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Backyard Bush Blitz - Understanding Different World Views in Insect Identification
Lesson5 of 8 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6EnglishScienceBiologyEnvironmentalBiodiversityCitizen Science
Lesson Summary
Students will consider Indigenous and Western world views of the species in their backyard. As part of this, students will learn about classification systems and consider the value of looking at the natural world through differing perspectives.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that science and scientists are all around us
- understand why open questions are important in finding out more information from someone
- understand that stories shape our world and can give us scientific information
- understand how a classification system works when identifying animals
- understand that there are different perspectives at how we see animals.
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain why scientists are not just someone in a lab coat
- understand the difference between closed and open questions
- find local stories from members of the community about local animals
- describe parts of the anatomy of animals
- describe two different ways of looking at the same animal.
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