Around Australia: Wet & Dry

Imagine if you could walk across Australia in an hour! Experience the sights, sounds and smells of Australia, from the moist, dark rainforest to the hot red sands of the desert in the Red Centre Garden.

Use your senses to explore wet and dry Australian ecosystems. Discover how plants have special adaptations to grow and thrive in hot, cold, wet or dry places in Australia. 

Australian Curriculum connections

Foundation

• AC9SFU01: Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features.

Year 1

• AC9S1U01: Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs.
• AC9S1U02: Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life.