Biophysical+interactions

=BIOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS - finished on Friday 12th March.=

Go to HSC course - Ecosystems at Risk which is now started. Students who have not completed assessments for the Preliminary course will not be able to proceed to the Year 12 course. Textbooks have been issued for the Year 12 work. The work below is for those who need to revise or catch up on the Year 11 component.

Introduction
This topic is part of the Preliminary (Year 11) course, and is therefore not examinable. It __is__ important for you to understand it, however, as it underpins the Year 12 topics.

There are four topics in this part of the course.
 * Lithosphere
 * Hydrosphere
 * Atmosphere
 * Biosphere
 * Case Study

Lessons
You can access all lesson plans by clicking on the following link: [|Biophysical interactions - lesson plans.doc] There is also your Senior Geography Project [|YEAR 11 GEOGRAPHY sgp project - Copy.doc] (due date will remain 31st MARCH)

Source material
Check out the following links for source materials presented in class:
 * [|Facts about our Earth 2010 Version.ppt]
 * [|Dust Storm Sydney Sept 2009.ppt]
 * Video: Anatomy of a Disaster - about Hurricane Katrina (available in the Library)
 * Check out web sites for USGS on the Chile earthquake and tsunami ALSO the Bureau of Meterology web site BOM.gov.au for daily weather patterns and other useful information such as how to read weather maps, satellite images, operation of El Nino and La Nina.

Class handouts

 * Introduction sheet filled in at the beginning of lesson one: [|intro task.doc]
 * An outline of the course its requirements: [|HSC GEOGRAPHY COURSE & STUDY.ppt]
 * Homework Quiz to be done for Friday, February 12th: [|quick quiz geo facts - HOMEWORK EXERCISE.doc]
 * Introduction to the lithosphere, as presented in lesson 2: [|Intro task - Lithosphere.pdf]
 * Worksheet accompanying the video watched in lesson 3: [|THE WAVE THAT SHOOK THE WORLD.doc]
 * [|Lithosphere booklet 2.pdf]
 * PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOK for Year 12 work: [|hsc geography textbook.doc]
 * New booklet started on 19th February: [|The Atmosphere scan 1.pdf] [|The Atmosphere scan 2.pdf] [|The Atmosphere scan 3.pdf]
 * Weather exercises: [|weather map handout.pdf]
 * [|Anatomy of a Disaster Hurricane Katrina.doc]
 * Senior Geography Project : DUE DATE 31ST MARCH (just before holidays)
 * [|Hydrosphere booklet 1.pdf] [|Hydrosphere booklet 2.pdf] - Started Friday 5th March. Students must read pages 2,3,7,8, from Precipitation on page 10, 11, 12 and the Salinity article on page 13. For homework - conduct a Water Survey based on Pages 4 and 18 over ONE DAY.
 * [|SKILLS WORK FOR ATMOSPHERE.doc]

Extra Material from Current Issues in the News

 * [|Current News articles.doc]

Excursions

 * Wednesday 31st March - meet 8.45am at Sydney Aquarium. Cost $16 to be paid on the day.
 * Optional excursion Friday 12th after class for one hour to Salt Pan Creek litter collection sites to help with SGP if need help