HSIE 2024 and Geography 2017 Syllabus
Students visit the Royal National Park to observe features of places and how people are connected. They participate in hands-on activities around Bonnie Vale picnic area or Reids Flat. There is a short bushwalk to the mangroves at Cabbage Tree Basin or to a rainforest grove from Reids Flat.
Program feedback
"The program consolidated what we have been doing in class. Walking through the bush and experiencing the rainforest was really worthwhile."
Learning experiences
Students:
- engage with place through sensory awareness activities, such as matching colours in nature, creating ephemeral art using natural materials, going on a mirror walk and using senses to observe the natural environment
- listen to an Aboriginal Dreaming story relevant to the site they visit
- learn about Aboriginal plant uses and seasons on a bushwalk
- compare human and natural features and complete a class tally of features
- examine natural features through an invertebrate search, crab searching and/or bird watching (site dependant)
- use natural materials to create a nature map of the day’s journey or collaborate to create a pictorial map of the site
- care for place by picking up litter, returning animals unharmed to habitat, examining plants without damaging them and managing waste
Recommended excursion sites
Bonnie Vale (please note limited access to toilets)
Reids Flat, Audley
