SYSTEMS 1.2-1.3
Lesson 1: What is a system?
Task 1: Identifying a system:
Use the cards given to identify the variety of systems shown.
Use the cards given to identify the variety of systems shown.
Task 2: Components of a system
Something as simple as a candle can be a system. Use the diagram below to recreate a diagram of your own including the terminology listed below.
Something as simple as a candle can be a system. Use the diagram below to recreate a diagram of your own including the terminology listed below.
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Key Terminology:
Inputs Outputs Storages Flows |
Transfer Transformation Energy Matter |
Lesson 2: Rainforest water cycle as a system?
Here we're going to investigate the water cycle.
Task 1: Create a water cycle diagram and model
- Your task is to create a diagram of the water cycle and overlay that diagram with a model based on the information below.
- Make sure that your models are correctly labelled and correctly drawn with arrows in the correct diagram.
- Read page 18-25 of your text.
Example of a model
Source: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/geography/river-profiles/revise-it/drainage-basins
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source: http://www.chebe.wsu.edu/modules/98modules/dishon/sipaper_wsu_files/image003.gif
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Key Terminology required:
Transpiration Evaporation Precipitation Interception Lakes and Reservoirs & Swamps Absorption |
Soil Moisture
Groundwater Percolation Groundwater flow Biospheric water (storage) Atmosphere water (storage) |
River Channels
Channel Flow Infiltration Ice caps and Glaciers Respiration Ingestion |
Lesson 3: Biosphere 2: A systems example
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