The Australian Tropical Savannah

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Science:

Students learn to:

• examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats (AC9S5U01)

Cross Curriculum Priority: Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. 

Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students explain how the form and behaviour of living things enables survival. 

• Device capable of presenting a website to the class.
• Student Worksheet - one copy per student.
• Factsheet - About The Savanna
• Factsheet - Savanna Regions
• Australian Tropical Savanna PowerPoint.

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• communication
• critical thinking
• cultural understanding
• collaboration

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - Will need to discuss the concept of Country, Classification and basic use of a spreadsheet.

Special thanks to:
Fish River Station, John Daly, Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, Peter Jacklyn, Peter McConchie, Dr Tommy George, David Claudie, Dale Musgrave, Carolyn George and Victor Steffensen.

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

Teach Caring for Country Using Fire

Quick summary: In this course, you will hear how John Daly uses fire stick techniques to care for Country. John works with scientists and farmers to reduce the impact of bushfires and protect communities.