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Creating a customised field map with BOLTSS

Creating a customised field map with BOLTSS

Producing a Customised Field Map with BOLTSSLearning Goal: To create customised field maps using geographic conventions (BOLTSS) Context: One of the challenges that we hear from teachers who are not specifically Geography trained is how they should instruct their...

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Facts about Dragonflies & Waterbugs

Facts about Dragonflies & Waterbugs

Fast Dragonfly Facts Did you know that dragonflies are carnivorous? Baby dragonflies (dragonfly larvae) use their fast, extendable jaws to catch unsuspecting prey. They eat tadpoles, fish, and other waterbugs – including each other! Adult dragonflies always catch...

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The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly

The Richmond Birdwing Butterfly

With an adult wingspan of up to 16cm the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly (Ornithoptera richmondia) is one of Australia's largest butterflies. The females have a mix of dark brown or black, white, cream and yellow markings while the males have distinctive iridescent green...

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The Water Cycle

The Water Cycle

Did you know? The overall amount of water on earth has remained the same for 2 billion years and the only thing that changes is how this water is distributed You could be drinking the same water as a dinosaur did, 100 million years ago Every living thing on earth...

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Caring for Moreton Bay

Caring for Moreton Bay

Shorebirds Beaches, sandbanks and mudflats are important areas for shorebirds (wading birds and seabirds). More than 40,000 migratory shorebirds visit the area each September to April and Moreton Bay is internationally recognised as a Ramsar site for its importance to...

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