Australian Nature Study | Summer/Autumn | Volume 1
Australian Nature Study | Autumn/Winter | Volume 2
Australian Nature Study | Winter/Spring | Volume 3
We have noticed Jacky Winters in the shrubs and around the paddock boundaries where we often see them perching on the fence. They also love to perch and hunt from a wattle that grows next to our daily walking track. They’re mostly active at sunrise and sunset. This is when the males are singing and courting the females. They dominate…
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Have you ever worried that you are not going to be able to teach your child math? Or, thought about what might happen if you need to help your child with higher level math, when they get to that stage? Is it possible to home-school successfully if you never passed higher level algebra and calculus? I’m here to give you…
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Autumn is an exciting time to observe the world of birds as some prepare to migrate. We have the opportunity to spot new bird species in our local areas if we are alert and observant to the signs and clues. Our interactions with migratory birds can be predicted with a basic knowledge of the weather and bird behaviour, as many…
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Ponding encourages an understanding of the relationship between plants and animals in a freshwater ecosystem. Pondlife may be observed and monitored over each season. We went summer ponding and the experience was amazing. There wasn’t much happening on the surface of the water, but we were excited to see pondlife in the algae-covered rocks, pond scum, mud, and the water…
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Frogs belong to the animal group called Amphibians which means two-lives. First, they live in water and breathe through gills like fish. Then, after a few weeks, the tadpoles slowly begin to metamorphosise and become froglets before completing a full transformation into land and pond living creatures who breathe through their skin. We found the amphibian metamorphosis from tadpole to…
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Do you know the differences between Australian black birds? Can you tell the differences between an Australian Raven and a Black Butcher Bird? What about a Chough and a Currawong? Learning to distinguish similarities and differences is a fundamental math skill called comparison. Practicing this skill, while doing your nature studies will help it not feel like a math lesson…
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Let’s do MATH with native bees!
Hello, friend. Did you hear my music? In the summer months, I fill the air with my song, and other insects often join in, creating a marvelous bush orchestra. I’ve noticed your bush boots as you’ve paused to observe insects or one of those nasty beings with wings that frighten me so. You call them birds and I’m sure I’ll…
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In order to be good stewards of our space in the world, we need to understand how living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) organisms interact with one another. This type of study is known as ecology. It helps us to understand how a population of organisms live with one another within their environment. Trees provide food and shelter to many living…
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Blue-tongue lizards love to bake in the sun during the summer months and it’s likely you’ll bump into one on your wanderings. We studied the lizard in Week 2 of the Australian Nature Study Guide | Summer Autumn, and one thing I found interesting, was that they give birth to their young, unlike most lizards that lay eggs. Another interesting…
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Would you like to be a data collector? Take your magnifying glass and notebook to the garden. Let’s go on a Lady Beetle hunt.
