Christmas Prawns in Australia | Primary School Resource

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Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Grade 5

- 6

Curriculum 9.0:

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Keywords:

prawn, shrimp, christmas, festive, overfishing, sustainable fishing, seafood, ocean, mathematics, english, science

Christmas Prawns in Australia | Primary School Resource

In this 40-60 minute lesson for ages 10+, learners will discuss the Australian Christmas tradition of eating prawns, and the importance of sourcing sustainable seafood.

  • Learners discuss their favourite Australian Christmas traditions
  • Learners discover what a prawn (or shrimp) is
  • Learners label the anatomy of an Australian banana prawn
  • Learners consider where our seafood comes from and the importance of consuming sustainably
  • Learners calculate the cost of a sustainable Christmas seafood lunch

A classroom resource for Primary classes in HASS, Science and Mathematics in Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6).

This resource is part of an extensive collection of ocean-themed Christmas teaching resources to use in the classroom, featuring quizzes, games, activities and lesson plans.
These Christmas teaching resources are Australian curriculum-aligned across Science, Geography, Visual Arts, Mathematics and English subjects in Stages 3 to 5.

 

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