





Location | Blackman Park, Lloyd Rees Drive, Lane Cove West |
Bus access | Supply bus driver with Blackman Park bus information |
Cost | DoE $25 per student - GST free Non-gov school cost $35 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
Risk assessment | Risk management plan COVID-19 safety plan |
Tracks | View the YouTube track overview video. |
Welfare | Participants will be bushwalking during the day in rugged terrain. |
Bring | Clipboard, worksheets, medications, low-waste food, plenty of water, sunblock, hat, raincoat and mask in a small backpack. Sports uniform recommended. There are no shops near the study site. |
Watch | |
Bin access | All student waste to be taken home by students. |
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 |
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
9.45 - 10.00 | Introduction and fieldwork preparation | |||
10.00 - 10.45 | Study site 1 | Study site 4 | Study site 3 | Study site 2 |
10.45 - 11.00 | Recess | |||
11.00 - 11.45 | Study site 2 | Study site 1 | Study site 4 | Study site 3 |
11.45 - 12.30 | Study site 3 | Study site 2 | Study site 1 | Study site 4 |
12.30 - 1.00 | Lunch | |||
1.00 - 1.45 | Study site 4 | Study site 3 | Study site 2 | Study site 1 |
1.45 - 2.15 | Conclusion and departure |
Mangrove communities thrive along the middle section of the Lane Cove River estuary. However, recently a small section of mangroves found below Blackman Park died. Students will investigate the wetland and forest environments of the Lane Cove River and predict the causes of the environmental change.
This fieldwork will support a comparative study with at least ONE other country.
Inquiry question
Fieldwork
Students will explore the recreational space, the ridgetop woodland and the mangrove forest on the shores of the river. Students will analyse aerial photography to support their field observations of current land uses, to develop background knowledge of the study area. Field sketches and historical and current maps will enable students to deepen their understanding of environmental change by allowing them to describe the biophysical processes that have transformed the river and surrounding environments of Blackman Park.
Mangrove forests edge the shoreline of the Lane Cove River estuary. Students will use geographic tools to investigate the biological requirements of mangrove communities and compare areas of living mangrove forest and altered mangrove forest. Changes in the environment and the consequences of these changes will be explored and students will begin to make connections as to the cause of the die-back experienced in the mangrove forest.
Blackman Park’s role as a multi-purpose recreational space and its location in the lower north shore places considerable pressure on the competing needs of recreational space and natural values. Current management of the site, its effectiveness and the differing views of management will be assessed.
NSW Geography K-10 Syllabus (2015)
Outcomes
Content
Environmental change
Students:
Environmental management
Students:
Investigative study
This fieldwork investigation can be used for the investigative study.
Select ONE type of environment in Australia as the context for a comparative study with at least ONE other country.
Students:
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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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