Eucalypt forest | Primary geography student learning resource
We are learning about how the environment supports the lives of living things.
This Stage 2 resource helps students explore how eucalypt forests are used by animals and people. Through six simple activities supported by videos and virtual tours, students learn about the key features of eucalypt forests and how animals use the different vegetation layers for food, shelter and movement.
These activities can be used to support an Earth’s environment or Ecosystems explorer’s excursion or incursion.
Lesson 1 - Forest features
Students watch a short video and explore a virtual tour to identify the natural characteristics and vegetation layers of a eucalypt forest.
Lesson 2 - Forest layers
Students investigate how native animals use the ground cover, shrub layer and tree canopy in a eucalypt forest, using videos and outdoor observation activities.
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