Image: Students and teachers in the national park.
Excursion – The needs of living things
Students explore the National Park to discover living things during a tresure hunt. They sort and categorise some living things and record what they found using nature art activities
Science syllabus outcome
identifies the needs of living things.
Location: Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell.
Incursion – Local places
During the incursion students use story and nature play to investigate their school or local park.
They will:
unlock the secrets from a special message left in their classroom
participate in an adventure walk to make some important discoveries
use nature play to discover the wonders of their place
discuss how and why we care for our important places
complete a combined writing activity where students will create a narrative and map to recount their adventure.
Geography syllabus outcomes
identifies places and develops an understanding of the importance of places to people
communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools.
Perspectives of traditional Aboriginal lifestyle are integrated throughout the program.
Image: Students creating a map using items from nature.
Image: Students doing fieldwork in the national park.
Incursion – Incredible invertebrates
Image: Phasmid on a leaf.
Image: Worm in dirt.
Students will:
discover importance of worms
learn about the anatomy and behaviour of worms
complete hands on activities and investigation of invertebrates.
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