Before we start on the questions.

You might want to write down the meanings of the following words that we discussed.

• ecosystem
• endemic
• sustainability
• eradicate
• mammal
• monotreme

Because you did such a great job of coming up with so many questions I am going to get you to help me answer them.

You can use this site and the one listed along with the information sheets I gave your teachers to see how many you can answer for yourselves.

You might want to go back into your groups and share the questions to save time.  

Your questions were:

• How many spikes are on an echidna?
• How long are the spikes?
• How long are Rosenberg Goannas?
• How long is an echidna’s nose?
• What colour is a Rosenberg Goanna?
• Why are echidnas so shy?
• What do echidnas eat?
• What do Rosenberg Goannas eat?
• How many eggs do Rosenberg Goannas lay?
• Why is it called Kangaroo Island?
• How many public holidays does KI have?
• How many male echidnas are there on KI?
• Where do Rosenberg Goannas sleep?
• Where did the Rosenberg Goannas come from?
• How many species of echidna are there on KI?
• How many types of animals are there on KI?
• What do people do for jobs on KI?
• Why are echidnas monotremes?
• How many types of trees are there on KI?
• What is the colour of the Rosenberg Goannas tongue?
• Are there lots of fish in the water around KI?
• How many towns are there on KI?
• How big is KI?
• Why do echidnas roll in a ball and dig into the ground?
• How did the echidnas get to KI?

Click on this website http://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au/ki-tourism.htm to find more information.

If there are still questions you need help with you can email me at kwalsh@cidhs.cx by next Wednesday or you can ask me directly in the Forum section of this website on Thursday between 10.30-2.00.

When I get back I will look forward to sharing with you all that we have learnt.

Kerri