Animal features and the environment
Students will work scientifically to explain these features and explore the exhibition to compare animals worldwide.
The program occurs within the exhibition as part of the Australian Museum's new Cube programs. The program and activities have been specially designed to enable group work, hands-on experiences and exploration and foster creative and critical thinking. A Museum educator will facilitate the session, and we strongly encourage teacher, parent or guardian participation.
About the Program
Students will work scientifically to explain these features and explore the exhibition to compare animals worldwide.
The program occurs within the exhibition as part of the Australian Museum's new Cube programs. The program and activities have been specially designed to enable group work, hands-on experiences and exploration and foster creative and critical thinking. A Museum educator will facilitate the session, and we strongly encourage teacher, parent or guardian participation.
Further Infomation
Capacity: Up to 30 students per session
Term: Term 1–3, 2023
Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays
Times: 10am, 11:30am & 12:45pm
If you are looking for resources to support your upcoming visit, you may want to access our Animal adaptations learning journey for Stage 2 and Stage 3. Learning journeys offer a scaffolded approach to exploring a topic both in the classroom and at the Museum, supporting your students learning with activities, discussion prompts and worksheets.
Objectives
NSW Syllabus (for the Australian curriculum)
Stage 2
Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus
A student:
- compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things ST2-4LW-S
- questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-1WS-S
- defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions ST2-3DP-T
Stage 3
Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus
A student:
- examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things ST3-4LW-S
- plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions ST3-1WS-S
- defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions ST3-3DP-T