Backyard Bush Blitz - Adaptations

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 9 Science:

• Use models, including food webs, to represent matter and energy flow in ecosystems and predict the impact of changing abiotic and biotic factors on populations (AC9S7U02)
• Write and create texts to communicate ideas, findings and arguments for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of appropriate language and text features, using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S7I08)

Syllabus outcomes: SC5-9WS, SC5-14LW

General capabilities: Literacy, Creative and Critical Thinking

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 9 achievement standards: Students analyse how biological systems function and respond to external changes with reference to interdependencies, energy transfers and flows of matter. They evaluate others’ methods and explanations from a scientific perspective and use appropriate language and representations when communicating their findings and ideas to specific audiences.

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work Backyard Bush Blitz – Year 9

• A3 paper or a digital poster-making app
• Device capable of accessing the internet and presenting a video to the class (optional)
• Bush Blitz Information Sheet – one animal per pair
• Student devices capable of creating audio-visual recordings, such as iPads or cameras
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Problem solving

Time required: 75 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion and activities

This is an original Cool+ lesson.