Analysing the evidence: Impacts on urban wildlife

Our urban environments are constantly undergoing change with implications for wild life.

In this workshop students take on the role of an ecologist and explore some of the changes brought about as the landscape becomes fragmented and modified.

Student experience

Students will investigate:

• How the physical landscape has changed over time
• The impacts these changes can have on local wildlife
• Three case studies to reveal how some species might benefit while others miss out.
• Real world actions and solutions to help redress some of these changes.

Program Feedback

"Excellent. The kids loved the hands on nature of the activity, and the presenter engaged with the kids really effectively."

"The ‘analysing skills’ is the hardest thing to get across, which is what this program did very well. The stories being told are local and relate to the curriculum."

Skills development 

This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum:

Year 5 

• Biological sciences: Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043) 
• Nature and development of science: Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions (ACSHE081)
• Use and influence of science: Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083)

Year 6 

• Biological sciences: The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094)
• Nature and development of science: Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions (ACSHE098)
• Use and influence of science: Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE100)

Year 7 

• Nature and development of science: Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119) 
• Questioning and Predicting : Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge  (ACSIS124)

Facilitated Workshops

Our highly regarded facilitated workshops continue to set the mark by being well researched, engaging and highly inclusive. They are the best way to experience the Museum with your class, no matter what year level you teach.

All facilitated workshops are led by the Museum’s experienced Learning and Engagement team and have been curated using the Museum’s unique resources to provide a deeper learning experience in our specialist subject areas.

Your booking for a facilitated workshop will include all materials and activities for the duration of the program with no prior preparation required.

As part of all facilitated workshop bookings, you are welcome to explore the rest of the Museum free of charge pre or post workshop and do not need to make any additional bookings to do so.  WA Museum Boola Bardip is open daily from 9.30am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm.