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Bug Hunt: Bugs Building Webs

SecondaryYear 7ScienceBiologyEnvironmentalBiodiversityCitizen ScienceSustainability

Summary

Learning intentions:

Students will:

  • explore the different ways other animals rely on invertebrates
  • explore the role of Australia’s insectivorous mammals/others in the Australian ecosystem.

Success criteria:

Students can:

  • describe the environmental changes occurring with the loss of Australia’s small marsupials
  • explain how healthy native insect populations contribute to a healthy Australian food web.

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