Life cycles incursion
Science and technology
Program
Students will learn about the features of invertebrates and how they change throughout their life cycle.
Learning intentions
- We are learning to identify living things at different stages of their life cycle.
- We are learning to describe how living things change as they grow.
Activities
Invertebrate hunt
Students will work in small groups to find and collect invertebrates using a range of scientific equipment.
Invertebrate identification and life cycles
Collected invertebrates will be examined with personal magnifiers and identified using ID charts as well as life-stage charts. Select invertebrates will be magnified on a large screen, and their features and life cycles will be detailed and explained.
This program is also available as an excursion at the Field of Mars Reserve.
Essential information
| Cost 2025 |
DoE $18 per student – GST free Non-gov school $20 per student – GST free, min charge $750 |
| Cost 2026 |
DoE $18 per student – GST free Non-gov $24 per student – GST free, min charge $750 per class |
| Risk management | Risk management plan |
| Classes | Maximum 3 sessions per day. Recommended 2 classes per session. |
| School preparation |
Program length is 1.5 hours. Schools to provide one extra large learning space, with a screen or projector, for all participating classes for the duration of the day. The space needs to accommodate multiple classes. |
| View | Watch it grow learning resource |
| Welfare | For medical or special needs notify staff prior to program. |
| Extreme or wet weather | Program may be modified, postponed or cancelled due to predicted extreme temperatures, bush fire danger, heavy rainfall, high winds or dust storms. |
| Booking policy | Confirm student numbers and classes 7 days in advance. |
| Cancellation fee |
Less than 30 working school days – $600 Less than 7 working school days notice – full cost Weather or fire danger cancellation – $0 |
| Time | Classes |
| 9.30 - 11.00 | Classes A and D |
| 11.30 - 1.00 | Classes B and E |
| 1.30 - 3.00 | Classes C and F |
Please include your school's bell times in the notes section of your booking form.
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)
Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding
Outcomes
- Poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect ST1-PQU-01
- Measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky ST1-SC1-01
Content
Living things change over time
- Collect data about the variety of living things in a local habitat, group them and justify the groupings
- Describe the changes in a plant as it grows using data and scientific models
- Describe the changes in an animal as it goes through its life cycle using data and scientific models
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024
