School Incursions Across Melbourne and Victoria

In our Wildlife Incursions Students learn to:

• Observe and identify living things.

• Group plants and animals according to observable features.

• Understand how animals meet their needs in their environment.

• Recognise how animal features help them survive.

A Wildlife Incursion can help students:

• Identify Animals.

• Explore adaptations such as scales, shells, camouflage and venom (we don't bring venomous snakes).

• Understand habitats and basic survival needs.

In our Wildlife Incursions Students learn to:

• Classify living, once-living and non-living things.

• Compare life cycles of plants and animals.

• Examine growth, reproduction and inheritance.

A Wildlife Incursion can help students:

• Compare reptile life cycles with other animals.

• Investigate differences between species.

• Learn about animal growth, eggs, offspring and survival strategies.

In our Wildlife Incursions Students learn to:

• Understand how changes to habitats affect survival.

• Investigate natural and human-induced environmental changes.

• Explore how organisms have adapted and changed over time.

• Consider how science helps communities make informed decisions.

A Wildlife Incursion can help students:

• Investigate habitat loss and fragmentation.

• Examine threats to Australian wildlife.

• Explore conservation and biodiversity.

• Understand the impact of human activity on ecosystems.

In our Wildlife Incursions Students learn to:

• Examine ecological relationships.

• Consider environmental, ethical, social and economic aspects of scientific issues.

• Analyse how scientific knowledge informs policies and decisions.

A Wildlife Incursion can help students:

• Investigate food webs and ecosystem balance.

• Debate wildlife management issues.

• Explore endangered species conservation.

• Consider human-wildlife interactions and environmental stewardship.

In our Wildlife Incursions Students learn to:

• Evaluate scientific evidence.

• Investigate complex socio-scientific issues.

• Consider how scientific information influences decision-making and public policy.

A Wildlife Incursion can help students:

• Analyse conservation strategies.

• Investigate biodiversity decline.

• Evaluate wildlife protection programs.

• Explore scientific responses to environmental challenges.

Biological Sciences

• Classification of animals

• Adaptations

• Life cycles

• Habitats

• Ecosystems

• Biodiversity

Sustainability

• Conservation

• Human impacts on environments

• Protecting native species

Scientific Inquiry

• Observation

• Questioning

• Data collection

• Investigation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives

• Traditional ecological knowledge

• Caring for Country

• Relationships between people, animals and environments