The Kangaroo Apple is also known as the Bush Tomato. Only when it’s blushing and bursting with ripe, red fruit is…
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Phenology Wheel | April
It was a cold, wet day today. Prefect for hiding inside. We lit the fires, warmed the house, then took…
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Jacky Winter
We have Jacky Winters living in the shrubs on the paddock boundaries and we often see them perching on the…
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Phenology Wheels | March
Our school holiday project was to complete the next section of our wheels… The children were debating whether this was…
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A Look at the Australian Nature Study Guide | Autumn / Winter | Volume 2
We’ll start with the contents page. As you’ll notice there are ten lessons in the guide. One for each week…
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Phenology Wheels | February
The children had been planing what they might paint all month. We would see something and one would pipe up…
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Summer Ponding
Ponding is the investigation of ponds to gain an understanding of it’s ecology. The plants, animals and water is observed…
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Amphibian Metamorphosis
Frogs belong to the animal group named Amphibians which means two-lives. We found the amphibian metamorphosis from tadpole to frog…
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Spotted Grass Frog
Spotted Grass Frogs or Marsh Frogs can be found from North Queensland to Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. They…
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The Ecology of a Tree
Trees provide food and shelter to many living things and summer is the best time to observe the ecosystem of…
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Blue-Tongue Lizard
Blue-tongue lizards love to bake in the sun during the summer months and it’s likely you’ll bump into one on…
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