Monday - Friday, 9.15am to 2.15pm
Sydney Olympic Park Education Centre, Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park
On their field trip, students conduct fieldwork tasks, including:
Students study the natural and human stresses placed upon wetlands and the management strategies used to protect them. In a session using a Geographic Information System (GIS), students learn about past and present land uses that impact on the wetlands.
Content: Ecosystems and their Management
Content: Case Studies of Ecosystems
Outcomes
H1 - explains the changing nature, spatial patterns and interactions of ecosystems, urban places and economic activity
H2 - explains the factors which place ecosystems at risk and the reasons for their protection
H5 - evaluates environmental management strategies in terms of ecological sustainability
H6 - evaluates the impacts and responses of people to environmental change
H7 - justifies geographical methods applicable and useful in the workplace and relevant to a changing world
H8 - plans geographical inquiries to analyse and synthesise information from a variety of sources
H9 - evaluates geographical information and sources for usefulness, validity and reliability
H10 - applies maps, graphs and statistics, photographs and fieldwork to analyse and integrate data in geographical contexts (including the use of GIS)
H11 - applies mathematical ideas and techniques to analyse geographical data
H12 - explains geographical patterns, processes and future trends through appropriate case studies and illustrative examples
H13 - communicates complex geographical information, ideas and issues effectively, using appropriate written and/or oral, cartographic and graphic forms
5 hours
Bus drop off area and all day bus parking in P10f