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The night of the bilby: get home alive
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TLF ID:
L907
Year level:
3–4
Series description:
This series helps students to understand the habitats, threats and survival needs of endangered Australian animals and birds in a game-like environment.
Learning object description:
Students help bilbies to gather food, including seeds, bulbs and spiders, while avoiding feral predators, such as cats and foxes, and while competing with rabbits. Students are challenged to find enough food before the night ends then find a burrow to shelter in. Randomisation of the challenges supports repeated use.
Key learning objectives:
- Students identify factors that threaten the survival of bilbies.
- Students identify features of an ecosystem that bilbies depend on for their survival.
Learning area:
Environmental education for sustainability
Keywords:
Bilbies, Burrows, Cats, Competition (Ecology), Deserts, Endangered species, Food availability, Foxes, Nocturnalism, Populations (Ecology), Predation, Rabbits
Rights:
© Curriculum Corporation, 2004, except where indicated under Acknowledgements