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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.

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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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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 Outcomes: ST2-4WS, ST2-10LW, EN2-2A.

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