Year 10
Full day program (for up to 2 classes)
9.15am - 2.15pm
Curriculum Focus: Human induced environmental changes, and management of Bunyaville Conservation Park
Curriculum Links: Geography, Cross curricular priority of Sustainability
Aim
For students to learn how to gather primary data about biophysical processes. For students to identify human-induced environmental changes, how they impact biodiversity and consider if the Conservation Park is being managed sustainably.
Overview of day
Students start the day by learning about the issues and impacts on Bunyaville Conservation Park. They then head out into the forest, the real-life context, to collect data and observe and discuss what is happening in the Park. Students investigate each site collecting abiotic and biotic data, as well as learning about the issues impacting each site and the strategies employed to mitigate these issues.