Habitat Heroes

Stage 1 Science

Students explore the diverse habitats of Centennial Parklands, investigating how living things depend on their environment to meet their needs.
Through hands-on activities, students discover wetland life, observe changes in habitats, and learn about important plant and animal relationships such as pollination and lifecycles.

Learning intention

Students will:

• investigate different habitats within Centennial Parklands
• identify the needs of living things and how habitats support them
• observe lifecycles and simple interconnections between plants and animals
• ask questions and collect data to look for patterns in nature.

Habitat heroes activities

• Dip netting: Exploring pond ecosystems, identifying small aquatic animals, observing movement and features.

• Swamp walk: Investigating wetland habitats, noticing plant adaptations, comparing dry and wet environments.

• Lifecycles of a fig tree, flying-fox and super pollinators: Exploring the relationship between trees, pollinators and seed dispersal, observing real examples in the park.

Curriculum links and syllabus outcomes

• ST1-SCI-01 measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky

• ST1-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect

• ST1-DAT-01 collects, represents and uses data to identify patterns and relationships

Vocabulary

Habitat, needs, water, shelter, food, predator, prey, lifecycle, pollination, flying-fox, wetland, adapt, ecosystem.

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Please contact us directly with the name of the program and your group size and we can help you organise a free program.

This program is funded through the Legacy Fund of the Centennial Parklands Foundation.