Human impacts
Stage 6 Earth and environmental science - Module 4
Bundeena and Jibbon provide an excellent case study for the impacts of humans on the environment. As students walk through Bundeena and along Jibbon Beach, they examine soil, stormwater management and the impact of introduced species. They will encounter evidence of introduced plants and animals, with a focus on the Rusa deer.
Excursion site
Learning activities
- Measure and record abiotic factors
- Observe and summarise stormwater management strategies in the suburb of Bundeena
- Investigate water quality
- Identify evidence of soil erosion and Investigate methods used to prevent soil erosion
- Use GPS devices to map evidence of introduced species, e.g., tracks and scats
- Summarise biotic and abiotic effects of introduced species
- Record the history of deer in the Royal National Park
- Record human impacts that favour deer
- Observe and summarise methods to control or mitigate deer impact
Syllabus outcomes
Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science (2017)
- designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information EES11-2
- conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information EES11-3
- describes human impact on the Earth in relation to hydrological processes, geological processes and biological changes EES11-11