[Catalist] The teaching of Climate Change

[CLAXON Wendy [Ellenbrook Secondary College]]

Climate change is a massive part of the Earth and Environmental Course.

I have taught Biology for the past 8 years and it is definitely part of the Environmental issues topic in Year 11:


  1.  human activities that can affect biodiversity and can impact on the magnitude, duration and speed of ecosystem change include examples of

  *   habitat destruction, fragmentation or degradation
  *   the introduction of invasive species
  *   unsustainable use of natural resources
  *   the impact of pollutants, including biomagnification
  *   climate change



Wendy Claxon

Dean of Studies
Ellenbrook Secondary College
100 Main St, Ellenbrook WA 6069
P:  (08) 9297 9700
W: ellenbrooksc.wa.edu.au <http://ellenbrooksc.wa.edu.au/>

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Climate change is a major part of ATAR Geography. It even gets a mention in ATAR Chemistry!



Regards

Steve Higgs

Principal



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From: Catalist <catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net> On Behalf Of Maureen Gardner
Sent: Saturday, 13 October 2018 12:32 PM
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Hullo

I retired  from Teaching Biology/ Human Biology in about 2011. My question is why doesn't either subject include climate change in the course anymore. it is such a topical subject, politically, you would think it would be essential. What subject does teach it then? It is mentioned daily in the media.

Maureen Gardner
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