Backyard Bush Blitz - Important Roles in an Ecosystem

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

• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Bush Blitz Information Sheet (one copy, single-sided)
• Ecosystem Interaction Matching Activity (one copy for the whole class or one per small group – cut out individual words and definitions and place in an envelope or small tub)
• Student devices with internet capability
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

• Communication
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Digital literacy
• Social skills

Time required: 70 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion

This is an original Cool+ lesson.