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Amazing Adaptations (Year 5-6)

Amazing Adaptations (Year 5-6)

Course Codes

ST3-1WS-S, ST3-4LW-S, ST3-7MW-T, ACTDEP024, ACTDEP027, ACSSU043, ACSSU094

Course Description

2009 marked the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and his theories still have great relevance today. Animals possess amazing adaptations to help them obtain food and avoid being a food source themselves. Take a journey back in time and explore some of the early evolutionary theories as you observe and interact with some of our most impressive and intimidating animals. During this hands-on program students will have the opportunity to closely analyse various animal skulls and suggest how observed animal features have enabled animals to adapt for obtaining food and avoiding predation.

 

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Course Details

  • ST3-1WS-S plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
  • ST3-4LW-S examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
  • ST3-7MW-T explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
  • Plan and conduct a fair test to show the conditions needed for a particular plant or animal to grow and survive in its environment (ACSSU094)
  • Describe adaptations as existing structures or behaviours that enable living things to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)
  • Investigate materials, components, tools, techniques and processes required to achieve intended design solutions (ACTDEP024)
  • Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions according to criteria for success (ACTDEP027)

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