A day of activities and surveys to help Year 7 to 13 students appreciate the richness and complexity of mudflat ecosystems.
New Zealand Curriculum and Assessment
AS 90925: Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context with direction.
AS 91153: Carry out a proctical investigation in a biology context, with supervision.
AS 91158: Investigate a pattern in an ecological community with supervision.
AS 91155: Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life.
AS 90713: Carry out a practical investigation into an aspect of an organism's ecological niche with guidance.
AS 90714: Research a contemporary biological issue.
Activities to choose from
Guided exploration
Identification game (juniors) to learn important species.
Games (juniors) to gain appreciation of relationships.
Monitoring of crab/bird behaviour.
Transects to survey population and community patterns and investigate the ecological niches of chosen species
Collection of physical data eg; exposure, mud texture, temperature variation
Discussion of human impacts on estuaries
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