Lesson 2
Features of places
Learning intention
We are learning to describe natural and human features.
Success criteria
We can describe natural and human features in bushland.
Activity 1 - How can we learn about the features of places?
The best way to learn about a place is to visit it.
A sit spot helps us to stop, look, listen and feel.
Tasks
- View the Sit spots video.
- Go outside and do a sit spot.
- What did you see, hear and feel?
Sit spots | Field of Mars EEC (1:02min) | YouTube
Activity 2 - What are the features at Sugarloaf Hill?
Sugarloaf Hill in Lane Cove National Park is a beautiful bushland area with some built features.
Tasks
- View the Natural environments video.
- Look at the natural and built features of each environment.
- What was your favourite environment?
- Complete the activity Environments in the Lane Cove National Park.
Natural environments | Field of Mars EEC (1:14min) | YouTube
Hi today we're here in the Lane Cove National Park, a beautiful patch of bush land just five kilometres from the city of Sydney.
We are going to explore the different features found in this environment.
To start we will conduct a sit spot. We are going to sit quietly for a few minutes, of course the longer the better and look listen and feel. This will allow us to identify and describe the different features.
Hey Sophie how is your walk. I've really enjoyed my walk. My favourite part was going down into the mangroves, just sitting down and observing what was going on around me.
I really enjoy the eucalypt forest as well.
Why don't you go outside and observe your place.
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Here in the Lane Cove National Park we have lots of different natural environments.
I'm here in the eucalypt forest. This is one of the amazing environments that we find in the Lane Cove National Park. If you look around there's lots of really incredible trees, including all of our iconic gum trees.
Here I am down at Lane Cove River. Hey Steve look what I found. Wow thats so cool.
As Steve looks at the crabs he found on the beach Sophie and I head to the mangrove forest. Here we are surrounded by mangrove trees that live in salty water and mud.
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