Experience Engage Enable
T: Telephone02 9816 1298
| Location | Your school and/or local site |
| Cost | DoE $22 per student - GST free Non-gov school cost $32 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| Risk assessment |
All staff and adult visitors must be fully vaccinated. |
| School preparation | Please provide one learning space, with a smart board, for all participating classes for the duration of the day. The space needs to accommodate multiple classes. |
| 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 digital book - available free from Apple Books |
| 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 incursion. 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 |
Activities |
| 9.00 - 11.00 | Introduction and pre-production - brainstorming topics and developing scripts for narration |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Recess |
| 11.30 - 1.00 | Production - filming |
| 1.00 - 1.45 | Lunch |
| 1.45 - 3.00 | Post-production - editing and movie screening |
Students will be introduced to the techniques of documentary fim making. They will create an informative and entertaining documentary on iPads showcasing the incredible features of the Field of Mars Reserve bushland.
Pre-production
Introduction
In the classroom - Students will be introduced to the process of documentary making. A Field of Mars produced documentary is shown to outline the production steps, narration that is used to inform, camera techniques and editing.
In the field - Walking to your local bushland site or spending time in the school ground, students brainstorm topics and select appropriate sets.
Scripts and narration
In the field - Students develop scripts using field observations and research using multimodal digital texts. Scripts are then recorded as a narration.
Production
Filming
In the field - With their newly acquired filmmaking skills students capture stunning imagery to compliment their scripts. Matching audio with vision is the key to engaging documentary making.
Post-production
Editing and movie screening
In the classroom - The final process in creating documentaries is to edit in movie making apps and adding appropriate soundtracks from our portfolio of copyright free music.
A movie screening is enjoyed to complete the day.
NSW English K-10 Syllabus
Stage 2
EN2-1A Respond to and compose texts
interact effectively in groups or pairs, adopting a range of roles
use interaction skills, including active listening behaviours and communicate in a clear, coherent manner using a variety of everyday and learned vocabulary and appropriate tone, pace, pitch and volume (ACELY1688, ACELY1792)
EN2-2A Respond to and compose texts
plan, compose and review imaginative and persuasive texts
plan and organise ideas using headings, graphic organisers, questions and mind maps
EN2-3A Respond to and compose texts
use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements (ACELY1685, ACELY1697)
English K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012
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