Senior Biology Unit 3: Teacher Resource

A field exercise about edges

This resource has been developed to support and assist teachers with the Senior Biology: Unit 3 summative assessment tasks. Providing an in-depth field exercise in ecology, teachers can use this resource in a variety of ways from creating practice exam question content to using the examples provided to model how students can structure a scientific report.

This resource has been developed by and is based on research undertaken through QUT’s School of Biology and Environmental Science.

Download the comprehensive resource below, which includes:

• Background information on edges and why they might influence the ecology of animals
• General methods used for assessing animal activity
• A detailed template to assist in setting up a field exercise
• Two example field exercises (including data)