Animate program

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One day workshop - Stage 2 and 3

Term 3 - Week 3

Wednesday 6th Aug - capacity 40 students (17 spots remaining)

Term 4 - Week 7

Tuesday 25th November - capacity 40 students (0 spots remaining)

Maximum 4 students per school (DoE schools only)

Location	Field of Mars Reserve, Pittwater Road, East Ryde Wallumedegal Country Google maps - Apple maps
	Schools are required to organise transport for students to and from the location. No vehicles are permitted into Field of Mars Reserve. Parking is available in the car park on Pittwater Road.
	Westminster Road alternate entrance This entrance or exit offers access during severe high tides and heavy rainfall events that cause flooding on the main Pittwater Road entrance.
	Field of Mars Reserve risk management plan
Cost	$60 per student - GST free This will be processed through the student's home school. This program is only available to NSW Department of Education school students.
Tracks	View the YouTube track overview videos. Buffalo Creek Track Doyle and Warada loop track
Welfare	Participants will be walking during the day in on an accessible boardwalk Wheelchair accessible. This excursion may not be suitable for people who have recently been unwell.
Bring	Backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes. Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform.
View	Preparing for an excursion
Supporting resources	Invertebrate Explorer - available free from Apple Books. Fact sheets
Bin access	All student waste to be taken home by students.
Medical or special needs	Notify EEC staff prior to excursion. Students, staff and visitors must not attend if unwell, even with mild symptoms.
Extreme or wet weather	Days predicted to be above 35ºC, high winds, extreme bush fire danger and dust storms may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled.
Cancellations	Cancellations with less than four school weeks' notice will be charged the full fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather or fire danger.
How to book	Teachers are to complete the booking form for participating students.

Suggested timetable

Time	Students
9.15	Arrival
9.30 - 10.30	Nature watch
10.30 - 10.45	Recess
10.45 - 12.00	Animation studio
12.00 - 12.30	Lunch
12.30 - 1.30	Animation studio
1.30 - 2.00	Post production
2.15	Depart

Learning activities

Activities and timetable may change based on weather conditions.

Students will create animations inspired by nature using a variety of digital tools.

Key question

How can we use digital tools to represent nature in the form of an animation?

Fieldwork

Nature watch

Students will be immersed in nature exploring the Field of Mars Reserve boardwalk. During the walk, students will investigate the characteristics of the forest.

Inspired by nature, students will create their very first animation through the process of creating a flip book.

Animation studio

Students will delve into the realm of 2D animation on an iPad, learning how to animate inanimate objects found in nature.

Exploring digital animation techniques they will create a digital bush scene with multiple animated elements.

Inspired by the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy students will learn how to create a stop motion animation to a backing soundtrack using natural materials.

Post production

Students will employ a diverse range of cinematography techniques to edit and enhance their animations.

Students will use iMovie to combine their separate animations. They will learn how to sequence, adjust timing, add titles, add captions, modify sound, and add appropriate background music.

All animations and digital drawings will be shared back to their school via Google Drive.

This program is only available to NSW Department of Education school students.

Syllabus outcomes and content

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (2024) - Stage 2

Visual arts

Outcome

makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks CA2-VIS-01

Making: Artists represent their world through subject matter and ideas in artworks

Represent subject matter and ideas in artworks, making choices based on own interpretations of the world
Explore digital tools to make or manipulate still or moving images, text and/or sounds
Explore balance, scale and proportion in compositions to represent subject matter and ideas

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (2024) - Stage 3

Visual Arts

Outcomes

makes artworks in intentional ways to represent ideas about their world, and explains ways artists are influenced by contexts and how artworks are interpreted by audiences CA3-VIS-01

Content

Making: Artists represent their world in intentional ways through their artmaking practice

Apply understandings of materials, digital technologies and processes to represent intended ideas in artworks
Explore artistic conventions and ways to represent subject matter and ideas in compositions
Demonstrate safe artmaking practices with respect for physical, social, digital and cultural safety

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024

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Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre

address Field of Mars Reserve
Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112

telephone 02 9816 1298

email fieldofmar-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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