Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre

Telephone02 9542 1951

Emailroyalnatpk-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Biodiversity hunt

Science, Geography

Students assess the biodiversity on their school grounds and consider ways to increase biodiversity. Activities include:

  • surveying vertebrates, invertebrates, and gardens
  • assessing habitat quality
  • learning how to increase habitat and considering the advantage of plant layers
  • mapping significant areas, such as gardens, remnant bush, nest sites and areas of erosion

Additionally, students can be supported in one of the following:

  • devise a bird list for the school
  • start a digital herbarium for the school
  • link narrative to a recount or school map
  • develop an action plan for improving the school's biodiversity
  • commence a weed assessment of the school and surrounding environment