1. A Learning Sequence for
‘Living Things adapt to the
environment ’ unit.
Level 3
SMR Peninsula Sub Region Ultranet Coaches; Jonathan Hall, Tanya Moran & Stephen Daly

2. CREATE A FOLDER WITH
OVERVIEW
AND ASSIGN FEEDBACK
• In the Learning Tasks tool, Class
tab, teachers can create a folder
to organise Learning Items and/or
learning sequences.
• You can select to provide an
Overview and Feedback for the
contents of the folder.
The following slides are found on
the Ultranet Support Site.

5. Discussion
Brainstorm
• A Discussion Item is a type of Service
Learning Item, which allows students to
enter posts to a discussion forum.
• Over the term students will build on their
exisKng knowledge about how Living Things
adapt to the environment. Teachers and
students can record the instrucKons/
reflecKons of each acKvity as well as type
these in.
• In order for students to be able to do this
they will need to know how to log onto the
Ultranet and navigate to the acKvity.
• Computers will need to have a microphone
aMached.

6. Step One
NOTE:
When following the steps on the
following slides make sure that
you have clicked on the unit
folder ‘Environment’.
The following slide can be found on
the Ultranet Support Site.

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8. Journal AcKviKes
Can it adapt?
• A Journal Item is a type of Service
Learning Item, which allows students to
enter journal entries into their personal
journal.
• Over the term students could record or
type in their reflecKons to experiments
and learning being explored in the
classroom.
• In order for students to be able to do
this they will need to know how to log
onto the Ultranet and navigate to the
acKvity.
• Computers will need to have a
microphone aMached.

9. Step One
NOTE:
When following the steps on the
following slides make sure that
you have clicked on the unit
folder ‘Environment’.
The following slide can be found on
the Ultranet Support Site.

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then
‘Envi select t
ronm h
click ent ’ e folder
ing o be
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= Q uesK
Title

11. Possible Journal
QuesKons
• What is adaptaKon?
• How can animals live
in such different places in the
world?
• Why does a camel have nostrils
which can close?
• What is so special about a frogs
head?
• How are large snakes such as
pythons able to swallow prey that
is bigger than their own heads?

12. Task
CreaCng a play
• A Task Item is a type of Service Learning
Item, which provides students with
instrucKons related to an offline task or
other related learning items.
• Students will form small groups and write a
play script demonstraKng the adaptaKon of
an animal and present their play to the
class. Students will be encourage to
present these as animaKons.
• In order for students to be able to do this
they will need to know how to write a
script and have Kme to put together their
play/animaKon to present to the class.

13. Step One
NOTE:
When following the steps on the
following slides make sure that
you have clicked on the unit
folder ‘Environment’.
The following slide can be found on
the Ultranet Support Site.

14. And t
hen s
‘Envir elect the
onme fo
clickin nt ’ be lder
g on ‘ fore
New’.

15. Copy Learning Items
• All learning tasks and folders need
to be transferred from your
personal planning folder to your
class folder.
The following slide can be found on
the Ultranet Support Site.