Inquiry

During Inquiry in Term Two, students will be exploring the central question of: How do the changes of the earth’s internal and external environment provide humanity with sustainable options? with the lens of Global Goal 9 Innovation, Infrastructure and Industry. This unit has a curriculum focus on Earth and Space Science, and Ethical Capability. 

Through exploring Earth and Space Science, students will investigate how different natural disasters occur and the impact it has on the Earth’s external environment due to the internal changes. An example of this is how the internal structure of the Earths plate have shifted to cause a tsunami that leads to external damages and changes on buildings and structures; this then provides humanity an opportunity to assess how sustainable their infrastructures are to withstand future disasters from happening and enable innovative ideas for more sustainable options. 

To support your child in this area of learning, you may find the following tasks at home beneficial: 

• Talk about different innovative buildings around the local area and why it might be the way it is built. 
• Talk about the different natural disasters around the world that have occurred in the past decade and the impact it has had on humans. 
• Borrowing books from your local library about natural disasters and innovation, infrastructure and industries.