Secondary excursions and incursions | 7–12 | Field of Mars EEC

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre delivers curriculum-aligned secondary excursions and incursions for Years 7–12.

Led by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, programs use bushland, waterways, urban sites and school grounds to build fieldwork, inquiry, measurement, data collection and analysis skills.

Programs support Geography, Science and Mathematics, including senior fieldwork, investigations and assessment preparation.

Support secondary fieldwork with fact sheets about plants, animals, habitats, ecosystems, environments and environmental change.

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Map and compass used during secondary geography fieldwork.

Geography excursions and incursions

Fieldwork programs for Stages 4–6 that investigate landscapes, liveability, environmental change and human–environment interactions using geographical inquiry, mapping, data collection and analysis.

Trundle wheel used by secondary students to measure distance during mathematics fieldwork.

Mathematics excursions

Hands-on mathematics fieldwork where students collect, measure, represent and interpret real-world data to strengthen numeracy, mapping, statistics and spatial reasoning.

Light meter and soil thermometer used to measure abiotic factors during secondary science fieldwork.

Science excursions and incursions

Fieldwork and classroom-linked programs for Stages 4–6 that develop Working Scientifically skills through investigations into ecosystems, biodiversity, adaptations, human impacts and environmental management.

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Check available dates and book a secondary excursion or incursion with Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre.

iPad displaying a Field of Mars digital learning resource that supports secondary excursions, incursions and fieldwork skills.

Learning resources

Access secondary learning resources, fieldwork techniques, fact sheets and preparation materials that support excursions, incursions and classroom learning.

Illustration representing native plants, animals, habitats, ecosystems and environments used in Field of Mars EEC fact sheets.

Fact sheets

Explore animal, plant, habitat, ecosystem and environment fact sheets for secondary research, fieldwork reports, depth studies and classroom learning.