Adaptation (Evolution)

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 downloadable resource is worksheet on animal adaptation.

The worksheet is designed to illustrate the structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations of turtles that enable them to survive in their environment.

All data was collected by a biology teacher working in turtle conservation in Malaysia.

This worksheet can be used to illustrate a concept, or as an assessment tool.

This online video looks at how living things adapt to their environment.

The resource is a 5-minute video produced by the ABC, that teaches how the physical characteristics of succulents and cacti help them to survive harsh, dry environments.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U01 (Year 5)

This online resource looks at the study of evolutionary processes.

The resource is a virtual lab that helps teach students the skills of data collection and analysis through the study of evolutionary processes.

It includes three experiments in which students collect and analyze data using photographs of living stickleback fish specimens and fossil specimens.

These downloadable documents can be used to identify different wetland birds.

They are also useful for highlighting differences in physical characteristics and how these differences might relate to feeding and behaviour.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U01 (Year 5)