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In this activity students get out into an ecosystem and record the sounds that they hear. The sounds can be recorded (e.g. on a tablet), or through drawings or brief explanatory notes.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

use their audio observation skills to identify the kind of activities occurring. They sort the sounds into natural and those are not natural.
interpret what they have heard as an indication of some aspects of the local biodiversity.

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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)

Year 3 English:

Learn extended and technical vocabulary and ways of expressing opinion including modal verbs and adverbs (ACELA1484)

Year 4 Science:

Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073)

Year 4 English:

Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in research (ACELA1498)

Syllabus Outcomes: EN2-9B, ST2-10LW.

Indoor or outdoor activity: Outdoor

Time required: 40 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Guide students through activity and lead discussion around findings.

Outdoor habitat locations where students can sit undisturbed for a short period of time
Clip boards
Paper
Pencils
Camcorder or a sound reordering device e.g., tablet (optional).

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