Australian Outback Biome

# Surviving the Harsh Landscape of the Outback

Journey through the barren landscape and explore the harsh climate of the Australian Outback. Through immersion and observation, students can develop an understanding of the typical climate of the Outback, and the conditions it creates that living things need to adapt to survive.

## Key Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the climate of the Australian Outback habitat
2. Identify organisms adapted to survive the Outback
3. Explain the dangers living things face in the Outback

## How to Use This Playlist:

This playlist includes a range of different resources designed to help your students develop a better understanding of the Australian Outback as a biome.

Here are some suggestions on how to use the resources:

***360 Images*** – Observing and analyzing these images of the Outback, students should describe the environment and typical climate of the biome.

- [Chambers Pillar Sunset](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-chambers-pillar-sunset-australia)
- [A Giant Cloud of Bushfire Smoke Dwarfs Uluru](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-a-giant-cloud-of-bushfire-smoke-dwarfs-uluru)
- [Australian, NT, Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru Summit](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-australian-nt-uluru-kata-tjuta-national-park-uluru-summit)
- [Perimeter Service Road at the Australian Outback, Ayres Rock Resort, Yulara N.T. Australia](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-perimeter-service-road-at-the-australian-outback-ayres-rock-resort-yulara-n-t-australia)
- [1 Bush fire regrowth 6 months after the fire, Mt. Victoria, New South Wales, Australia](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-1-bush-fire-regrowth-6-months-after-the-fire-mt-victoria-new-south-wales-australia)

***Australian Outback biome Explorable Scene*** – Your students can immerse themselves in the Australian outback and deepen their understanding of the biome. Encourage your students to roam the landscape and discover what makes the Outback a desert landscape, and the challenges living things face in the hot dry landscape.

- [Australian Outback Biome](https://edvr.se/ro2-222-Vi5/australian-outback-biome)

***3D Models*** – Observing these models, students should appreciate how these animals have evolved to be fast. With spars shelter, being able to run from and fighting off predators with their powerful legs is crucial.

- [Emu 3D](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/cvr360-1-bush-fire-regrowth-6-months-after-the-fire-mt-victoria-new-south-wales-australia)
- [Kangaroo 3D](https://scene.link/PZH-f7s/3dm-kangaroo-australia)