Schoolyard safari and invertebrates

Schoolyard safari and invertebrates excursion

Science and Technology

Where do invertebrate and small vertebrate animals live and what are their features?

During this Stage 1 excursion the places in which invertebrates and small vertebrate animals live and their role in natural environments will be emphasised. Students will complete a number of sensory activities on a bushwalk through the reserve.

Using simple collection equipment students work cooperatively to investigate what invertebrates live in the branches and what invertebrates live in leaf litter. Special features and adaptations of the invertebrates will be observed and explained. Students use paper clay to create small models of invertebrates based on their observations.

Location

• Field of Mars Reserve

Track overview

• Buffalo Creek track
• Doyle and Warada loop track

Program details

• Maximum 6 classes per day.

Program cost

• 2020 DoE school cost is $18 per student - GST free.
• 2020 Non Gov school cost is $28 per student - GST free. Minimum charge $600.
• 2021 DoE school cost is $22 per student - GST free.
• 2021 Non Gov school cost is $32 per students - GST free. Minimum cost $600.

Program resources

• Schoolyard safari and invertebrates program
• Risk management advice
• Digital resource
• Social story – Schoolyard safari - written for Field of Mars Reserve
• This program is supported by a digital text Invertebrate Explorer. Available for free from Apple Books.