Beneath our feet
Science and technology
Students walk across an ancient landscape to observe evidence of weathering and erosion with a backdrop of stunning coastal views and cliffs. They participate in hands-on activities at Wattamolla and along a bushwalk on the loop track around Providential Headland and a walk to clifftops looking south over Curracurrang.
Excursion site
| 10:00 | Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country |
| 10:20 |
Students observe examples of erosion and weathering. By walking on raised boardwalks students investigate methods to minimise erosion |
| 11:30 | Recess |
| 12:00 |
Students listen to a Dreaming story about formation of landscape and use scientific equipment to measure and record conditions, such as temperature and wind speed |
| 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Classify rocks and minerals |
| 2:00 | Conclusion and depart |
* There may be variations to timetable based on specific location, group size and weather
Tier 2:
observe, investigate, compare, identify, classify, record, measure, pattern, explain, represent
Tier 3:
erosion, weathering, sandstone, landform, rock cycle, mineral, ochre, forces, landscape, temperature
Science and technology K-6 Syllabus (2017)
Outcomes
- questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-1WS-S
- compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things ST2-4LW-S
Content
Classification of living things
- collect data and identify patterns to group living things according to their external features, and distinguish them from non-living things (ACSSU044) SysT
- identify that science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE050, ACSHE061) SciT
Life cycles of living things
- identify that living things have life cycles (ACSSU072)
- conduct an investigation into the life cycle of plants and/or animals (ACSSU072) SciT
Science and technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)
Forces shape Earth’s surface
Outcomes
- Uses information to investigate the solar system and the effects of energy on living, physical and geological systems ST2-SCI-01
- poses questions to create fair tests that investigate the effects of energy on living things and physical systems ST2-PQU-01
Content
Forces shape Earth’s surface
- Explain how the forces produced by wind, water and living things weather rocks
- Investigate Aboriginal Dreaming Stories and Torres Strait Islander Legends about the formation of landscapes and landforms
"The excursion was perfect for us. A great mix of written tasks, practical tasks, creative tasks and listening tasks. The level was perfect for Year 3. They thoroughly enjoyed being out in the open and observing real life environment. The coast is always such a spectacular spectacle!!!"