1. Desert Survivors
Goal Setting

2. Learning Outcomes Science Understanding
I will understand how living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment
Science as a Human Endeavour
I will test predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena.
I will understand the important contributions to the advancement of science that have been made by people from a range of cultures.
I will describe how scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives.
I will identify how scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions.

3. Learning Outcomes cont.
Science Inquiry Skills
I will pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be.
I will plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems
I will decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate.
I will use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks.
I will construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate.
I will compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations Evaluating
I will Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem
I will communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts.

4. Desert Survivors Overview
Lesson Goal
Session Number
To find out what I think I know about the structural features and adaptations of living things that survive in desert environments 1
I can explore how plants lose water through their leaves.
Scientific experiment: Bagging leaves 2
I can work in teams to investigate if cloths with smaller surface areas lose less water.
Scientific experiment: Soaking Cloths 3
I can display results using a graph and use it to make predictions
I can make evidence-based claims on whether having smaller leaves helps plants to survive in deserts. 4
Put in blog.

5. Lesson Goal
Session Number
I understand how having a larger surface area can help animals to cool down. 5
I can represent and explain the structural features and adaptations that help camels to survive in a desert environment. 6
I can work in a team to plan and conduct research to identify and describe key adaptations of a desert species.
Research project on desert animal
7 -8
I can present evidence, compare and discuss results and draw conclusions about adaptation to desert environments.
Project presentation to class 9