HASS Resources

 

Bat and Butterfly 

'Bat and Butterfly' is about Aboriginal moieties and what happens if you do not follow Aboriginal law. In central Arnhem Land there are two moieties, Yirritja and Dhuwa. Yirritja families must marry Dhuwa and vice versa. In this story the man, however talented he may be, behaves like a coward when he abducts a girl from the camp. She is powerless but her strong will and goodness transform her into a butterfly. In stark contrast, the man – who was once admired by the camp - is banished to live as a bat forever in the darkness. More appropriate for middle to upper primary.

http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/2570424/bat-and-butterfly

 

Information page publishing the paper, Flying weeds: how the monarch butterfly colonised Australia

Comprehensive summary on the introduction of the Monarch Butterfly into Australia. It also includes interesting facts about the Monarch's adaptation and it's ability to eat the poisonous Milk Weed plant to protect itself and its offspring from predators http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/flying-weeds:-how-the-monarch-butterfly-colonised-australia/6768228

 

Lesson plan, Changing Planet: Adaptation of Species (Birds and Butterflies)

Students will learn, discuss and research how global climate change is affecting many species of animals like birds and butterflies. https://www.windows2universe.org/teacher_resources/adaptation_species.html