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Process 1:


Form your research team


Click on the map of Australia to bring back one animal from your habitat

Process 2:


Click on the boomerang below to print off one Animal Characteristics chart for your group


Assign one category from the Animal Characteristics chart to research independently


Those who finish early should complete a second category


Take notes in your Science Concept Journals


As a group transfer your notes onto the Animal Characteristics chart

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Process 3:


Click on the Sydney Opera House to print off one map of Australia for your group


Using map pencils, color the location of your habitat on the map of Australia


Using resources from the classroom:


Label the capital of Australia and two other major cities


Label and shade in the location of the Great Barrier Reef
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Label and draw Tazmania on your map


Label the oceans surrounding Australia


Draw a compass rose showing cardinal and intermediate directions







Process 4:


Recreate your habitat in the form of a diorama(a small model) for the Canyon Creek Nature Center

Present your research to the neighborhood to persuade them to use your team’s model of your habitat