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Cassowary ecology quiz

Cassowary ecology quiz

TLF ID L119

Explore facts about the life of cassowaries: physical characteristics; diet; habitat; life cycles; and locations. Interact with graphs to see how much people can help cassowaries. Work through ecology notes and resources. Answer questions as you go; express your answers as fractions. This learning object is one in a series of two objects.

Tags: EndangeredAnimals Humanities Year 7
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Educational details

Educational value
  • Provides opportunities to calculate and compare fractions.
  • Describes cassowary ecology and wildlife conservation strategies.
  • Tests interpretation of graphical and statistical data through a series of quiz questions.
  • Includes an option to print line drawings and notes on cassowary diet and physical characteristics.
  • Features authentic photographic images and bird calls of cassowaries.
Year level

3; 4; 5; 6

Topics Adaptation (Evolution) Animal behaviour Number operations Growth (Animals) Plant structure and function Community theatre Animal structure and function Habitats Food chains Wildlife conservation Populations (Ecology) Animal reproduction Accuracy and precision Living things Birds Music ensembles Shapes (Geometry) Ecosystems Plant reproduction Data analysis Data representation Breeding cycles Classification Graphs (Data representation) Simple fractions Measurement Film scripts Food webs Equivalent fractions Plant growth Mental arithmetic Patterns Similarity (Classification) Modelling
Learning area
  • Mathematics
  • Science

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  • Name: University of Western Sydney
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  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
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