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<strong>Earth</strong> <strong>and</strong> space sciences<br />
SURFACE CHANGES<br />
Lesson 5<br />
Teacher notes<br />
<strong>Science</strong> inquiry focus:<br />
How does extreme weather change <strong>Earth</strong>’s coastlines? How can<br />
storm erosion be slowed down?<br />
<strong>Science</strong> Inquiry Skills:<br />
• Questioning <strong>and</strong> predicting QP<br />
• Planning <strong>and</strong> conducting PC<br />
• Processing <strong>and</strong> analysing data <strong>and</strong> information PA<br />
• Communicating C<br />
<strong>Science</strong> as a Human Endeavour:<br />
• Students make predictions <strong>and</strong> observations about the best<br />
way to decrease the impact of erosion on the coastline.<br />
Technology/Engineering/Mathematics links:<br />
• researching <strong>and</strong> discussing an online video<br />
• using a digital video recorder to document <strong>and</strong> play back<br />
results<br />
• creating an investigation plan using a digital application<br />
such as Book Creator<br />
Background information<br />
• Extreme weather is weather that is different from the usual<br />
pattern. This includes floods, storms, drought, a heat wave<br />
or a cold snap. These all have an impact on the Australian<br />
l<strong>and</strong>scape.<br />
• Floods occur when there has been heavy rainfall, often<br />
associated <strong>with</strong> cyclones <strong>and</strong> storms, which overflows on<br />
normally dry l<strong>and</strong>. The water can overflow from rivers, lakes,<br />
creeks <strong>and</strong> other natural waterways.<br />
• Erosion is the taking away of the broken-down rocks <strong>and</strong><br />
s<strong>and</strong>. In the instance of the 2016 storms across the eastern<br />
coast of Australia, the king tide caused the waves <strong>and</strong> ocean<br />
water to be even more intense so the erosion was more<br />
severe. Major <strong>changes</strong> to the appearance of the coastline<br />
occurred.<br />
Assessment focus:<br />
• As a formative assessment<br />
use the experiment plan to<br />
check students’ underst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
of how to plan, conduct <strong>and</strong><br />
record results.<br />
• Observe the responses during<br />
the reflection to ascertain<br />
whether students underst<strong>and</strong><br />
how extreme weather such<br />
as a storm can change <strong>Earth</strong>’s<br />
surface by eroding the<br />
coastline, <strong>and</strong> what can be<br />
done to reduce the impact.<br />
Resources<br />
• Images of flooding in<br />
Australia at <br />
• Online video—Storm<br />
erosion at <br />
• S<strong>and</strong>, water, large plastic<br />
containers, plastic<br />
paddle, folding h<strong>and</strong> fan,<br />
seedlings/small plants,<br />
gravel, rocks, sticks, shells,<br />
grass or other materials<br />
• Copies of page 99<br />
(optional)<br />
• iPad ® <strong>with</strong> video recorder<br />
<strong>and</strong> an application such as<br />
Book Creator<br />
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