http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/ Lesson Page Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:20:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2004. Science & Nature Ecology http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Tue, 01 Jun 2004 05:46:06 GMT LESSON FOUR: HOW STRUCTURE OF ECHIDNA’S BODY RELATES TO ITS MANY FUNCTIONS! By now you would have developed a good idea about the way echidnas move and how they live. It is also possible that most of you are probably still puzzled about some of their special features and how they have evolved and adapted to so many different climates. A dissection is a good way to analyse the structure of body parts of echidnas, however, a dissection is only performed at the Pelican Lagoon Research Centre if a ‘roadkill’ comes in. This means that a vehicle has hit an echidna on the road and this is quite... (more) http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 01 Jun 2004 05:23:43 GMT Read the following facts about the life and times of the Goanna and answer the questions below: GOANNA CASE STUDY The goanna is a lizard that is only found in Australia. It comes from the family Varanide. The type of goanna found in Kangaroo Island and along the east coast of Australia is the Rosenberg’s goanna. It, like the echidna, has also been living on the planet for a very long time. The other interesting feature about the goanna is that it is a reptile living in a temperate area. Reptiles mostly live in hot, desert areas to warm up their blood. The amazing thing about the... (more) http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Thu, 27 May 2004 12:39:46 GMT Lesson 3 Now you have all had a look at background case studies on echidnas and goannas, it’s time to look at those unanswered questions or inconclusive information that allows for research on Kangaroo Island. It’s your turn to be the field work scientist! Pelican Lagoon Research Centre is located just out of the main town of Kingscote. Dr. Peggy and Mike have been running research from the centre for about 16 years! That is 16 years of looking, observing, sampling, discovering and collating data on echidnas and goannas’ movements. They are secretive creatures (especially the... (more) http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Wed, 26 May 2004 12:41:04 GMT LESSON 1:CASE STUDY ON THE ECHIDNA Read the following facts about the life and times of the Echidna and answer the questions below: An Echidna is a short-beaked, spiky animal that lives in Australia and New Guinea. It is sometimes called a “spiny anteater” but is not related to the “anteater” family. It is a fascinating creature because it has been able to adapt to a diverse range of conditions and it is one of the oldest living mammals and creatures in Australia. Perhaps the other fascinating fact about echidnas, it is a mammal that lays eggs. The only other mammal that is capable of... (more) http://lessonplans.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1