Explore the life cycles, needs, and roles of living things in marine ecosystems with this comprehensive Year 4 Biological Sciences unit. Marine Wonders uses the green sea turtle as a focal point for understanding producers, consumers, decomposers, and food chains within an ocean environment.
 
Designed to save you time while engaging students in hands-on, differentiated learning, this resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum V8.4 and V9.
 
What’s included:
16 lessons - 10 core lessons + 6 bonus lessons.
Detailed lessons plans - with clear learning objectives, resources required, step-by-step lesson instruction, differentiated options and early finisher task ideas (included for all lessons).
Lesson-aligned PowerPoint to follow (with 180+ slides). 
Editable unit overview with lesson summaries.

PowerPoint (180+ slides):
Aligned slides for each lesson, so you can simply open and follow along!
Hyperlinked table of contents for easy navigation.
Editable vocabulary slides (great for word walls).
Visuals of student work samples and craft examples.
Interactive quizzes for formative assessment.
Real-life underwater videos and photos from scuba diving footage.
 
Activities:
Differentiated tasks (support and extension options).
Foldables, flipbooks, craft-based life cycle models.
QR-code research tasks and editable project templates.
Graphic organisers and cut-and-paste sorting activities.
Schema mapping, KWL charts, and environmental inquiry tasks.
 
Assessment and rubrics:
4 editable life cycle flipbook templates.
4 assessment options with student-friendly versions.
Editable rubrics aligned to both V8.4 and V9 outcomes.
Clear expectations for grading and reporting.
 
What you need to know:
Year level: Year 4.
Curriculum: Australian Curriculum V8.4 and V9 - Biological Sciences.
Format: PDF and editable PowerPoint.
Designed for inquiry-based, differentiated teaching with flexible implementation options.