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River journey [includes spoken instructions]

Learning objects River journey [includes spoken instructions]

TLF ID L5

Sample water along a river. Check water temperature, salinity, clarity and current speed. Link aquatic animals with their habitats according to water types.

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Educational details

Key learning objectives
  • Students compare water properties in a range of riverine habitats.
  • Students associate aquatic animals with their habitats according to water types.
Educational value
  • Enables students to learn about riverine habitats, their water properties and the animals that live there.
  • Requires students to move aquatic animals to their correct habitat.
  • Provides incorrect feedback based on the student's activity choices.
  • Includes audio instructions.
Year level

F; 1; 2

TopicsBristletails; Clay; Streams; Ecosystems; Estuaries; Mangroves; Marine habitats; Older adults; Rivers; Salinity; Sand; Topsoil; Visual arts; Water quality
Learning area
  • science
Strand
  • Science/Science inquiry skills
  • Science/Science understanding
    Concept
    • Science/Ecology
    • Science/Habitats
    • Science/Animals
    • Science/Environment
    Skill
    • Analysis;
    • Application;
    • Comprehension;
    • Knowledge
    Student activity
    • Interactives;
    • Experiment;
    • Analysis
    Learning design
    • Experiential learning;
    • Independent learning;
    • Visual learning

    Other details

    Contributors
    • Subject matter expert
    • Technical implementer
    • Publisher
    • Date of contribution: 20 Sep 2013
    • Organisation: Education Services Australia
    • Address: Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
    • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
    Access profile
    • Colour independence
    Learning resource type
    • Interactive Resource
    Browsers
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer - minimum version: 8.0 (MS-Windows) - maximum version: 9.0 (MS-Windows)
    • Firefox - minimum version: (MS-Windows)
    • Safari - minimum version: 5.1 (MacOS)
    Operating systems
    • MacOS - minimum version: 10.6
    • MS-Windows - minimum version: XP - maximum version: 7
    Rights
    • © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013, except where indicated under Acknowledgements.