Staying alive
Stage 3 - Science and Technology
Program
'Staying alive' is an incursion program delivered in schools by Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre staff. Stage 3 students explore the structural and behavioural adaptations of different animals and plants. They conduct a scientific experiment to model the effect of colour/camouflage on the survival of organisms in different habitats. Students design and create a model of a 'mutant animal' with adaptations to survive in different biomes.
Duration: 1.5 hours.
Important information
Science and Technology K-6 syllabus (2024)
ST3-SCI-01
Uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices
Content
Living things may change over millions of years, in response to their environments
- Observe behavioural and structural adaptations of plants and animals, and suggest how these may help them survive in their environments
Students will
- explore the concept of structural and behavioural adaptations and how they support survival in different biomes
- conduct a fair test to model how camouflage affects survival in different habitats
- apply understanding of adaptations by designing a fictional creature suited to a specific biome.
| Student numbers | This incursion can be delivered to multiple classes over one or more days. |
| Learning spaces | This lesson will require a classroom, library or school hall with access to a screen and projector. |