Title Information:­
Rock Snot, Cane Toads and Other Aliens: Rock Snot, Cane Toads and Other Aliens reports on living things that have been introduced to new environments and the problems this has caused. The book explains how these pests have affected native plants and animals and disrupted the balance of the ecosystems they have been introduced into. It also outlines various strategies that are being undertaken to eradicate these pests and restore natural environments.

Content vocabulary: algae, alien, biodiversity, bounties, breeding program, captivity, competitors, conservation, ecosystem, endangered, eradication, erosion, extermination, extinction, facility, feral, fibre, flammable, germinating, introduce, invasive, larvae, microscopic, native, over-grazed, pelt, pest, pupae, regenerate, reintroducing, repel, repopulation, reproduce, resistant, species, sterilised, toxin, weed

Key concepts:
Some introduced species become pests because they damage the ecosystem they have been introduced into  Introduced plants and animals can cause native plants and animals to become endangered  Many people work toward eradicating introduced species so as to restore the natural balance of ecosystems

Reading Strategies: Summarising information

Related resource:Lesson Plan - Rock Snot, Cane Toads and Other Aliens

Series Information:

WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.

WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.

This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au

Each WorldWise student book is supported by a corresponding Lesson Plan for teachers.

The following additional teacher resources are available:

• Curriculum outcomes
• Writing templates
• Correlation charts which provide title-level information about alignment to curriculum

These additional teacher resources can be downloaded from www.worldwisereading.com.au/teacher-resources