1. Environmental Systems and Societies

2. Syllabus Check your email This gives an overview of the entire subject, including topic breakdown, learning objectives, assessment methods, key terminology… Ensure you save a copy of this document to your laptop.

3. Topic Breakdown Mr Phillips TOPICS 1, 3 and some 7. Dr Millington TOPICS 2, 4, 5, 6, and some 7. Ensure you organise your notes appropriately so that each topic is clear.

4. Fieldwork and IA Dates 10-Jan-14Mangroves IA tripDeadline 17 Feb 18-Mar-14Biodiversity IA tripDeadline 7 Apr 21-May-14Stream Pollution IA tripDeadline 16 June

5. Today’s Lesson START TOPIC 1: SYSTEMS LO: Outline the concept and characteristics of systems. Syllabus Link: 1.1.1 Resource: Key Terminology Glossary

6. Key Terminology Glossary Use text-book, online resources etc… (NOT dictionary.com!!!) to begin to define your key terms. Aim for the first 10: I don’t expect them all to be done. I have a task for you to do in 15 minutes that will test your understanding of one of the early key terms.

7. Imagine you have 6 cocktail sticks. Try to outline 4 complete triangles. Can it be done? Which of the key terms does this exemplify? Why?