The Hunt
Science and Technology
Ignite your imagination as we turn off the lights and step into twilight. A reading of The Hunt by Narelle Oliver will deliver the hook for learning more about nocturnal animals, their features and their secret skills in evading hungry carnivores.
Outside, students will create a habitat garden using natural materials provided by our staff to explore how animals survive in their environment. When a predator is produced students reenact the Hunt using shadow puppets and torches. Tier 2 and 3 language is modelled and students play with synonyms and rhyme. The session concludes with body percussion and a fast-paced food web game.
Session time: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Maximum three classes per day.
Location
Your school.
Essential information
| Year | Cost |
| 2025/26 |
|
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
| Sessions | Classes |
| Morning session - 1 hr 30 min | Class 1 |
| Middle session - 1 hr 30 min | Class 2 |
| Afternoon session - 1 hr 30 min | Class 3 |
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)
Focus area outcomes
Observations and questions spark curiosity
- STE-SCI-01 identifies and describes characteristics of living things, properties of materials, and movement
- STE-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations to collect data
Content group
Living things have characteristics that help them survive in their environment
- Identify and use tools to aid and extend sensory observations
- Describe how living things get air, water and energy to survive in their environment
- Recognise that plants produce their own food, and animals need to find their food
- Examine animal bodies, their body coverings and how and what they eat
- Observe and group animals based on their characteristics and justify the grouping
Living things and objects move in different ways
- Observe, describe and categorise the ways in which living things move
Focus area outcomes
Observations and questions initiate design and digital solutions
Content group
Understanding user needs inspires design and digital solutions
- Examine designed structures that animals build to help them survive in their environment
Other syllabus links
Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes:
English K-10 Syllabus (2022)
Focus area outcomes
Vocabulary
- ENE-VOCAB-01 understands and effectively uses Tier 1 words and Tier 2 words in familiar contexts
Understanding and responding to literature
- ENE-UARL-01 understands and responds to literature read to them
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
English K–10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2022
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