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Food webs, classification and biodiversity Additional primary activities to accompany the Gould League Food webs, classification and biodiversity kit. |
Where do I go at night?
Level
1 and 2
Curriculum area: Science and SOSE
Background
This activity works well in conjunction with the Gould League website activity Animals active at night and the Local animals activity from page 7 of the Primary Activities book from the Food webs, Classification and Biodiversity kit.
Outcomes
Students:
- Identify the survival requirements of daytime active animals during the night.
- Identify features and behaviours that assist animals' survival.
- Apply the information gathered to a pictorial representation.
Materials and preparation
Whiteboard, marker, Australian woodland cut-outs from the Gould League Food webs, Classification and Biodiversity kit, art materials such as black paper to make a night time scene, grey and coloured paper, scissors, glue, some pruned branches from the school yard.
Method
Ask the students where they go at night and why. (To bed which is safe, warm and dry.) Recall the animals observed in the Local animals activity (page 7 of the Food webs, Classification and Biodiversity kit) or list animals the students have seen in and around the school during the day. Display the cut-out pictures of the ones the students found and draw a picture for any others.
Make a list of survival requirements for the daytime animals during the night. For example:
At night, day-active animals need:
- A safe place to hide from things that catch them.
- A warm place to sleep.
- A dry place to sleep.
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As a class activity make a night time scene and a day scene along a wall using paper, pruned branches and students' pictures or models. Place the picture cut-outs and students' pictures of the animals in the scenes to show what the daytime animals do during the day and at night.
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