Animal adaptations
In this lesson sequence students explore aspects of animal adaptation prior to applying their knowledge to constructing their own digital creature using littleBits electronic sets.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Lesson ideas |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Abstraction |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K02
Examine how digital systems form networks to transmit data
AC9TDI6K01
Investigate the main internal components of common digital systems and their function |
| Keywords | Adaptation, Biology, LittleBits, Circuitry, Circuits, Maker spaces |
| Integrated, cross-curriculum, special needs | Science |
| Organisation | ESA |
| Copyright | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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