Science / Year 5 / Science understanding / Biological sciences

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This interactive simulation explores how genetic variability in a population leads to natural selection. In a series of simulations students explore which mutations are favoured by the selection agents of predators and food variety and which mutations are neutral; which traits change the survivability of an organism in ...

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This resource is a cross curriculum unit, focused on Design and Technologies, Maths, and some other areas of the curriculum. Sustainability as a cross-curriculum priority is also emphasised. Topics include All about adaptations; From paddock to plate; Safety, sustainability and technology; The farming environment; Safe ...

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This integrated unit of work explores the amazing structures of honeycomb by examining the properties of regular and irregular polygons and polyhedra. Students then move on to solve problems using geometric and algebraic reasoning.

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In this activity, students investigate how some seeds have evolved to catch the wind for dispersal. Students make a paper model of a spinning seed and make observations of its motion, and are challenged to vary the spinner design and test the results. The activity includes a list of what is required, suggestions of what ...

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In this resource, students learn about the production of livestock in Australia including the main regions of production, features and adaptations of common breeds and crossbreeds of cattle, sheep and goats. This lesson is part of a sequence of lessons that can be used with this age-group of students. Topics include All ...

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Using the example of the humble honey bee, this integrated Science and Mathematics unit illustrates the way in which speciation occurs in nature and explains how living things adapt to survive in their environment. In doing so, the unit describes the nature of simple multiplicative number sequences and how simple algebraic ...

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This study guide explores the modern practices in sustainable farming and its role in the future of food production. It investigates the challenges Australian cattle and sheep farmers’ face and how science can help them to meet the challenge of sustainably feeding the world with a growing population and climate variability. ...

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Come on a palaeontologist's dig at Emu Bay, South Australia, and discover some weird-looking creatures frozen in stone. Find out what these fossils tell scientists about life on the ancient sea floor. There is a demonstration of how a fossil is formed, and you'll be surprised by the types of materials that have been preserved.

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Did you know that a coconut and a walnut are actually seeds? Tiny or huge, prickly or smooth, seeds contain everything a plant needs to start a new life. Watch this clip and find out how seeds get around, and what they need to start growing. Presenter Nick Hardcastle will even show you how to grow your own plants from seed.

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Show an alien how much you know about plant life on Earth. Answer a quiz on plant structure and function. Identify labels for plant parts. Match each plant part with its function. This learning object is the last in a series of two objects.