Living systems

Stage 4 Science

Three blue soldier crabs held in a clear container of seawater during a hands-on mangrove study.

Students participate in hands-on fieldwork to examine the role, structure and function of living systems and their components. In a local ecosystem, students identify biotic and abiotic components, measure and record abiotic factors and investigate interactions.

Site options include

Mangrove trees growing in calm estuarine water at Bonnie Vale, Royal National Park, NSW.

Bonnie Vale

Mangroves

Rainforest canopy with cabbage tree palms and dense foliage at Bola Creek, Royal National Park, NSW.

Bola Creek

Rainforest

Learning activities
  • Measure and record abiotic factors of one or two ecosystems
  • Record the flora and fauna observed during fieldwork; identify introduced species
  • Complete food chains relevant to the ecosystem
  • Use sampling techniques to complete an investigation about living things
  • Observe animals as relevant to the ecosystem, e.g., bird watching, dipnetting for macroinvertebrates, invertebrate search, crab search
Syllabus outcomes

Science 7-10 Syllabus (2018)

  • relates the structure and function of living things to their classification, survival and reproduction SC4-14LW

Science 7-10 Syllabus (2023)

  • describes the role, structure and function of a range of living systems and their components SC4-LIV-01
  • identifies questions and makes predictions to guide scientific investigations SC4-WS-02

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