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Main location |
Classes A, B Start - Buffalo Creek Reserve - 117 Pittwater Rd, Hunters Hill Finish - Magdala Park - Magdala Rd, East Ryde Classes C, D Start - Magdala Park - Magdala Rd, East Ryde Finish - Buffalo Creek Reserve - 117 Pittwater Rd, Hunters Hill Wallumedegal Country |
Supply bus driver with Buffalo Creek Reserve bus information No bus entry into Buffalo Creek Reserve carpark. |
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| View the YouTube track overview videos. Buffalo Creek Reserve to Magdala Park track |
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| Alternative location 1 | STEP track via Canoon Road Recreation Area – Canoon Road, South Turramurra Terramerragal Country |
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Supply bus driver with Canoon Road Recreation Area bus access |
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| Step track risk management plan | |
| View the YouTube track overview video STEP track | |
| Cost | 2023 DoE $24 per student - GST free 2023 Non-gov school cost $34 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| COVID | COVID-19 safety plan |
| Welfare | Participants will be bushwalking during the day in rugged terrain. 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, mask. Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform. |
| View | Preparing for an excursion |
| Supporting resources | Eucalypt Forest - available free on Apple Books |
| Bin access | All student waste to be taken home by students. |
| Parent/carer helpers | Optional one parent per class, no siblings. Closed shoes essential. Check COVID-19 restrictions. |
| Medical or special needs | Notify Field of Mars 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 three school weeks' notice will incur a $500 administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather, fire danger or COVID-19 restrictions. |
Time |
Classes A, B, C |
Classes D, E, F |
| 9.45 - 10.15 | Introduction - Buffalo Creek Reserve Toilets, recess and equipment bags distributed |
Introduction - Magdala Park Toilets, recess and equipment bags distributed |
| 10.15 - 1.15 | Bushwalk and activities - Lane Cove National Park
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Bushwalk and activities - Lane Cove National Park |
| 1.15 - 1.45 | Lunch, toilets - Magdala Park |
Lunch, toilets - Buffalo Creek Reserve |
| 1.45 - 2.00 | Concluding activity | Concluding activity |
| 2.00 - 2.15 | Pack up and depart from Magdala Park | Pack up and depart from Buffalo Creek Reserve |
Students investigate the importance of the natural vegetation and resources of the Lane Cove National Park to better understand why and how these places should be protected.
Inquiry questions
Fieldwork
Bushwalk activities
Students will observe the features, variety of living things, human uses and management of the environments in Lane Cove National Park. Through teacher-led and student-directed activities students will develop their understanding of the importance of the national park. Strategies that protect the park will be highlighted throughout the walk.
Recording their observations in a take-home field journal, students will use a variety of fieldwork tools to gather information. These will include sensory observation of plants and animals, and recording through sketching, mapping, watercolour and tallies. Students will also work independently guided by task cards catering for a variety of learning styles. Teachers will be encouraged to take photographs for student use back in the classroom.
Concluding activity
To conclude the day the values of national parks and reserves will be explored through role play, reflection and discussion. Students reflect on their perceptions of Lane Cove National Park and debate why the area should or should not be protected.
Geography K-10 Syllabus (2015)
Outcomes
A student:
Content
Perception of environments
Students:
investigate the ways people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, value environments, for example:
discussion of why people value environments differently
Protection of environments
Students:
investigate sustainable practices that protect environments, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:
examination of how environments can be used sustainably
Other syllabus links
Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes and content.
Geography K-10 Syllabus (2015)
Outcomes
A student:
Content
Significance of environments
Students:
investigate the importance of natural vegetation and natural resources to the environment, animals and people, for example:
identification of types of natural vegetation eg forests, grasslands, deserts
explanation of the importance of natural vegetation to animals and the functioning of the environment eg provision of habitats, production of oxygen
discussion of the importance of natural vegetation and natural resources to people
Geography K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2015
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Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112
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We’d like to acknowledge the Wallumedegal Peoples of the Darug Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we stand and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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