as well as collaboration on conservation projects.

Critical and Creative Thinking: Encourages students to analyse habitat-related problems, such as threats to ecosystems, and propose solutions.

Ethical Understanding: Promotes awareness of human impact on natural environments and the importance of conservation.