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compare the basic needs of some plants and animals

Great and Small Connections Preview Unit

Animal Body Parts · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how features of animals help them to live in their habitats as they label features of some animals.
Butterflies: Seasons and Changes · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how places change and how we need to adapt to those changes.
Butterflies: Colourful Camouflage · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the features of a butterfly as they paint a butterfly.
Shark Shapes · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the features of sharks as they create a paper plate shark out of shapes.
Echidnas and Other Australian Animals · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how they can stay safe while they learn about the Echidna.
Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will consider how their home helps them to live as they complete a pretest about what they know about this learning sequence.

The Changing World Change Preview Unit

How A Living Thing Might Change · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how a living thing might change as it gets older.

Our Sustainable World Sustainability Preview Unit

Sustainable Calendar: Fruit Salad · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider which seasons different fruits grow in their region.