Platypus and other unique mammals
SLS Lesson
The Yummy Buddies have spotted an animal like no other, and they can't wait to learn all about it! Join Bouncy and Merry as they go on the trail of a platypus and learn how its unique features help it survive. Let’s dive in!
Learning outcomes:
Classify living things into broad groups (in plants and animals) based on similarities and differences of common observable characteristics.
Show curiosity by questioning and exploring the surrounding living and non-living things.
Show care and concern by being responsible towards living things.
Identify the factors that affect the survival of an organism.
Physical characteristics of the environment (temperature, light, water)
Availability of food
Types of other organisms present (producers, consumers, decomposers)
Show an understanding that adaptations serve to enhance survival and can be structural or behavioural.
Cope with physical factors
Obtain food
Escape predators
Reproduce by finding and attracting mates or dispersing seeds/fruits
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