Biodiversity in New Zealand Wildlife

4. Pests and predators – interactive activity

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• explain how pests affect indigenous habitats;
• state the consequences of the loss of biodiversity caused by pests and predators.

Teaching and learning activities

Students can access the Pests and Predators interactive lesson here or from the sign post navigation.

The interactive allows the students to see the devastation a particular pest can cause to the New Zealand bush. A fact file with related information about that animal and its impact on the environment appears. The pests include a stoat, rat, cat, dog, possum, and a pest fish.

To view this interactive you will require a flash player. If you do not have flash installed on your computer, you can install it free by clicking the button.

Students fill in the pest grid (pdf, 6kb), (word, 51kb)

Assessment opportunities

• Use of information technology.
• Identification of relevant information to effectively complete grid.

Curriculum links

Information Technology

• Technological capability – explore possible solutions and strategies and select appropriate solutions

English

• Reading comprehension
• Note taking

Science

• Conservation

Internet links

Note taking, Appreciation – Extracting Maximum Information From Facts www.mindtools.com/apprecn.html

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