FREE PRIMARY SCIENCE · Year 3
Waiting for rain
How do plants and animals in dry parts of Australia fit their whole life cycle around the rain?
Students compare the life cycles of a burrowing outback frog and a desert wildflower that both wait for rain, read FrogID-style data to see how frog calls follow the rain, then use life cycle knowledge to plan a frog-friendly corner of the school. All three lessons need only a screen or printout, paper and pencils.
3 free lessons · Australian Curriculum v9
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Life cycles that wait
How do a desert frog and a desert wildflower survive the long dry times between rains?
Open free interactive lesson →Counting frog calls
Do frogs call more after rain, and how do scientists find out?
Open free interactive lesson →A frog-friendly school
What does each stage of a frog’s life cycle need, and how could our school help?
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