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Biosecurity surveillance at school

Text Biosecurity surveillance at school

TLF ID A002117

This activity outlines the process to undertake a biosecurity surveillance of a school environment. The teacher guide, slides and student sheets identify some invasive pests that represent a threat to NSW agriculture including cane toads, fire ants and exotic bees. The activity could be adapted for other locations.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • Teaching and learning
Year level

4; 5; 6

Topics Adaptation (Evolution) Animal behaviour Growth (Animals) Storms Environmental management Plant structure and function Environmental influences Animal structure and function Habitats Ecosystems Pest control Biosecurity Data analysis Forest fires Human settlements Countries Surveying (Data collection) Droughts Human impact Floods Plant growth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Sense of place
Learning area
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

Other details

Contributors
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: NSW Government Department of Primary Industries
  • Organization: NSW Government Department of Primary Industries
  • Address: NSW, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: NSW Government Department of Primary Industries
  • Organization: NSW Government Department of Primary Industries
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: NSW, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Text
  • Downloadable
Rights
  • © State of NSW through the Department of Industry 2020, except where indicated otherwise. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).