Year 3
Full day program
9.15am–2.30pm
Big idea
Investigating the living and non-living world in a natural place and working scientifically.
Curriculum links
Science - see matrix for more details.
Program overview
Are you excited by science? In this program, your students will be inspired as they conduct field studies to investigate the types and characteristics of plants and animals that live within the different habitats of Bunyaville Conservation Park. Students are immersed in the world of secret agents, being invited to the Bunyaville forest by the Director of the Earth Intelligence Agency (EIA), Special Agent X, via a video transmission to search for Agent Claw who has gone missing. Students are also asked to complete Agent Claw’s mission which focuses on working scientifically to identify the living, non-living and once-living things in the Bunyaville Conservation Park and to investigate increased human activity in the natural environment and the concept of sustainability.
During your visit, students participate in a two hour earth walk and the two activities outlined below:
Tracks, Scats and Traces
Students explore a variety of habitats, finding small animals and evidence of animals at several locations within the picnic area of Bunyaville Conservation Park. Students investigate the characteristics of animals and the interactions that occur between living things and environments.
Leaf Litter Search
Through close examination, students classify the living, once-living and non-living components of leaf litter. Students draw conclusions about the contents of the leaf litter and the role that it plays in maintaining the health of the forest.
Earth walk
In a walk led by a Centre teacher, students are immersed in the forest to connect their classroom learning to a local natural place. Earth walk activities are tailored to the specific curriculum needs of the visiting teacher and provide students with opportunities to apply science inquiry skills and higher order thinking in a real world context.
For this program you will need to refer to the relevant Curriculum Activity Risk Assessments.