SCIENCE YEAR 7/8

 

 EARTH’S RESOURCES UNIT OF WORK

This unit provides students with an insight into how humans extract and use resources from Earth’s spheres. Students will learn the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources and examine some of the strategies being used to make our resource use more sustainable. They will then use the STEM Design Thinking Process to identify a problem related to our resource use and develop an innovative solution that will be entered into the Green Innovation Awards.

Download the Earth’s Resources Unit of Work PDF

RESOURCES

I-STEM

  • The STEM design process may assist you with your Green Innovation idea by providing a step-by-step method to identify a problem, brain storm an idea, create and design an innovation and experiment and test solutions.

  • An illustration of the STEM design process is available HERE and offers more suggestions and inspiration to easily combine the green innovation awards into your teaching.

 
 
 

BIODIVERSITY UNIT OF WORK

This unit gives students the opportunity to​ study​​ the​ living​ world​ and​ how​ it​ interacts​ with​ the​ non-living​ world.​ Students will​ study​ the​ interactions​ between​ living​ things​ and​ their​ environment​ as​ well​ as​ human​ impacts​ on​ these​ systems​ and​ the​ methods​ we​ are​ developing​ to​ decrease​ our​ impact​ on​ ecosystems. Students will use the STEM Design Thinking Process to identify an environmental problem and develop an innovative solution to that problem. Students will have the opportunity to enter their project in the Green Innovation Awards. 

Download the Biodiversity Unit of Work PDF

RESOURCES


I-STEM

  • The STEM design process may assist you with your Green Innovation idea by providing a step-by-step method to identify a problem, brain storm an idea, create and design an innovation and experiment and test solutions.

  • An illustration of the STEM design process is available HERE and offers more suggestions and inspiration to easily combine the green innovation awards into your teaching.

 
 

Need Help?

Make sure you get in touch in order to access mentoring from industry and academic leaders as well as specialist teaching support at teachers@greeninnovationawards.com.au