Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century Modern History
This unit examines significant movements for change in the 20th century that led to change in society, including people’s attitudes and circumstances. These movements draw on the major ideas described in Unit 1, have been closely connected with democratic …
Unit 2: Movements for Change in the 20th century | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHGE071
The relationship between land cover change and climate change and the long-term impact of climate change on land cover.
ACHGE071 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHGE075
The causes, rate and projected impacts of global climate change.
ACHGE075 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHGE078
A local initiative designed to address the effects of global climate change on land cover.
ACHGE078 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES106
Climate change affects the biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere; climate change has been linked to changes in species distribution, crop productivity, sea level, rainfall patterns, surface temperature and extent of ice sheets
ACSES106 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Land cover transformations Geography
This unit focuses on the changing biophysical cover of the earth’s surface, its impact on global climate and biodiversity, and the creation of anthropogenic biomes. In doing so, it examines the processes causing change in the earth’s land cover. These …
Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHGE077
The effects of climate change on land cover, for example, vegetation, ice sheets, glaciers and coral reefs.
ACHGE077 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHGE076
The interrelationships between land cover change and climate change, for example, the impacts of land cover loss on surface reflectivity (albedo) and the process of natural carbon sequestration.
ACHGE076 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: Land cover transformations | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES108
Climate change models (for example, general circulation models, models of El Nino and La Nina) describe the behaviour and interactions of the oceans and atmosphere; these models are developed through the analysis of past and current climate data, with …
ACSES108 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES107
Geological, prehistorical and historical records provide evidence (for example, fossils, pollen grains, ice core data, isotopic ratios, indigenous art sites) that climate change has affected different regions and species differently over time
ACSES107 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The changing Earth - the cause and impact of Earth hazards Earth and Environmental Science
Earth hazards occur over a range of time scales and have significant impacts on Earth systems across a wide range of spatial scales. Investigation of naturally occurring and human-influenced Earth hazards enables prediction of their impacts, and the development …
Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL021
In addition to biotic factors, abiotic factors including climate and substrate can be used to describe and classify environments
ACSBL021 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM092
find instantaneous rates of change
ACMMM092 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM133
calculate total change by integrating instantaneous or marginal rate of change
ACMMM133 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMMM084
interpret the derivative as the instantaneous rate of change
ACMMM084 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES104
Natural processes (for example, oceanic circulation, orbitally-induced solar radiation fluctuations, the plate tectonic supercycle) and human activities contribute to global climate changes that are evident at a variety of time scales
ACSES104 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Chemistry
Rationale Chemistry is the study of materials and substances, and the transformations they undergo through interactions and the transfer of energy. Chemists can use an understanding of chemical structures and processes to adapt, control and manipulate …
Rationale/Aims | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: People, Power and Authority Ancient History
This unit involves an investigation of ONE ancient society across a broad historical period, with a particular emphasis on the nature and exercise of power and authority in that society. Students also study ONE individual who had a significant impact …
Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
ACELR053
how literature reflects cultural change and difference
ACELR053 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
ACHAH242
change of role, position, status over time
ACHAH242 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3: People, Power and Authority | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum