Secondary geography excursions and incursions | Stages 4–6 | Field of Mars EEC

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre delivers curriculum-aligned geography excursions and incursions for Stages 4, 5 and 6.

Led by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, programs use bushland, waterways, urban places and school grounds to develop geographical inquiry, fieldwork, mapping, data collection and analysis skills.

Programs support Geography 7–10 and Geography 11–12, including fieldwork for landscapes, liveability, water, environmental change, natural systems and place-based investigations.

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Connect Geography fieldwork to fact sheets on landforms, waterways, ecosystems, environments, management and human impacts.

Stage 4 Geography excursions

LEGO minifigure and compass used to explore landscapes and landforms.

Landscapes and landforms excursion

Stage 4 | Geography

A Stage 4 Geography excursion where students investigate landform features, geomorphic processes and cultural landscapes in a riverine environment.

Fieldwork tools used to measure the liveability of places.

Liveability of places excursion

Stage 4 | Geography

A Stage 4 Geography excursion where students assess features of urban places, collect liveability data and investigate how natural environments influence liveability.

Fieldwork tools used to investigate urban waterways.

Water in the world excursion

Stage 4 | Geography

A Stage 4 Geography excursion where students investigate water resources, waterway management, river health and cultural values connected to urban waterways.

Stage 5 Geography excursions

Fieldwork tools used to measure environmental change in an urban riverine environment.

Environmental change and management excursion

Stage 5 | Geography

A Stage 5 Geography excursion where students collect and analyse fieldwork data to investigate causes, impacts and management of environmental change in an urban riverine environment.

Stage 6 Geography excursions and incursions

Fieldwork tools used to investigate natural systems in a forest ecosystem.

Earth's natural systems excursion

Stage 6 | Geography

A Stage 6 Geography excursion where students investigate atmospheric, hydrological, geomorphic and ecological systems through fieldwork in a forest ecosystem.

Light meter, soil moisture meter, compass and transect line used for geography fieldwork.

Geography fieldwork incursion

Stage 6 | Geography

A Stage 6 Geography incursion where students collect biotic and abiotic data at or near school to develop fieldwork, geographical inquiry and data-analysis skills.

Food representing cultural change in an urban area.

Place and cultural change excursion

Stage 6 | Geography

A Stage 6 Geography excursion where students investigate migration, cultural identity and place change through fieldwork in a dynamic inner-Sydney urban location.

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Learning resources

Access secondary learning resources, fieldwork techniques and preparation materials that support geography excursions and incursions.

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 geography fieldwork, classroom research and place-based investigations.