Special places excursion
HSIE geography
Program
Students will explore the natural and human features of the Field of Mars Reserve to observe the characteristics of places within the bushland and consider how people can connect with and care for these places.
Learning intention
We are learning to describe how the Field of Mars Reserve is special to people.
Activities
Creek places
Students use their senses to explore the banks of Buffalo Creek. Students will use a pictorial map to plan their route, hear the Aboriginal Dreaming story of Garigan the blue-tongue lizard and create a clay model of a blue-tongue lizard to take back to school.
Forest places
Students will visit a she-oak grove where they will learn the significance of this placesto Aboriginal Peoples and others. Here they will then create their own shelters using natural materials.
Students will also explore the eucalypt forest on a short sensory bushwalk. Sensory activities may include nature spotting, exploring the micro-world with mini magnifiers, listen to a symphony of bush sounds and a treasure hunt of natural materials.