Garden Safari - Invertebrates

Gardens are home to thousands of tiny animals that don’t have a backbone. These animals, called invertebrates are extremely diverse in how they look and where they live.

Curriculum Links

Science and Technology - Stage 1

ST1-4LW-S  A student describes observable features of living things and their environments

Skills

ST1-1WS-S A student observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
ST1-2DP-T A student uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

General Capabilities

Literacy capability
Numeracy capability
Information and Communication Technology capability
Critical and Creative Thinking capability
Personal and Social capability
Ethical Understanding capability
Intercultural Understanding capability.

Teacher Resources

Below are some websites with more information about the four invertebrates discussed in this unit.

More about Fig wasps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kctIFkVaZQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fpKDtLjva
https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/insects/fig-wasps/

More about Cicadas and the Great Cicada Blitz
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Stories/2017/Great-Cicada-Blitz
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/the-great-cicada-blitz-nsw-australia

Lindsay Popple’s Cicadas of Australia website http://dr-pop.net/cicada-list.htm has lots of detail about cicadas.

Fig wasps on a fig

Exploring Fig Wasps

Fig wasps are amazing insects whose whole life cycle relies on the fruit of fig plants.

Bee's on a grass flower stem

No Bees, No Food!

Without bees, many foods would not exist.

Two cicadas facing each other on a stick

Ever wondered why we find cicada shells lying around?

A spider in its web

When you think of spiders what do you think of?