Choose from two of our fantastic Year 5 curriculum aligned programs.
Fantastic features
Year 5 students will study how
living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
During a walk at Fortitude Street, students will study
the structural features and adaptations of various
plant species (Grey Mangrove, Cotton Tree, Pandanus palm and Pig-Face), becoming aware of how these features
help them to survive in their environment.
After the walk, students will be transported to NBEEC school to partake in a beach exploration (dragnet fishing, fine sieving and yabby pumping) to discover
the adaptations of various marine creatures (soldier crabs, yabbies, leaden sand snail and mud whelk) which enable them
to survive in their environment.
Resources
Year 5 curriculum overview
Sensational Shorebirds
Year 5 students will become experts in shorebirds as they collaborate to research and examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable thier survival in specific habitats. Migratory shorebirds feed on the intertidal zone in Australia during the southern summer months and fly to the Arctic tundra in the northern summer months to breed.
Students will investigate the organisms that the shorebirds feed on during low tide by participating in yabby pumping and fine sieving.
They will be introduced to the concept of citizen science to investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems and inform decision making.
Program overview
Year 5 - Sensational Shorebirds flyer.pdf