Stage 5 · SC5-ENV-01

Environmental Sustainability

Human activity and the natural world. Ecosystems under pressure — climate change, biodiversity, land use and evidence-based solutions.

📚 10 lessons
⏱ ~200 minutes
🎯 SC5-ENV-01

Lessons

10 total
1

Ecosystems and human impact

How human activity reshapes the natural world.

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2

Climate change — evidence and causes

The science behind a warming planet.

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3

Biodiversity and habitat loss

Why variety in life matters — and what threatens it.

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4

Introduced species

When a newcomer disrupts the ecosystem.

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5

Land and water use

How agriculture and industry change the environment.

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6

Sustainability frameworks

How scientists and policy-makers define and measure sustainability.

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7

Analysing environmental data

Read, interpret and critique real environmental datasets.

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8

Solutions and innovation

Evidence-based approaches to the environmental crisis.

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9

First Nations land management

Ancient ecological knowledge with modern conservation applications.

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10

Environmental sustainability in context

Investigate and evaluate a real environmental issue.

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Syllabus Outcomes

  • SC5-ENV-01 Analyses the impact of human activity on the natural world