Backyard Bush Blitz - Understanding Different World Views in Insect Identification

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.