National Parks

Bush walk

The bush walk provides an opportunity for the students to further understand the features of the National Park through the observation and recording of plants and animals.

During the walk, caring for the environment will be modelled through walking on paths and ensuring all rubbish is taken home.

The management of National Parks will be explored at sites indicating previous pest control and hazard reduction burning.

Aboriginal bush resources and language will be explored during the walk with students able to learn about some traditional uses of plants from the area.

Students will use a variety of fieldwork tools to gather and record observations including sketching, mapping, scratch-art and an investigation of the invertebrates of the bush during a mini beast search. These will be recorded in a journal that they will be able to take home/back to school.

Visit to traditional and historical sites

The students will have an opportunity to visit and learn about several important cultural and historical sites. This includes visiting an Aboriginal engraving site to understand its importance and how it can provide an insight into the traditional lives of the Aboriginal peoples of this area. Students will also have an opportunity to consider how we can can care for sites like these.

Final Discussion

Students will have an opportunity to reflect and discuss the value of the Ku-rin-gai Chase NP and share why they value the Park.

NOTE: Variations to timetable based on specific location, group size and weather

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Geography K-10 Syllabus 

Outcomes

A student:

> examines features and characteristics of places and environments GE2-1

> describes the ways people, places and environments interact GE2-2

> examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments GE2-3

Content

Perception of environments

Students:

• investigate the ways people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, value environments, for examples:

    - discussion of why people value environments differently e.g. cultural, recreational values

Protection of environments

• investigate sustainable practices that protect environments, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

    - examination of how environments can be used sustainability e.g. recreational practices

Perception and protection of places

Students:

• investigate how the protection of places is influenced by people’s perception of places, for example:

    - discussion of how people’s perceptions influence the protection of places in Australia, eg sacred sites, national parks, world heritage areas

Geography K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2015