How Animals Survive STJJJ

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HowAnimalsSurvivetheirEnvironment

Engage

Howdoanimalssurvivetheirenvironment?
Howdoanimalssurviveachangingenvironment?
Whatiscausingchangestotheenvironment?
Whatcanwedotohelpanimalssurvivetheir
environment?

Explore
CaseStudy:SunSandSaltandSurvivalonSouth
StradbrokeIsland(QMLKits)
1. SandyBeaches
2. FrontalDunes
3. Mangroves
4. Swamp
5. Mixedwoodland
Issuestoconsider:
1. Conditionsforsurvivalandsourcesoffood:
WhatconditionsdoIhavetobeabletosurvive?
WhatdoIeat?
2. Adaptationstosurvivalandobtainingfood:
HowdoIsurvivetheconditions?
HowdoIcatchmyfood?

Whattodo
1. Dividegroupintogroupsoftwoorthree.
2. Selectazonetostudy(Foldoutzonalinformation)
3. Obtainaselectionofspecimensforeachzone
4. Considerandrespondtoissuesofsurvival
(conditionsandfood)
5. Highlightunresolvedquestions

Explain
Findexplanationsforunresolvedquestions.
Whattodo
1. Sharewhatyouhavefoundwithothersandtryto
resolveunansweredquestions.
2. Consultinformationcardsforfurtherinformation.
3. Researchfurtherifrequired.

Resources:
Zoneinformation
card
Specimens
Sheet#1

Elaborate
A.Specimenstudy:lookingcloselyatthelocal
environment
Lookingcloselythroughspecimenanalysis
Whatcanwelearnbylookingclosely?
Modelanalysisactivity
Whattodo
1. Dividegroupintogroupsoftwoorthree.
2. Selectaspecimenforclosestudy.
3. Performspecimenanalysis(Sheet#2)
4. Respondtoissuesforsurvival(Sheet#1)
5. Shareresponses
B.Humanimpactsonsustainability:
1. Howwellwouldyourspecimencopewith:
a. Changestoconditions?
b. Changestofoodsources?
2. Whataresomeoftheimpactsthathumansmakeon
a. Conditionsforsurvivaland
b. Sourcesoffood?

Evaluate

Reflectonthewaysthatanimalscansurvivetheir
environment.
Presentationscouldfocusononeofthekeyquestions
posedattheengagementphase.

Whatcanwedotohelpanimalssurvivetheirenvironment?

Formatforpresentationscouldbeinavarietyof
formatsandmediaincludingexhibitionsanddisplays.

Resources:
Specimen
Sheet#2
Sheet#1

Specimen:______________________________________Environment:________________________________________
Questions
WhatconditionsdoIhavetobe
abletosurvive?
Temperature
Water

HowdoIsurvivethe
conditions?
Features
Behaviour

WhatdoIeat?
Plants
Animals

HowdoIcatchandeatmy
food?
Features
Behaviour

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Whatmygroupthinks

Whatistheevidence?

Whateatsme?
Animals

HowdoIavoidbeingeaten?
Features
Behaviour

Questionsmygroupwouldlikeanswered:

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