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

Elaborations
  • identify physical and behavioural characteristics that enable a plant or animal to survive, such as being able to see in dim light and being nocturnal
  • exploring features of plants and animals that enable them to survive in Australia’s desert environments, such as bottle (or boab) trees and the water-holding frog
  • investigating how camouflage is used by animals to hide from predators and to ambush prey
  • using physical or digital simulations to explore how the shape of animals’ body parts, such as the beak of a particular bird species, influence their ability to find food and survive in a given environment
  • investigating First Nations Australians’ knowledges of the structural features of certain species and how those features can be exploited
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Plant structure and function,  Habitats,  Adaptation (Evolution),  Animal behaviour,  Animal structure and function

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In this activity, students play a game that models predator-prey relationships. They consider factors that make for successful predators, how it relates to the kinds of prey they catch, and collect and analyse data to consider how their model relates to catching prey in real ecosystems. The activity includes a list of what ...

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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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Natural selection

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Biosecurity

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All about adaptations

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Australian Good Meat: Supplementary Materials

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Flight Club: Teacher Resource Book

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The Colour of Life

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In this activity, students look at images of animals to facilitate a discussion about why animals display different colours, and make predictions about the purpose of colour. This resource is part of a suite of activities from Queensland Museum focused on adaptation, habitats and survival.

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Survival in Extreme Environments

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Staying Alive: Australian Animal Adaptations

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In this activity, students investigate how adaptations support survival in specific habitats. They consider the living and non-living (biotic and abiotic) conditions of five Australian habitats and suggest general adaptations that would assist survival in these locations. Students then work in small groups to explore two ...

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Camouflage Capers

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Adaptive Speciation of Honeybees - Calculate

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