Activity 1 - Water quality & dipnetting
Students will utilise various tests to assess water quality in the ponds at Nurragingy. They conduct a survey of waterbugs as biological indicators of water quality.
Activity 2 - Soil quality
Students conduct various soil quality tests to gain an understanding of the health of soil at Nurragingy.
Activity 3 - Leaf litter bug survey
Students catch, identify and count leaf litter bugs. They look at the bugs with a hand lens to consider how specific body parts help the bug thrive in its habitat.
Activity 4 - Animal adaptations
Using clay and natural materials students work in small groups (~4) to build an animal that has adaptations for survival in its habitat. Explain the features which help it survive in that habitat.
