SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Catholic Education South Australia
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Inquiry Questions

How does the environment support the lives of people and other living things?
How do different views about the environment influence approaches to sustainability?
How can people use environments more sustainably?

Resource

Geospace

This unit  supports children’s understanding of habitat, interconnections between animals and their food in a habitat and developing an appreciation of our responsibility to protect environments that provide habitats for animals.

Link: Habitats for Animals – An Inquiry

Primary Geography Alive

Students explore the climate, natural vegetation and native animals of places in Australia and Asia. They examine the importance of natural vegetation and natural resources to the environment, animals and people and learn about the ways people value environments, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Students identify sustainable practices and recognise that there are differing views on how sustainability can be achieved.

Link: The Earth’s Environment

Kiddle

A child friendly website about animal habitat from a safe visual search engine for kids.

Link: Habitat Facts for Kids

Kids Zone Habitat

PBS: Science Trek

A 5 minute clip about four qualities all animals need to have a good habitat and why each creature has its own job or niche in order to survive.

Link: Animal habitat