Welcome to the National 5 Environmental Science page.
We have made a start uploading resources for experimental work that could help to support teaching of the course.
The resources are accessed from the unit pages which you can get to from the tabs below.
Alternatively you can use the search facility.
The Living Environment unit looks at: Investigating ecosystems and biodiversity, Interdependence of living things within ecosystems and at human influences on biodiversity
The resources can be accessed by clicking HERE to download the curricular mapping tool (PDF).
The Earth’s Resources unit looks at the structures and processes involved in the functioning of the: geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
The resources can be accessed from the links below.
1 Overview of Earth systems and their interactions
2 Geosphere
Rocks to Riches – An experiment to extract copper from copper ore using an electrowinning process.
3 Hydrosphere
Density of Ice – A simple demonstration of the anomalous density of ice.
4 Biosphere
Biodiesel – Preparation and testing of biodiesel in the laboratory
5 Atmosphere
The Sustainability unit looks at the way the natural world and people interact in the areas of: food, water, energy and waste management.
The resources can be accessed from the links below.
1 Introduction to sustainability
2 Food
Controversial biological procedures – GM crops (Scroll down)
3 Water
Water Testing – A series of experiments to determine the level of chemicals in water (boron, calcium, carbonate, iron, magnesium, nitrate, nitrite, phosphorus)
4 Energy
When a Fossil Fuel is Burned – demonstration of the production of carbon dioxide and water when a hydrocarbon is burned.
5 Waste management
SSERC have also developed a Learning Activity pack to support the delivery of the Sustainability unit of Environmental Science. This includes learning resources developed from a host of organisations, as well as some practical activities from SSERC.
Sustainability Learning Activity Pack
