Topic 2) Where the Wild Things are!
Key Concept: Ethics Related Concept: Patterns
IQ1: How do we classify all the living things on our planet?
IQ2: How do we use and construct dichotomous keys?
IQ 3) How do adaptations assist an organism to survive in its habitat?
Key Concept: Ethics Related Concept: Patterns
IQ1: How do we classify all the living things on our planet?
IQ2: How do we use and construct dichotomous keys?
IQ 3) How do adaptations assist an organism to survive in its habitat?
Term 2
1) Topic 2) Where the Wild Things are! - week 1 - 6 2) Assessment Task Part 1) Dichotomous Keys is completed in class on Thursday 18th May 2017 3) Assessment Task Part 2) Adaptations and Habitats is completed in class on Thursday 18th May 2017 4) Assessment Task Part 3) Design an Animal Species is handed in on Friday 19th May 2017 5) Two lessons to work in teacher-allocated groups on part 4) Ethics in Science - Thursday 25th May and Thursday 1st June 2017 6) Assessment Task part 4) Ethics in Science is handed in on Friday 2nd June 2017 7) Topic 3) Kaboom! till the end of the term |
Assessment Task 2) The Circle of Life
The Task assesses your understanding of:
You can prepare for this task by:
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You must complete 4 parts: (will explain in detail later)
Part 1 and 2: In-class tasks (Term 2 Week 4 - Thursday 18th May 2017) (1) Dichotomous Key (2) Adaptations and Habitat Analysis Part 3: Hand-in assignment (Term 2 Week 4 - Friday 19th May 2017) (3) Design an Animal Species Part 4: Collaborative task. Hand-in assignment (Term 2 Week 6 - Friday 2nd June) (4) Ethics in Science |
Preparation before the zoo excursion - do tonight!
1. Return permission note before Week 8 of Term 1. 2. Download a copy of the map of Taronga zoo for use on the day of the excursion. https://taronga.org.au/taronga-western-plains-zoo#zoo-map 3. Find the meaning of the following keywords: Phylum chordata, binomial nomenclature, structural features, habitat, behavioural features. 4. Organise to bring the following items on the day: camera, copy of map, sunscreen, full sports uniform, clipboard, pen, water bottle, recess, lunch, wet weather gear. 5. You may like to pick the animals that you need to study and pre-research them - use excursion worksheets to guide your research |
At the zoo - Complete Excursion Worksheets (your Science teacher will give you these)
1. Visit 8 different animals from the Phylum Chordata (each animal should have distinguishing structural features) and ensure you collect the following data whilst at the zoo:
2. Choose ONE animal from the Phylum Chordata
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Part 1 Dichotomous Key - Thursday 18th May 2017
* In-Class component on dichotomous keys * Print and bring to class your 8 photos of the animals on 50% of an A4 page. * Also bring to class - scissors, glue, lead pencil, eraser and ruler * We will learn about classification and dichotomous keys over the next four weeks which is found in chapter 4 of your textbook |
Part 2) Adaptations and Habitat Analysis - Thursday 18th May 2017
* In-class component on Adaptations and Habitats * Print at home and bring in the 3 photos of an animal and its habitat. These photos should each be resized to 25% of an A4 page * We will learn about Adaptations and Habitats in class over the next four weeks which is also found in chapter 4 and section 15.1 of your textbook |
Part 3) Design an Animal Species - Friday 19th May 2017
* Hand-in responses to three questions on sheet * Taronga Zoo has created the zoo enclosure illustrated as shown. Your task is to design an animal, from any phylum, that is adapted to survive in the below zoo habitat. When designing your animal be creative! Don’t design an already known species. * There are three questions on the sheet that you must answer: 1. In the space provided draw a diagram of your new species of animal. 2. Label at least THREE structural features of the animal relevant to the habitat. 3. Justify how your animal is suited to survive in the habitat. Make clear connections between the feature and the habitat and explain why the structure is an adaptation required for survival. |
Justify - Support an argument or conclusion |
Part 4) Ethics in Science - Friday 2nd June 2017
* Hand in a newspaper feature article on ONE of the three questions below: "Should we have zoos?" "Are zoos a part of a solution to conserve biodiversity?" " Should we keep animals in zoos?" * This is a GROUP task of 3 - 4 students allocated by the teacher * Week 5 - Pick question and research * |
Each person in the group is responsible for taking on the perspective of one of the following people:
In conclusion, each group needs to:
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Adaptations I
by Pam Jackson |
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Animal Adaptations
This is a digital story that explains how certain animals have body and behaviour adaptations that help them survive in their specific habitat. |
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Animals Around Us Animal Adaptations What Are They?
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