Year 4
Inquire

Lesson 7 • Changing habitats

Students investigate the impact of introduced organisms in a food chain through modelling. They examine how science knowledge can be used to solve a problem of an introduced plant in the Northern Territory.

Sustain the chain

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Students will:

  • observe and discuss a video on invasive species.
  • model the effect of an introduced or invasive species on the environment.
  • model the effect of removing a food source from within a habitat.

 

Students will represent their understanding as they:

  • represent their ideas on interactions between organisms.
  • discuss how introduced animals can affect the survival of other organisms.

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