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.

3.

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!