Learn about biodiversity and why it's important. You'll need a pen and paper or your laptop and access to the internet.
Year 10
Year 10
These lessons can support short-term learning at home when face-to-face learning is interrupted.
Students can start at lesson 1 and work their way through in order. Each lesson is either a video or a PowerPoint presentation.
You can also:
- learn how to view PowerPoint files on different devices
- find out more about learning at home
- access lesson guides for each year level
- view all lessons for all year levels.
Evolution: diversity and biodiversity
Science lesson 1 (Series 1)
Mutations and types of mutations
Science lesson 2 (Series 1)
Learn about the different types of mutations. You'll need a pen and piece of paper or laptop to record your answers. You may need to search the internet for answers.
Mutations and population changes
Science lesson 3 (Series 1)
Learn about how mutations can affect a population of humans. You'll need a pen and paper or your laptop to record your answer as well as internet access.
Natural selection
Science lesson 4 (Series 1)
Learn about 'natural selection' and how it works. You'll need a pen and paper or your laptop and access to the internet.
Survival of the fittest
Science lesson 5 (Series 1)
Learn about biological fitness. You'll need a pen and paper or your laptop and access to the internet.
Species and variation
Science lesson 6 (Series 1)
Learn about what a species is and how variations with species occurs with allopatric speciation. You'll need a pen and paper or device to record your answer and the internet.
Peripatric speciation
Science lesson 7 (Series 1)
Learn about peripatric speciation and how this can result in new species. You'll need a pen and paper or device to record your answer and the internet.
Parapatric speciation
Science lesson 8 (Series 1)
Learn about parapatric speciation and how this can result in new species. You'll need a pen and paper or device to record your answers.
Sympatric speciation
Science lesson 9 (Series 1)
Learn about sympatric speciation and how this can result in new species. You'll need a pen and paper or device to record your answer and the internet.
Extinction
Science lesson 10 (Series 1)
Learn about how species can become extinct. You'll need a pen and paper or device to record your answer and the internet.
Pages
Internet safety advice
These lessons might include links to other websites, applications, multimedia or video hosting sites such as YouTube.
When accessing these links, we recommend you do not:
- subscribe
- like
- comment
- download files
- share personal details
- take part in discussion forums
- take part in other social media aspects of the sites.
If any part of the online content makes you feel uncomfortable, close the website window and notify an adult (parent or teacher) immediately.
Visit protect yourself online: a guide to cyber security for young people to learn more.
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The resources are available for students, parents and teachers in South Australia, where students are undertaking remote learning.
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