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| Location | Your school |
| Cost | DoE $12 per student - GST free Non-gov school cost $22 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| Risk assessment |
All staff and adult visitors must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination. |
| School preparation | Please provide one learning space for all participating classes for the duration of the day. The space needs to accommodate multiple classes. |
| Bring | Students wear hat, reusable name tag and sports uniform, mask (if required). |
| Supporting resources |
Habitat - available free from Apple Books |
| 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 |
Activity |
| 9.30 - 11.00 | Session 1 |
| 11.30 - 1.00 | Session 2 |
| 1.30 - 3.00 | Session 3 |
Students investigate the natural habitats located in the school grounds and the value of vegetation and the environments to animals and people.
Inquiry questions
Introduction
Using a large interactive display, students will be introduced to the habitats of the school playground. The display features habitat components including trees, shrubs, ground cover plants, nest boxes, ponds, fallen logs, mulch and rocks. The value of each of these habitat elements will be explored.
Students will be provided with a range of animal images to place on the display based on their habitat requirements, explicitly connecting animals and natural vegetation.
Fieldwork
Through teacher-led and student-directed activities students will investigate and record the characteristics of school habitats, evidence of animals and their interconnection with the environment.
During the walk the students will undertake a variety of fieldwork activities including invertebrate surveys, leaf drawings, sound maps, animal evidence tally charts and habitat sketches. Observations will be recorded in the students’ fieldwork journals made prior to the incursion.
To conclude the session, students will use loose natural materials to create a representation of a habitat. They will place their data and images of animals into their recreated habitat and provide verbal explanations of the interconnections between animals and the environment.
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
Other syllabus links
Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes and content.
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2017)
Outcomes
A student:
Content
Survival of living things
Students:
Describe how living things depend on each other and environment to survive
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
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017
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