The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment

This CLE covers the concepts of environmental adaptation.

This online resource is an ASSIST Connected Learning Experience (CLE) designed to help teach Year 6 students the concepts of environmental adaptation.

Description:This investigation looks at how the physical conditions of an environment affect the growth and survival of living things as well as the biodiversity of the environment within the context of a comparative study of two local sites at a school.

Learning Intentions:

Students will be able to:

This online resource looks at plant and animal adaptation.

The resource is a Youtube video clip (3:25 mins) that discusses the how and why of plant and animal adaptations and how these improve their chances of survival in the normal environment.

This activity outline looks at methane production in the digestive process.

The resource contains background notes, step-by-step instructions and student worksheets for a hands-on activity examining the production of methane by microbes.

Students can extend this experiment by comparing the gas production from different foods.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U01 (Year 5), AC9S6U01 (Year 6), AC9S8U01 (Year 8), AC9S8U02 (Year 8)

This activity outline examines the different variables that affect plant growth.

The resource gives step-by-step instructions for a long-term student activity investigating the growth of corn plants to be used as an economic biofuel.

The resource contains teacher background notes, student worksheets.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U01 (Year 5), AC9S6U01 (Year 6), AC9S8U01 (Year 8), AC9S8U02 (Year 8)

This activity guide looks at how to quantify photosynthesis.

The resource details a hands-on activity in which students learn a simple technique for quantifying the amount of photosynthesis that occurs in a given period of time.

In this activity, students use this technique to compare the amounts of photosynthesis that occur under low and high light levels. However, before they begin the experiment, students are asked to come up with a well-worded hypothesis to be tested.

This interactive dichotomous key looks at the classification of invertebrates.

The resource is from CSIRO entomology. It is simple to use and enables users to work towards the identification of insects according to their observable features.

Once a particular invertebrate has been chosen, it includes information about their life characteristics, feeding, habitat, and life cycle.

The site also provides links to information about studying invertebrates as well as collecting and preserving them.

This resource book provides a hands-on introduction to the topic of biodiversity.

The resource is a companion to the Queensland Museum's, Backyard Explorers—Leader's Guide.

This booklet helps with the teaching of biodiversity.

The resource was developed by the Queensland Museum as part of the Wild Backyard's program and focuses on local environments, such as backyards or school grounds.

This resource package investigates the relationship between micro-organisms and food and medicine.

Students carry out investigations to understand how yeast assists in bread growth and also explore the conditions that are conducive to the growth of mould on bread.

Students also explore how the discovery of the microscope assisted in the scientific understanding of micro-organisms and how this contributed to the development of medicines such as penicillin.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S6U01 (Year 6)