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Biodiversity, why is it so crucial to our survival and the planets? Biodiversity makes up our many interrelated ecosystems and is something we must strive to sustain.
This Australian made, curriculum fit program from VEA explores what biodiversity is, with a focus on the long term effects in Australia. Key interviews from Victoria University lecturers, the Threatened Species Network Wildlife Fund and a Zoologist highlight the importance and necessity of biodiversity in Australia. This program also offers suggestions on what we can do to conserve biodiversity on a day-to-day basis and gives a real world demonstration of such conservation in action with the recovery and rebuilding of the natural habitats of the endangered helmeted honey-eater.
Chapters:
1. Introduction
2. What on Earth is Biodiversity?
3. Biodiversity in Australia
4. Long Term Effects on Biodiversity
5. What Can You Do to Conserve Biodiversity?
6. Conclusion
Aligned to the draft Australian national curriculum:
Science - Science Understandings • Year 6 1. Relationships of Living Things: Relationships between living things, including food webs, and suitability for particular habitats (S6SU1)
Science - Science Understandings • Year 8 3. Ecosystems: The interrelationships between organisms, energy and matter in ecosystems, and the effects of human activity on the sustainability of ecosystems (S8SU3)
To find out more about An Introduction to Biodiversity visit:
http://www.vea.com.au