Eco-island - Couran Cove Environment Kits
Two object-based learning kits for Middle School, exploring the biodiversity of South Stradbroke Island, off the coast of South East Queensland.
Teachers can access these resources in two ways:
- Borrow one of the kits from Queensland Museum Loans or
- Download information and graphics from the website
Sun / Sand / Salt / Survival
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How living things survive in diverse island environments
See the Teachers' Guide for tips on helping students to:
- compare five distinct environments encountered on a transect of the island
- explore the relationships between organisms and their adaptations for survival in each environment
- extend this experience to a study of their own local environment.
What's on the menu?
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Feeding relationships in an island environment
See the Teachers' Guide for ways students can use this resource to:
- build food webs
- explore the importance of biodiversity
- develop webs of their own local flora and fauna.
Eco-island Information:
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