Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Understanding Nature
Areas studied
- The relationship between humans and nature
- Planning for safe participation in outdoor experiences
- Development of practical skills related to outdoor experiences
- Characteristics and functioning of natural environments
- Types of natural environments
- How changes to nature affect people
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Environmental Impacts
Areas studied
- Motivations for outdoor experiences
- Social responses to risk taking
- The effect of technology on outdoor experiences
- Commercialisation of outdoor experiences
- Human activities and their environmental impacts
- State and local conservation policy and environmental legislation
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Unit 3
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Unit 4
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Relationships with Outdoor Environments
Areas studied
- How Australians have understood and interacted with the outdoors over time
- Current state of the environment and the interrelationship between humans and the environment
- How the environment is perceived and the dynamic nature of human-environment relationships
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Future of Natural Environments
Areas studied
- Practices that maintain natural environments.
- The importance of the natural environment for the future of human societies
- Practical knowledge of outdoor living
- Principles of conservation and policies for decision making to resolve conflicting interests
- Strategies used to influence decisions about the use of natural environments
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| Assessment: Assessment in Outdoor and Environmental Studies 3 & 4 comprises 25% school assessed coursework in Unit 3, 25 % school assessed coursework in Unit 4, and a two hour end of year examination worth 50%. |
