The Earth's environment - Eucalypt forest

The Earth’s environment - Eucalypt forest excursion

Geography

How does the eucalyptus forest provide habitat for the ringtail possum and other native animals?

During this excursion Stage 2 students will undertake a bush walk traversing rocky outcrops through wet and dry eucalypt forests.

Through teacher-led and student-directed activities students will investigate and record the characteristics of the forest, evidence of animals and their interconnection with the environment.

Fieldwork tools will include sensory observation, invertebrate hunts and recording through sketching, mapping, watercolour, tallies and photographs.

Location

• Field of Mars Reserve

Track overview

• Buffalo Creek track
• Doyle and Warada loop track
• Strangers Creek loop track

Program details

• Maximum 4 classes per day.
• More than 4 classes requires access to an addtional excursion venue.

Program cost

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

Program resources

• The Earth’s environment: Eucalypt forest program
• Risk management advice
• Digital resource
• This program is supported by a digital text Eucalypt Forest. Available for free from Apple Books. 
• The program supports the Geography Teaching Framework: Natural Environments. It also strongly connects to the Science Living World content: ‘Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive.’