You're Hired as a Wildlife Protection Expert!

You're Hired as a Wildlife Protection Expert!

Lesson 5 of 9 in this unit

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Earth and Space
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Lesson summary

Students will consider the environmental impact of a wind farm and come up with wildlife protection strategies. Students are asked to investigate a bird, animal or insect living near the Woolnorth Wind Farm, and to suggest solutions to potential problems or hazards facing this bird, animal or insect.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • get thinking about conservation and sustainability
  • respond creatively and scientifically to stimulus materials and a case study.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 Science:

  • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE083).
  • With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086).

Year 6 Science:

  • Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE100).
  • Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS090).

Syllabus outcomesST3-7PW, ST3-6PW, ST3-4WS.

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activity.

Resources required

  • Internet access, access to computers/tablets for online research
  • Student Worksheet (one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet)

Additional info

Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power – and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.

Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura. Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.

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