Climate Science and the Carbon Cycle
The draft WA-specific version of our Climate Science and the Carbon Cycle module is available below.
This module has been developed for the revised Western Australian Year 9 Science (Earth and Space sciences sub-strand) Curriculum to be implemented from 2026. It covers both: Global systems, including the carbon and water cycles, rely on; and interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere; and Changes to global systems can be used to explain patterns of global climate change. Interstate teachers can adapt these resources for use in Year 10 of the National Curriculum.
These draft resources are current as of 2025-12-18.
Lesson Details
This section contains Word (docx) and pdf versions of the lessons developed for each module.
Please note, these draft lesson plans do not include final links to activity videos and associated resources.
- Year 9 – Climate Science and the Carbon Cycle – (Draft, WA) [pdf]
- Year 9 – Climate Science and the Carbon Cycle – (Draft, WA) [docx]
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Other Resources
Other resources include teacher background notes, information about equipment and consumables and associated digital resources.
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PowerPoint Slides
All lessons have an associated PowerPoint presentation that can be downloaded by teachers and used to guide the lesson sequence and activities. It is recommended that teachers use these slides and adapt them to suit their own teaching styles and approaches.
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