Threatened Species

Task : A group of four students select an animal that they would like to research and find out more information about in their animal in terms of living environment, diet and life cycle and endangered status.

Target Group: Grades 5/6

Presentation: Each group of students is required to develop a Powerpoint slide show of at least 15 slides to present their research to the students in grades 2/3, 3/4 or 4/5 using the Interactive Whiteboard. The Powerpoint presentation should contain information about the chosen topic, supporting graphics and your observations. Each member of the group is required to take a role in the presentation sharing what they have learnt about their research focus.

See the study guide for research questions.

http://rainforest-australia.com/frogs.htm

http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=endangered%20daintree%20rainforest%20animals&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Possible Research topics.

Azure Kingfisher, Cassowary, Leaf tailed geckos, frog species.