Life Cycles School Incursion

School Incursion

Entertaining, hands on experience, including interaction with animals in various stages of their life and an art component. Living things change as they grow - Butterflies, Beetles, Dragonflies, Frogs and many others experience dramatic transformations. Big trees grow from tiny seed. Birds start their life as an egg. Baby mammals look different to their parents and they need to learn and grow to reach adult stage.

In the Life Cycle hands-on workshop, children will be introduced to various aquatic and land invertebrates (dragonflies, butterflies, caterpillars, beetles and more) and amphibians in various stages of their life cycle. Depending on seasonal availability we may have additional creatures available – lizards, birds and plants. Sessions can be tailored to suit your requirements and can include a variety of topics, depending on the age group.

The children will have a chance to study the animals up close and draw the various stages of their development.
Main points:

  • Living things have Life Cycles. The Cycle repeats in every new generation.
  • Living things change and grow over their time.
  • Living things may look very different in different phases of their life cycle.
  • Some living things experience dramatic transformations like metamorphosis.
  • Living things have various reproductive strategies – a simple division of one-cell organisms, spores for mushrooms, seeds for plants, eggs, live births etc.

 

Eco Action can bring Life Cycles School Incursion to your school or event. Make a booking online.

Incursion Includes

  • Interactive talk
  • Hands-on interaction with the friendly larvae and adult creatures (depending on the seasonal availability could include frogs, tadpoles, butterflies, caterpillars, dragonfly, damselfly caddisfly larvae, birds and more)
  • Observation of display boards and mini-beasts that cannot be held
  • Drawing/Colouring and art activities with emphasis on the life cycles
Early Learning- Year 12
1 hour
Prices for Education
Curriculum Links

Eco Action tailors the workshop according to the age of the students

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Incursion FAQs

Incursions can be tailored to suit all year levels including Early Learning up to High School, however we recommend you speak with us prior to booking your incursion so that we can advise if the activity is suitable for your year level and your region.

This is dependent on the activity but generally all we require is a secure indoor space such as a classroom, hall or other suitably sized space. We can work outdoors as long as there is some cover.

Our Mini-beats include: 3 species of stick insects, Giant burrowing cockroach, Beetles, Scorpions, Spiders, Slaters, Millipedes, Snails, Worms. Our Amphibians include: Magnificent Green Tree Frogs and Tadpoles.  Our Reptiles include: Stimson’s python, and Blue tongue lizard.

Yes all staff have Working with Children Checks, First Aid/OSH training and are fully insured.

School Curriculum Links

Life Cycles School Incursion

Year Science Cross Curriculum Priority
1 Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017) Sustainability
1 Living things live in different places where their needs are met (ACSSU211) Sustainability
2 Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030) Sustainability
3 Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073) Sustainability
4 Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072 ) Sustainability
4 Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073) Sustainability
5 Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)
6 The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094) Sustainability
7 Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities can be represented by food chains and food webs (ACSSU112) Sustainability
9 Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176) Sustainability
9-10 Select and use appropriate equipment, including digital technologies, to collect and record data systematically and accurately (ACSIS200) Sustainability
  Visual Arts
Foundations-

Year 2

 

 Use and experiment with different materials,

techniques, technologies and processes to make

artworks (ACAVAM107)

 
3

 

  Use and experiment with different materials,

techniques, technologies and processes to make

artworks (ACAVAM107)

 
3-4 Use materials, techniques and processes to explore visual conventions when making artworks (ACAVAM111)
5-6 Develop and apply techniques and processes when making their artworks (ACAVAM115)

 
6-7 Practise techniques and processes to enhance representation of ideas in their art-making (ACAVAM121)
7-8 Practise techniques and processes to enhance representation of ideas in their art-making (ACAVAM121)
9-10 Develop and refine techniques and processes to represent ideas and subject matter (ACAVAM127)
9-10 Plan and design artworks that represent artistic intention (ACAVAM128)

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