Overview
About Earth & Environmental Science
Earth & Environmental Science is an interdisciplinary subject that provides opportunities for students to engage with the dynamic interactions in and between four systems: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.
Subject summary
| Subject type | Assessment | QCE credits | Contributes to ATAR |
|---|
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General
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Internal assessment (50%)
External assessment (50%)
|
Up to 4
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Yes
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What will students learn?
In studying Earth & Environmental Science, students will learn about:
- introduction to Earth systems
- Earth processes — energy transfers and transformations
- living on Earth — extracting using and managing Earth resources
- the changing Earth — the cause and impact of Earth hazards.
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- data test (10%)
- student experiment (20%)
- research investigation (20%)
- external examination (50%).
Where can Earth & Environment Science lead?
Studying Earth & Environmental Science can lead to:
- geoscience
- soil science
- agriculture
- marine science
- environmental rehabilitation
- urban planning
- ecology
- natural resource management
- wildlife
- environmental chemistry
- conservation
- ecotourism.
More information
Email EES@qcaa.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 3864 0463.
