Embedded Files
For your inquiry project, you will be finding out about one Australian animal and one Chinese animal.
For your inquiry project, you will be finding out about one Australian animal and one Chinese animal.
Image by Abram Powell, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Once you have worked out which animal you are interested in, locate the fact sheet about it on the Australian Museum website. You need to know what type of animal it is (mammal, bird, frog, spider etc). Click on the type of animal, then scroll down to find the fact sheet for the animal you want to learn about.
Think about:
What type of animal is it?
What is its habitat? (Where does it live?)
What is its diet? (What does it eat?)
What dangers does it face?
What contributions does it make to the ecosystem?
Do you think you would find the same animals in China as in Australia? Use A-Z Animals to explore animals that are native to Asia. Choose one animal that is similar in some way to the Australian one you learned about. Compare them and explain the ways in which they are similar and different.
Top Tip
Top Tip
Good inquirers apply strategies they have learned at other times to help with new problems. Do you remember a technique for comparing things?
Image by Arnaud Gaillard CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What's the Point of a Koala?
What's the Point of a Koala?
Koalas are cute, sleepy, fuzzy and smell of eucalyptus oil. They are famous as a symbol of Australia. But is that all they are good for? WorldAtlas presents an article about the lesser known reasons why koalas are important to our Australian biomes. Koalas are becoming less common. As you read, think about what would happen if all the koalas were gone. Should we do something about it?
Top Tip
Top Tip
Good inquirers think about how the information they find fits into the wider world. Are there actions you could or should take after reading?
Compare the Pair
Compare the Pair
Compare the koala and the panda. In what ways are they similar and different?
Giant Pandas 101
Giant Pandas 101
Nat Geo Wild. (2017, October 13). Giant Pandas 101. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/dqT-UlYlg1s
Koalas in Danger
Koalas in Danger
Koalas in the wild face increasing dangers. Watch a BTN article to learn about what is happening to koalas in parts of Australia. Watch it a second time and as you are watching, think about whether pandas face the same challenges or different ones. How could you find out?
Page updated
Report abuse