Geography - Change and Management of a Wetland (Wetlands Campus)

Awabakal Environmental Education Centre- Wetlands Campus, 412 Sandgate Road, Shortland.

Stage 5 Geography outcomes

A student:

• explains processes and influences that form and transform places and environments GE5-2
• analyses the effect of interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE5-3 
• accounts for perspectives of people and organisations on a range of geographical issues GE5-4 
• assesses management strategies for places and environments for their sustainability GE5-5 
• acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using appropriate and relevant geographical tools for inquiry GE5-7 
• communicates geographical information to a range of audiences using a variety of strategies GE5-8

Key inquiry questions

Environmental change and management

• How do environments function?
• How do people’s worldviews affect their attitudes to and use of environments?
• What are the causes and consequences of change in environments and how can this change be managed?
• Why is an understanding of environmental processes and interconnections essential for sustainable management of environments?

Content

Environmental change and management

Environments

Students:

• investigate the role and importance of natural environments

Environmental change

Students:

• investigate human-induced environmental changes across a range of scales

Environmental management

Students:

• investigate environmental management, including different worldviews and the management approaches of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Investigative study

Students:

• investigate the biophysical processes essential to the functioning of the selected environment
• investigate the causes, extent and consequences of the environmental change
• investigate the management of the environmental change

Learning across the curriculum

Sustainability 

Civics and citizenship

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Information and communication technology capability

Numeracy

Drop off and collection Awabakal Environmental Education Centre (AEEC), Wetlands Campus located at Hunter Wetlands Centre, 412 Sandgate Rd, Shortland, Newcastle.

Please use School entry.

Printed workbook, clipboard and pencil. 

Students should bring lunch, recess, refillable water bottle, hats, sunscreen, covered walking shoes plus any special requirements of the group (Wet weather gear when necessary). Non-aerosol insect repellent is advisable in summer.

Introduction - 10:00 am

Morning tea - 10:20 am

Two learning activities - 10:35am

Lunch - 12:05pm

Two learning activties - 12:30pm

Finish- 2:00pm

Students will have morning tea and lunch on the grounds of the AEEC. This timetable is only a guide and may be adjusted.

AEEC is a NSW Department of Education school and staff are trained DoE teachers specialising in Environmental Education.

AEEC teachers rely on the participation of visiting teachers to meet recommended supervision levels. Visiting teachers are ultimately responsible for behaviour of students, students with existing medical conditions or special needs.

Please notify Awabakal Environmental Education Centre of any medical conditions or special needs that may need to be taken into consideration when planning or delivering the program. Upon booking an excursion, a form will be emailed to complete to detail any medical or special needs. 

As our staff are Department of Education teachers we don’t require parent helpers on the day.  If your school decides to bring parents, we kindly ask that you keep the number to a minimum.  For safety reasons and the nature of our sites, parents will not be able to participate in activities.

Extreme weather conditions such as heavy rainfall, high winds and extreme bush fire danger may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled. If you have any concerns regarding the weather prior to the excursion, contact Awabakal Environmental Education Centre on 4955 8673 or email awabakal-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Cancellations less than three school weeks notice may incur an administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather or fire danger. 

For bookings click here.