Duration: 1 hour
Years: Prep -Yr 6
Location: Columboola EEC
This environmental education program focuses on the 'Yabby'. Students learn about basic characteristics of the common yabby including external features, habitat, adaptations, feeding, breeding, life cycle, water quality requirements and indigenous connections.
At the centre, students are allowed to participate in the catch and release of yabbies to observe and examine the external features of yabbies.
National Curriculum Links
Science
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Foundation: Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002) Year 1: Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017) Living things live in different places where their needs are met (ACSSU211)
Year 2: Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030)
Year 3: Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044) Safely use appropriate materials, tools or equipment to make and record observations, using formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS055)
Year 5: Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043) Year 6: The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094) |