Living things and life cycles
Science and Technology
Observe and collect data on living things, their habitats and their life cycles!
In this hands-on incursion, students will go on a walk of discovery to explore and collect data about the variety of living things in their school grounds. They will use binoculars, magnifyers, invertebrate collection equipment, identification cards and tally systems to collect and represent their data. In the classroom, they will observe different life stages of beetles, wood cockroaches and stick insects brought to your school from our insect farm. Resin samples will be provided for students to examine rarely seen life cycles of native Australian animals. Students create flow charts and labelled diagrams to represent life cycles, then sculpt a plasticine model of an invertebrate to show key features and life stages.
Students will also learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use knowledge of life cycles for sustainable practices.
Session times: 2 hours
Maximum four 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 - 2 hrs | Classes 1 and 2 |
| Middle session - 2 hrs | Classes 3 and 4 |
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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