Lesson 1
Forest features
Learning intention
We are learning about natural characteristics of places.
Success criteria
We can identify the vegetation layers of a eucalypt forest.
Activity 1 - What are the features of eucalypt forests?
Eucalypt forests contain a variety of plant species. Most of the tall trees in these forests are Eucalyptus trees. Their upper branches touch to form the canopy. These forests usually have three vegetation layers - tree canopy, shrubs and ground cover.
Tasks
- View the Eucalypt forest video.
- Explore the virtual tour of a eucalypt forest.
- Identify and list the features of the eucalypt forest in the video and virtual tour.
Eucalypt forest | Field of Mars EEC (0:55secs) | YouTube
Today we're being placed detectives so that we can uncover the importance of the eucalypt forest. Come on let's have a look.
In the eucalypt forest we have a ground cover layer made up of grasses, herbs and ferns.
In the middle we have a shrub layer with lots of flowering plants.
And then finally a tree canopy with all of our eucalypt trees dominating it.
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