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The Land Where I Live: Flora and Fauna Explorations
PrimaryYear 5 - 6ScienceEnvironmentalBiodiversityLand Management
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students learn about the land on which their school or home is located. They are led by their teachers on a school incursion to explore nature and capture various types of flora and fauna which they will later create a classification system. Students make a plan of action to Regenerate Australia with their newfound knowledge of local flora and fauna.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- discover what traditional lands, or what language group, clan or nation, their home/school is located on
- learn about classification by participating in a Lego brick and a leaf classification activity
- search for fauna in their school and tabulate the data
- research the diversity of local fauna and flora prior to development
- devise a plan to bring back native flora and fauna in order to regenerate Australia.
Success criteria
Students can:
- recall the name of the Country they reside in
- produce a dichotomous key classification system for lego bricks and leaves
- collect and collate data and record in a table
- research historical information regarding flora and fauna in the local area.
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