Health & Physical Education

This topic can link with physical education

English mostly through the possible activities which
This topic can link with basic literacy. This CONCEPT MAP could be used throughout the topic. The
activities get students moving and
includes using children’s literature in Religious Education / Spiritual Education
lessons (fiction and non-fiction) as well as encourage physical activity (ACPMP063)
This topic can link with RE or other values-based education
having it available to students at other . The topic could also link to Health through
by linking to the topic of morality, or what is right and
times. Students are also engaged in discussing the possible health concerns for
wrong. Using this topic as a discussion point for the food
conversations with their peers where they humans and animals if the incorrect things
chain and how it is not cruel for animals to hunt each other
may give their opinions of various aspects are eaten (e.g. talk about nutrients, how
in the wild is an important concept for students to
of the topic, using speaking and listening human diets are not compatible with many
understand. This also assists students to ask questions and
skills. When completing research students animals diets, etc.)
develop their own understanding of topics like human
will be using reading and viewing skills also. consumption of meat, hunting practices and the History
Throughout the lessons there are various extinction/overpopulation of certain species. This topic can link with History through the
opportunities for writing, both in short
Concept: Animal adaptations – investigation of early penal colonies and
form (dot points) and by using proper
predator vs prey Term: 2 Weeks: 5-10 settlements in Australia and their impact
on the environment including the
introduction of invasive species such as
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Science / Technology & Enterprise rabbits and foxes. (ACHASSK107)

This topic can link with Design Technologies very strongly. Science and
Design Technologies have a very strong link as shown through the main
Maths
design and creation project in the FPD related to this concept. Using
This topic can link with probability when talking about how often
scientific knowledge gained about animal adaptations allows students to
predators actually catch their prey. This will not be able to be tested
design a new type of animal to be a predator for a specific type of prey.
in the classroom environment for obvious reasons, however a
rough likelihood can be figured out and presented to students in
Geography terms of probability, with comparisons to other things which have a
This topic can link with Biological Science similar probability to put the likelihood in perspective.
animal adaptations and features (in particular
the prey vs predator topic) by focusing on The Arts
animals in North and South America This topic can link with creative projects such as drawing, painting, role play or even dance and music. A
(ACHASSK111). This could also be linked good visual art activity would be for students to decorate a picture of an animal with a physical
with how environmental features impact on adaptation which helps them survive. They could use natural materials for this activity. Another good
human activities, as this is an adaptation of activity linked with dance, drama and music is for music to be put on to represent different types of
another kind (not structural). animals and students are directed to move as if they are the animal with the music matching the
(ACHASSK113) movements as well as possible.