Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre

We acknowledge and are grateful to work, learn and educate on Dharawal land.

Telephone02 9668 9889 / 0477 742 284

Emailkamaybotany-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Stage 3 - Science - Living World - Adaptations of living things

Stage 3 science

Location

Kamay Botany Bay EEC

Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell

Overview

Immerse your students in a real citizen science project while discovering the structural and behavioural adaptations of some of the amazing plants and animals that inhabit Kamay Botany Bay National Park.

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students observing a possum
student holding sea urchin

 

 Outcome

  • ST3-1WS-S plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions 

Inquiry and Focus questions

  • How do physical conditions affect the survival of living things?
  • How do the structural and behavioural features of living things support survival?

Students will

  • Explore structural features of a possum using the taxidermied specimens.
  • Complete a scientific drawing.
  • Undertake the scientific protocols for Scoop a Poop.
  • Complete a watercolour drawing.
  • Contribute to a plant id book.

Learning across the curriculum content

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
  • Sustainability
  • Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking

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