Overview
Grow and Change is a whole day program that helps students develop an understanding of life cycles of plant and animal species.
On the day of their excursion, students meet an interesting character who has taken on a task investigating life cycles. Students take on the role of 'Junior Biologist' to discover more information about life cycles in Toohey Forest.
Students share their prior knowledge and work as a small group to construct the life cycle of an insect found in Toohey Forest. Students investigate a water sample to identify a range of aquatic animals and identify whether or not they go through metamorphosis. Using a large digital microscope students view and discuss the physical characteristics of animals at different life cycle stages.
Students investigate different plant life cycles in Toohey Forest, including flowers, seeds and spores and discuss these in more detail when viewing them under the microscope.
Students correctly order life cycle models of an insect and a plant and complete a labelled sketch.
The character returns at the end of the day so students can share their learning about life cycles of plants as well as metamorphic and non-metamorphic animals.
The program concludes with students meeting some of our animals such as stick insects and lizards, with a focus on the life cycle of each animal.
Grow and Change has been assessed as medium risk. A Curriculum Activity Risk Assessment is available on request. A student field booklet will be provided upon confirmation of your booking.
Curriculum Intent
Science understanding
- Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals (AC9S3U01)