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Elaboration (4) ACHASSK107

investigating the impact of settlement on the local environment and its ecosystems (for example, comparing the present and past landscape and the flora and fauna of the local community)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK113

exploring the extent of change in the local environment over time and the impact of change on ecosystems

Elaboration ACHASSK182

classifying resources into renewable, non-renewable and finite/infinite resources, and investigating examples of each type and how they affect environmental sustainability

testing conclusions by considering alternative points of view about an area of inquiry and providing a response using as organisers at least two of the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI162

using knowledge of the past to inform views on probable and preferred (individual or collective) futures, explaining reasoning to justify futures scenarios

Elaboration ACDSEH125

investigating the impact of early texts that warned about environmental change (for example, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, 1962; Don’t it make you want to go home by Joe South, 1970; Mother Earth News magazine in 1970; Mercy mercy me (the ecology) lyrics …

Elaboration ACHHS193

designing a poster that outlines the main arguments against French nuclear testing in the Pacific and explaining the nature and reliability of the sources used to construct the poster

Elaboration (2) ACHGK045

investigating the concept of environmental quality and surveying the environmental quality of their local area and its effect on liveability

Elaboration (1) ACHGK046

investigating the extent to which people in their place are socially connected or socially isolated and its effect on liveability

Elaboration (3) ACHGK051

investigating the effects of the built elements of environments (for example, urban development, marinas and sea walls) on coastal landscape quality

Elaboration (1) ACHGS062

reflecting on personal values and attitudes and how these influence responses to an issue (for example, the protection of landscapes)

Elaboration (1) ACHGK061

investigating ways that the production of food and fibre has altered some biomes (for example, through vegetation clearance, introduction of exotic species, drainage, terracing and irrigation)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK068

evaluating the effects of international demand for food products on biodiversity throughout the world, in the places of their production

Elaboration (1) ACHGK074

proposing geographical management strategies for the environmental change being investigated (for example, establishing reserves and corridors to preserve biodiversity (a spatial strategy), ecosystem-based management (an environmental strategy), urban …

Elaboration ACHGS080

reflecting on the role of personal values and attitudes in influencing their responses to situations including goals (for example, environmental protection)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI081

proposing possible actions that could be taken to address an issue (for example, improving the management of waste in the school; choosing products not made from endangered species such as elephants) and identifying resources needed to support the actions …

Elaboration ACDSEH068

researching the extinction of the moa in New Zealand as a result of hunting and habitat decline

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068

evaluating the evidence for theories about the deforestation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Elaboration ACDSEH028

outlining the emergence of concerns about the preservation of natural areas for future generations (for example, as reflected in the establishment of national parks in the United States (Yellowstone National Park in 1872), Australia (Royal National Park …

Elaboration (2) ACHGK040

examining why water is a difficult resource to manage and sustain (for example, because of its shared and competing uses and variability of supply over time and space)

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