MetaPet Field Mode — Australian Schools
Lesson 1: Meet Your Meta-Pet
Students meet a Meta-Pet and describe how it looks, moves and responds.
- Years
- 3–6
- Suggested time
- 20 minutes
- Use
- Teacher-led
- Records
- Alias-only, local device
Learning intention
Understand that a Meta-Pet is a digital companion we can observe and describe.
Learning areas: Digital literacy · Science · Oral language
Success criteria
- I can name at least two things I notice about the Meta-Pet.
- I can describe how the Meta-Pet responds to attention.
- I can explain that it lives on this device, not online.
Teacher opening
This first lesson introduces the Meta-Pet as a calm, local, account-free companion. Keep it playful — the goal is curiosity and shared vocabulary.
Today we meet a Meta-Pet. It is not a video or a toy from the internet — it lives right here on this screen. Let's watch it together and describe what we see.
Five guided steps
1. Introduce the Meta-Pet
- Teacher says / does
- Explain that we are meeting a digital companion that lives on this device.
- Student task
- Sit ready to watch the shared screen.
- Expected outcome
- Students are focused on the shared screen.
2. Observe how it looks and moves
- Teacher says / does
- Ask students to silently notice colour, shape and movement.
- Student task
- Watch the Meta-Pet and pick one thing you notice.
- Expected outcome
- Each student has one observation ready.
3. Interact and see it respond
- Teacher says / does
- Demonstrate giving the Meta-Pet attention and ask what changes.
- Student task
- Watch how the Meta-Pet responds to attention.
- Expected outcome
- Students notice the pet responds to attention.
4. Discuss what we saw
- Teacher says / does
- Use a discussion prompt to gather observations.
- Student task
- Share one observation with the class.
- Expected outcome
- The class has a shared list of observations.
5. Save and finish
- Teacher says / does
- Summarise what the class learned about Meta-Pets.
- Student task
- Remember your favourite thing about the Meta-Pet.
- Expected outcome
- The lesson is completed and recorded on the Hub.
Support option
Point to the Meta-Pet on screen and say one word that describes it.
Extension option
Draw the Meta-Pet and label three parts you noticed.
Discussion prompts
- What is the first thing you noticed about the Meta-Pet?
- How can you tell it is paying attention?
- How is a Meta-Pet different from a video?
Teacher notes — aliases only
Do not record student names, contact details or identifying information.