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Feathers, Fur and Scales
🦎 Description Why do birds have feathers, mammals have fur, and reptiles have scales?In this fun, interactive course, students will explore the amazing features that help animals stay warm, dry, and safe in their environments. Through stories, video
Evolution & Genetics
Genes, Traits, and Natural Selection These resources reinforce classroom learning about evolution and genetics and provide interactive examples and activities to deepen students’ understanding. Students explore how genetic differences and mutations creat
Ecosystems & Food Webs
How Life is Connected This resource introduces students to the structure and function of ecosystems, helping them understand how living and non-living components interact to support life. Students explore habitats, niches, and species relationships, and ex
Animal Adaptations
What does it really take to survive in the wild? In the Animal Adaptations incursion, students discover how animals are perfectly designed for their environments. From stealthy camouflage to powerful venom, from insulating fur to the science of t
Threatened and Endangered Species
Bring the wonders of wildlife into your classroom with these inquiry-based resources that connect ecology, evolution, and sustainability. Students investigate real-world extinction risks and human impacts on iconic species such as the Red-tailed Black
Classifications
Biological Classification: Sorting Life on Earth Help students make sense of the living world through this engaging Year 7–8 resource focused on biological classification. Through a structured presentation and accompanying handouts, students explo
Life Cycles
Life Cycles: From Birth to Adulthood Explore how living things grow, change and reproduce through this engaging life cycles resource. Students investigate the stages of life in plants and animals, learning how life cycles are represented using circu
Meet the Rainbow Serpent
Wildlife and Country: Aboriginal Perspectives These resources explore the cultural significance of native Australian wildlife through Aboriginal perspectives and traditional ecological knowledge. Students learn how Indigenous trackers played a vi
Body and Organ Systems
Exploring Body Systems Across Animals These resources give students an engaging overview of how animals’ bodies are structured and how their organ systems work together to support life. From insects’ nerve cords and ganglia to mammals’ cardi
Insects and Minibeasts
Explore the tiny worlds at your feet! 🏫 Course Description Are your students curious about the tiny creatures that crawl, wriggle, and scuttle around us? In this fun and interactive session, they’ll discover the diffe
Australian Reptiles
Scales, Tails & Cold-Blooded Adventures! 🦎 Course Description Meet the cold-blooded creatures that live right here in Australia! From slithering snakes and sun-basking lizards to slow-moving turtles and curious goannas, young learners
Reptile Encounters would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the people of the Kulin Nation, who have never ceded sovereignty. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.