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  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
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Lesson summary

Students compare the structure of a bee and an ant. They discover how these anatomical structures relate to function and help the animal to survive. Activity adapted from Activate Your Students: An inquiry-based learning approach to sustainability.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • compare the structures of two closely related insects – an ant and a bee
  • start to apply their understanding of how structure relates to function and helps the animal to survive
  • apply the common words used to describe insect features.

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Curriculum Mapping

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 3 Science:

  • Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044)
  • Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS060)

Year 3 English:

  • Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose (ACELY1682)

Year 4 Science:

  • Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073)
  • Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS071)

Year 4 English:

  • Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features (ACELY1694)

Syllabus OutcomesST2-4WS, ST2-10LW, EN2-2A

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  • Art materials

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