From the Team 

3/4 Classrooms

Team 3/4 students have been Endangered Australian Animal Crusaders!

For their Rich Assessment Task this term, Grades 3 and 4 students researched an animal to answer the following Key Questions: 

What is the animal’s conservation status? 

What is the animal’s population? 

What regions of Australia does your animal inhabit? 

What threats is the animal facing? 

Which organisations are supporting the survival of your animal? 

What actions could we take to help your animal's endangered status improve?

They also found out about:

-its body parts and behaviours 

-the animal’s habitat including the food that it eats 

-adaptations it has made to its habitat/environment 

They presented their work in a Research Booklet, on a Poster and as either a diorama or a triarama.

Students learnt a lot and really enjoyed this unit. 

Here are some of 3RO’s comments and wonderings:

There are 2 types of Corroboree Frog, the Southern and the Northern. Archie

I would like to know exactly how big the Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper is in real life. Milla

I’m wondering if it would be possible to adopt an animal, like sponsoring one, to support it? Elizabeth

I wonder what food the Golden Rayed Blue Butterfly eats because I couldn’t find that information? Steph

I wonder why the Alpine She-oak Skink acts like a snake when it’s threatened? Sophia

How much does the New Holland Mouse weigh? Ilana

There are 2 types of Hairy Nosed Wombat, the Southern and the Northern. Lucas

I wonder how the Stuttering Frog’s iris in their eye turns blue? Isla

I wonder why Regent Honey Eaters build their nests in the hollows of trees? Angela

I wonder how far a Regent Honey Eater is able to fly? Emma

The Grassland Earless Dragon has not been seen in the wild since 1969. Matthew

I wonder why people thought the Leadbeater Possum was extinct? It wasn't seen for 50 years and it was found again in 1961. James K

Why is the Eastern Barred Bandicoot extinct in the wild? Baden

I would like to see a Mountain Pygmy Possum to find out how small it actually is. Haana

Something I found interesting is that the Giant Burrowing Frog can eat food that is a lot bigger than it is. Ryan

I wonder how long the Helmeted Honey Eater’s wings are when they’re open? Alexander

I wonder how the Mallee Emu-wren evolved? James P

I think it’s interesting how the Stuttering Barred Frog makes a cool sound. Sienna

I wonder why the Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper has a point at the top of its head? Neive

I think it’s interesting that the Orange Bellied Parrot is very colourful. Phoebe

I wonder when the first Guthega Skink evolved? Hayden

I wonder if the Plains Wanderer can swim? Ethan

The Brush Tailed Rock Wallaby has extremely powerful legs allowing it to climb tall trees as well as nearly vertical rocks. Jayden

I wonder how the Swift Parrot eats? Orlando

The New Holland Mouse is found only in South East Australia (NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Southern Queensland). Kaiko

We would like to know how the Stuttering Barred Frog makes its noise? Archie, Milla and Isla