australian animals and their vulnerability

Unit overview: A class visit to Warrawong* is required as either a starting or completion activity. Children have hands on experience in seeing endangered animals in a safe preferred habitat.
*Warrawong is a privately run sanctuary surrounded by an unique fox and cat proof fence. This enables small native animals to live without interference from these feral pests.

Author(s): Elizabeth English

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Band: Primary Years

Strand: Life Systems

Duration: Six weeks

Published: November 2002

Financial assistance for the development of this resource was provided by The National Quality Teacher Program
Context: School is set in a low socio-economic area. None of the Year 3 children had visited Warrawong, although a few students from Year 4 had visited.
Key Idea: Children learn of the diversity of the animals at Warrawong.
Elements of the SACSA Framework
Essential Learnings
Key Competencies
Outcome (SACSA Standards)

Futures - Learning of preferred futures.

Communication - Critical reflections through literacy and computer technologies.

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1: Collecting, analysing and organising information

4: Working with others and in teams

7: Researching on-line for information.

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Children will become familiar with the animals at Warrawong.

Children will appreciate that they will probably not see these animals in the wild and develop an understanding of the necessity for the fox proof fence in conserving these animals.
© South Australian Science Teachers Association Inc. 2002