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3 E N G L I S H
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A U S T R A L I A N
A N I M A L
A D A P T A T I O N S

The

Adaptations Of Australian Animals

www.australiananimaladaptations.weebly.com
(All information has been sourced from here)

KLAS-

English and Science

Stage-

Learning and
Teaching
Strategies
In order to accommodate the varying
needs of students various forms of
differentiation have been incorporated
into the resource.

Aim- This%web%2.0%resource%aims%to%provide%students%with%the%opportunity%to%be%
independent%in%their%learning%through%demonstrating%initiative%and%individual%
responsibility%and%accountability%for%their%learning.%In%order%to%achieve%this%
the%resource%is%student%centered%through%engaging%students%in%an%inquiry=
based%approach.%%As%a%result%the%resource%incorporates%this%approach%
throughout%with%the%inclusion%of%questioning,%creativity,%gathering%
information%through%the%research%process%and%using%the%human%senses%to%
make%sense%of%concepts.%Thus,%ensuring%that%students%are%able%to%direct%their%
learning%and%gain%support%from%the%teacher%where%necessary.%%

Topic-Students are able to explore the adaptations of Australian animals as

they begin to form comprehensive understandings.

Challenge tasks have been included

within the resource where students are
able to apply their understandings in
order to extend them. Turn over for
snapshots.
Inquiry based learning is used
throughout the tasks as students are
able to investigate information on
different animals and build their
knowledge of Australian animals.
Through the use of different web 2.0
tools students are able to explore
various animals.

Content to be addressed (Flip over for snapshots)

Lesson 1

Students%will%be%introduced%
to%the%resource%and%what%this%
means%for%their%learning.%
They%will%be%able%to%build%
understandings%about%how%it%
is%to%be%used%through%the
explanation%of its various%
features.%This%includes%the%
use%of%links%to%outside%
websites.%The%remainder%of%
this%lesson%is%dedicated%to%
beginning%the%learning%
journey%by%watching%a%video%
and%choosing%an%activity%to%do%
based%on%individual%learning%
styles.% %

Lesson 2
After%gaining%an%understanding%of%
the%various%types%of%adaptations%
students%are%able%to%choose%an%
Australian%animal%and%become%an%
expert%on%its%adaptations.%In%order%
to%demonstrate%their%
understandings%students%are%
required%to%share%their%learning%
with%the%remainder%of%the%class%
through%posting%their%ideas%on%the%
class%blog.%To%maintain%
communication%between%the%class%
students%are%also%required%to%
respond%to%a%minimum%of%two%
other%posts.%

Lesson 3
With%a%clear%understanding%of%
the%various%types%of%
adaptations,%which%Australian%
animals%require%to%survive%in%
their%environment,%students%are%
able%to%apply%these%
understandings%by%creating%
their%very%own%animal.%In%order
to%demonstrate%their%
understandings students%must%
justify%the features%of their%
chosen%animal%by explaining%its
adaptations%and%what this%
means for their survival.

Lesson 4
To%conclude%students%
understandings%they%will%
be%able%to%explore%the%
night%time%wildlife%in%an%
interactive%website.%
Students%will%need%to%
create%a%popplet%
highlighting%the%
adaptations%of%a%selected%
Australian%animal.%This%
will%be%shared%with%the%
other%students%through%
placing%it%on%the%Edmodo%
class%page.%%%

Graziella Leva, Demiana Eskander & Natasha Khoury

THE LOREM IPSUMS

Snapshots of the assessable tasks

SPRING 2016

Lesson 2 Assessable Task

Lesson 1 Assessable Task

Students are assessed on their ability to demonstrate their
understandings on the types of animal adaptations.

Students are assessed on their ability to research an Australian

animal and apply their understandings of adaptations to
determine how it has survived over time.

Lesson 3 Assessable Task

Students are assessed on their ability create their own
animals with their understandings of adaptations by
considering how it will survive.

Lesson 4 Assessable Task

Students are assessed on their ability to apply their
understandings to the adaptations of nocturnal animals.

Snapshots of the challenge tasks