Learning activities
Students investigate the natural and human features of the bushland, riverbank and mangrove areas and how they are used and cared for.
Inquiry questions
- What are the features of and activities in the water environments of Sugarloaf Hill and Sugarloaf Point?
- How are Sugarloaf Hill and Sugarloaf Point used by people?
- How can we care for these places?
Fieldwork
Students will investigate the features of the wet mangrove environments, bushland ponds and Lane Cove River and consider how they can care for these places.
The bushwalk will traverse the mangrove forest of Buffalo Creek Reserve, the eucalypt forest of Sugarloaf Hill and the riverbanks at Lane Cove River. Along the way students will stop for various sensory activities to discover the features of our unique Australian water environments.
Each of the activities will incorporate people's interactions with, and responsibilities towards, these environments. Students will practise caring for these environments. throughout the walk.
We will acknowledge the practices of the Wallumedegal Peoples in sustainably managing these environments.
Lunch will be taken along the river bank at beautiful Sugarloaf Point which is an ideal location for semi-structured nature immersion activities such as exploring the tidal mudflat environment, tide permitting.
At the end of the day students will work in small groups to use natural materials to construct a memory map of the areas natural features. Students will explain the features and suggest actions for caring for the place.