Living things and life cycles
Science and Technology
Observe and collect data on living things, their habitats and their life cycles!
Students will spend the day being ecologists as they explore the local habitats of our parkland, biodiversity gardens and our large frog pond. A walk of discovery will provide opportunities for students to collect data about the variety of living things in a local habitat. They will use binoculars, magnifyers, invertebrate collection equipment, identification cards and tally systems to collect and represent their data. They will explore the world of plants through weed art, creating classification collages to compare features, and then get busy making native seed bombs that will one day burst into life! In our Biodiversity Lab, students examine animal life cycles up close, before heading outside to dip net in our pond in search of tadpoles, larvae and other pond creatures in different stages of life.
Maximum four classes per day.
Location
Essential information
| Year | Cost |
| 2025/26 |
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Cancellation or major changes to bookings will incur the following cancellation fees:
- within 30 days of excursion or incursion date - $600 administration fee charged
- within 7 days of excursion/incursion date - total fee charged based on confirmed student numbers
| Time | Classes 1 and 2 | Classes 3 and 4 |
| 9.30am | Arrival - introduction, recess and toilets | |
| 10.00am - 11.30am | Living things in a local habitat | Investigating plant and animal lifecycles |
| 11.30am - 12.00pm | Lunch and toilets | |
| 12.00am - 1.30pm | Investigating plant and animal lifecycles | Living things in a local habitat |
| 1.30 - 2.00pm | Snack, conclude and depart |
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)
Focus area outcomes
Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding
- ST1-SCI-01 measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky
- ST1-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect
- ST1-DAT-01 collects, represents and uses data to identify patterns and relationships
Content group
Living things change over time
- Recognise that data can be collected through observation, testing and research, and that it can be represented as descriptions, diagrams, graphs, images and tables
- Collect data about the variety of living things in a local habitat, group them and justify the groupings
- Describe the changes in an animal as it goes through its life cycle using data and scientific models
- Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use Knowledges of the life cycles of livings things
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024
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