Project Description
Creatures Alive
Level: Suitable for Foundation to Level 6
Duration: 60 minutes
Delivery: via Zoom video conferencing
Numbers: each workshop is capped at a maximum of 30 learners
Adult supervision recommended, requires use of warm water
Activities
Collect and observe some things from your environment and classify them as living or non-living
Observe the respiration of yeast – the production of carbon dioxide when it is placed in warm water with sugar
See a range of images under a digital microscope in real-time, with the aim of identifying the object that is producing the image
Learn how to make a worm farm
Required Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Yeast | 7g |
| Sugar | 2 tsp |
| Balloon | 1 |
| 500mL water bottle (empty) | 1 |
| Items from surrounding environment (e.g., rocks, leaves, sticks) | ~10 |
| Plastic container with lid | 1 |
| Dirt | 1 scoop |
| Bark | 1 scoop |
| Newspaper | 1 piece |
| Spoon | 1 |
| Organic waste (e.g., banana skin) | 1 small piece |
| Slightly warm tap water (same temperature as skin) | 1/2 cup |
| Living critters from backyard in a container with holes (e.g. snail, worms, beetle, stick insect) | 1 |
Curriculum Links
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met (VCSSU042)
Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (VCSSU043)
Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (VCSSU057)
Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (VCSSU074)
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)