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Backyard Bush Blitz - Looking Closer at Species
Lesson7 of 8 in this unit
Cool+PrimaryYear 5 - 6EnglishScienceBiologyEnvironmentalBiodiversityCitizen Science
Lesson Summary
Students will look at parasitic insect species and their lifecycle in all their gory glory. Students begin by looking at the Bush Blitz program before being introduced to some of the species uncovered through Bush Blitz. Students then work collaboratively to investigate some of these species in detail before participating in a game around these species.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the purpose of a bush blitz
- understand the features of a bush blitz species
- understand the role of parasites
- ask questions, from big to small, to identify a species
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the difference between three bush blitz species and can identify their different features
- describe the role of a parasite
- explain that the purpose of a bush blitz is to identify new Australian species
- demonstrate narrowing their questions from big to small, to identify their species
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