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> > || Present information comparing the fertility of a basalt driven soil from recent volcanic activity in Eastern Australia with a deeply weathered lateritic soil from Western Australia. Homework task due Mon 14th May || || * **outline** a cause of soil erosion in NSW due to: –an agricultural process – urbanisation and **identify** a management strategy that prevents or reduces both of these causes of soil erosion a program or strategy used in NSW to treat soil erosion the effect of compaction or tracking on soil. and some information on causes of soil erosion || [|Soil Erosion ABC science] [|Soil erosion Solutions :case studies] NSW [|Soil Compaction, Causes, Concerns and Cures] [|Erosion Management is Improving Sydney's Drinking Water] Homework task **Erosion Management** of land clearing and irrigation and **outline** precautions that could minimise the problem in each case || **Identify** data sources and **gather, process** and **present** information as a **case study** of a successful rehabilitation program of a salt-affected area, including: [|Soil Salinity in Australia] - CSIRO youtube [|Designing salt tolerant plants]Catalyst ABC Homework task Case Study on Management of Salinity –effect on non-target species –accumulation in individuals (bio-accumulation) and magnification in animals higher up the food chain (biomagnification) –human health impacts Pesticides [|What can we use to control locusts]- ABC science || * Gather information from secondary sources to identify a pesticide whose use is now banned and summarise its use, the reasons for stopping its use and available evidence to assess the impact of its residual chemicals in the environment alternatives to pesticides as a management practice || Homework Questions on pesticides
 * * Syllabus Content || How students learn task/ activity/ experiment || Resources Homework ||
 * **Australia's land surfaces exhibit the effects of long periods** **of weathering and erosion** || Students **describe** the low fertility of most Australian soils in terms of;
 * long period of depletion of nutrient ions
 * stability of the australian continent
 * the low relief of the australian continent
 * **Soil as a resource that requires careful management**
 * gather information from first- hand or secondary sources to **evaluate**
 * **plan** and **perform** a series of **investigations** to determine
 * [|HSC Online] - gives two examples of how to do this
 * due Monday 20th May** ||
 * **Salinity of soils and water**
 * identify** regions of Australia with naturally saline soils
 * examine** the possible consequences for soil salinity
 * the origins of the problem
 * the impact of the salinity problem on the biotic and abiotic environment
 * the rehabilitation strategy used and the scientific basis for this strategy || [|Salinity] Australian Government
 * due Monday 27th May** ||
 * **The effect of excessive use and long-term consequences of using some pesticides**
 * discuss** the effect of continually introducing new pesticides into the environment, including
 * assess** alternative management practices that do not require the use of pesticide
 * gather and analyse information about
 * due Monday 3rd June**

Resources

[|Pesticides]- You tube good for dangers of using pesticides [|DDT and Bio-accumulation] [|Rachel Carson's Silent Spring] You Tube [|The Effects of DDT on Wild Birds] [|Dangers of pesticide use]. WWF Australia You Tube || –licensing irrigation/bore water users –treating stormwater –providing environmental flows from dams e[|nvironmental flows] || * **present** information as a **flow chart** to summarise the steps in forms of sewage treatment [|steps of sewage treatment] you tube (great!) || **[|The water down under]**- from NOVA, Australian Academy of Science [|Murry Darling] short clip about managing the water of the Murry Darling [|A brief history of water use in the Murry Darling]Youtube [|Technology to manage stormwater Stormwater] Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDs) [|Sewage Treatment] [|Snowy Flows] - increasing environmental flows Catalyst NSW Government: Office of Water
 * **Maintenance of environmental flows and natural processes in water**
 * assess** management strategies and technologies used to assist in the maintenance of natural processes in surface water by:

Homework Due Monday 17th of June || (word equations only) || * **Gather** and **analyse** information from secondary sources on the composition of emissions from vehicle exhausts. greenhouse gases and acid rain from both natural and made environments, and use available evidence to propose possible local and global strategies to achieve decreased emission of carbon dioxide, methane and sulphur dioxide sources to **evaluate** –one international strategy aimed at reducing ozone depletion [|Montreal Protocol] –one international strategy aimed at reducing human causes of global warming [|Kyoto protocol] || [|Greenhouse Gases] [|major greenhouse gases] [|Causes of Climate Change]
 * **The results of the Industrial** **Revolution on the atmosphere and hydrosphere.**
 * summarise** types of chemical reactions involved in the formation of greenhouse gases and acid rain from the burning of fossil fuels
 * analyse** different scientific views on the causes of global warming to **assess** predictions on the likelihood of global warming
 * **analyse**, **process** and present information to **identify** the origins of
 * **gather** and **analyse** information from secondary

Homework: Global Warming
 * due Tuesday 24th June**

[|CSIRO State of the Climate report 2012] Acid rain - Why is it a concern? || [|HSC online is good for this] || * **gather** information from secondary sources to being phased out and alternative products being used. || Homework Ozone depletion [|The Antarctic Ozone Hole] You Tube (covers most of the syllabus points) [|20 Questions and answers about ozone] (great site that covers all syllabus points) [|Ozone Depletion] || of waste treatment processes, such as filtration, sedimentation and precipitation secondary information to **analyse** the effectiveness of landfills in disposing of solid and liquid wastes || Homework Mine Site Rehabilitation
 * **outline** the way in which chlorofluorocarbons and other halides can reduce the percentage of ozone in the stratosphere
 * summarise** the evidence for ozone depletion and the role of Australian scientists in this ongoing research
 * summarise** the uses of CFCs and other halides and describe the ways in which their use is
 * Due Monday 16th July**
 * **Rehabilitation and safe use of previously contaminated sites**
 * define** the qualities of geological features that need to be considered in selecting areas for waste dumps.
 * evaluate** the methods currently used for the disposal, treatment and recycling of both solid and liquid waste
 * assess** the methods and effectiveness of rehabilitation at a contaminated mine site || * **perform investigation**s to construct and test simulations
 * gather information from first- hand investigations or
 * Due Monday 23rd July**
 * [|Mine Site rehabilitation]pdf**
 * Australian Govenment** ||