K - P
P excursionactivity pack
Kindy to Pre-Primary
For Kindy and Pre-primary classes, we suggest breaking into groups of 5-10 children with one adult group leader.
Provide your group leader with this booklet and a clipboard and have them take students on an underwater adventure through each of AQWA’s 6 areas.
In each area, we suggest group leaders read the questions aloud and have students work together to answer them. The final page includes a colour-in activity that can be printed for each child.
Next to each question, you will notice a bubble that indicates the curriculum linked skill the question is targeting:
investigate
question
Predict discuss
Express
Research
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How to use this activity booklet
Use senses, prior knowledge and available information to make predictions.
Share observations and ideas as a group to build understanding.
Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects, events and living things.
Use the senses to explore and answer questions. Collect data where possible and reflect on results.
Analyse a variety of texts (signs, videos, speeches, images) to answer questions and build understanding
Demonstrate understanding through creative channels, such as art, language, design and performance.
1great southern coastleafy seadragons
pineapplefish
old wivesjetty animals
A leafy seadragon is a fish! It might look strange, but it has gills and fins like all fish. It also has eyes, a tail and a mouth.
Watch our seadragons and then see if you can label each body part:
Are seadragons fast or slow?
Do the fish that live in the great southern usually have patterns, like spots or stripes, or are they plain?
Is the water in the great southern region warm or cold?Research
observeinvestigate
observeinvestigate
2shipwreck coast
stingraysturtlesharks
open-ocean fish
Different rays move in different ways. Find each of these rays and watch how they swim. Which one flaps and which one waves?
The eagle stingray____________ The smooth stingray_____________
Different sharks spend their time in different areas of the ocean. Find these sharks. Were they swimming or sitting on the bottom?
The Port Jackson Shark was_______________
The Sandbar Whaler was_____________
observeinvestigate
lobstersjellyfish
octopus
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2.
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Perth coast
The octopus is a strange sea creature that has blue blood, a donut-shaped brain and can taste with its suckers!
Imagine you are a scientist! Write down 3 questions about the octopus that you would investigate.For example, “What do octopuses eat?”.
footballer sweeps
seahorsesstripeys
We use our feet to walk. What else can crayfish do with their feet?
Bonus! Can you find the answers to any of your questions on our signs?The Sandbar Whaler was_____________
Research
question
clownfish (Nemo)tropical fish & corals
baby crocodiles4far north coast
blue tang (Dory)Creatures Up Close exhibit
Scientists use magnifiers to learn more about plants and animals. Go to our Creatures Up Close exhibit and use the magnifying glasses to take a closer look at our animals.
Write down something you notice about the:
1. Tube Anemone:
2. Clownfish:
3. Daisy Coral
It’s time for Hide and Seek! Our baby crocodiles are masters at camouflage. See if you can find one.
Do crocodiles breathe in air or in water?Research
observeinvestigate
blue ringed octopus (seasonal)
stonefishsea snakeDANGERzone5lionfish
Theatrette
Find these animals and discover what is dangerous about them. Circle the correct answer.
Spines / TeethFangs / Tail
Spikes / Flesh
Spit / Suckers
Teeth / Shell
(NB: seasonal, may not be on exhibit)
Fins / Spines
Research
Marmion Marine ParkDiscovery PoolCoral ReefAdventure Bay6
It’s time to be captivated by a living coral reef! Below, circle all the colours you can see in our Coral Reef. When you get back to school use these colours to colour-in the reef picture on the next page.
Playground & Picnic Areas
Visit the Discovery Pool and gently touch some sea creatures, while keeping them underwater. Describe how these animals feel:
blue
greenpurple
pink
red
orangebrown
silver
black
touchinvestigate
The sea cucumber feels: The starfish feels:
Express
free entry for your birthday!As a birthday present from us, kids* can visit for free during their birthday month! Scan the QR code opposite (or visit the link) to add your email and child’s birthday to our Kids Birthday Club.*Kids aged 0-15. 1 free birthday pass per child per year. Must be accompanied by a paying adult.
plus win a family pass to AQWA Just by joining the Kids Birthday Club your email will go into the monthly draw! http://eepurl.com/lrtNn
ARTIST
colour me & keep me!