Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre

Telephone02 4573 6323

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

Stage 1

Longneck Lagoon EEC offers a range of NSW syllabus linked excursions for Stage 1 students.

Stage 1 programs are delivered in groups (preferably class groups) with a maximum group size of 30 students. EEC teaching staff lead all teaching and learning activities. 

Total maximum number of students is 90 per day.

 

Excursions for Science and Technology K-6

Excursions for Geography K-6

Stage 1 Science program summary

Science & Technology

Living World - It’s a bug's life

Presentation (social story) to prepare your students for the excursion (POWERPOINT 19403 KB)

On this excursion, students become scientists to investigate the external features and life cycles of living things. Students use microscopes and dipnets, identify, classify and complete a scientific sketch of a terrestrial bug.

Living World

ST1-4LW-S - A student describes observable features of living things and their environments.

Working Scientifically

ST1-1WS-S - A student observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas.

What are the external features of living things?

Students will:

· dipnet to investigate the variety of living things found within an aquatic environment.

· examine the external features of aquatic insects and amphibians using microscopes. Discuss the life cycles, special adaptations and survival needs of these living things.

· examine the external features of terrestrial insects. Sketch and label diagrams of insects and discuss different ways we can classify living things.

Stage 1 HSIE Geography program summary

HSIE - Geography

Water environments

Presentation (social story) to prepare your students for the excursion (POWERPOINT 15963 KB)

Students dipnet for aquatic macroinvertebrates, collecting and representing data to assess the health of Dragonfly Creek. They explore Longneck Lagoon, using their senses to observe and describe the freshwater ecosystem. To document their observations, they create a sound map, field sketch and vocabulary bank. Additionally, students undertake hands-on investigations to understand how water moves in the landscape and learn about ways to care for their catchment area.

HS1-GEO-01 - describes ways people connect to and care for places, water environments and each other, using geographical information.

People care for Australia's water environments

- Observe and describe natural and human features of Australian rivers, lakes, beaches and oceans by collecting and representing data.

- Locate and describe freshwater and saltwater bodies in Australia.

- Explain how people can use and care for water responsibly.

Students will:

- dipnet in Dragonfly Creek to collect and represent aquatic macroinvertebrate data.

- use collected data to assess the health of Dragonfly Creek using the Water Pollution Index.

- observe and describe the freshwater lagoon environment by creating a sound map, field sketch and vocabulary bank.

- investigate and model how the shape of the land affects the flow of water.

- participate in an interactive 'catchment story' and demonstrate an understanding of how they can care for the water in their catchment area.

Stage 1 Geography program summary

Features of places – Take a look at Longneck

Presentation (social story) to prepare your students for the excursion (POWERPOINT 15963 KB)

Students explore the natural and human features of Longneck Lagoon and create nature maps to represent the key features of the area. Emphasis is on caring for places and understanding that places are used for different purposes.

GE1-1 - A student describes features of places and the connections people have with places.

GE1-2 - A student identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places.

GE1-3 - Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry.

What are the features of, and activities in, places?

How can we care for places?

How can spaces within a place be used for different purposes?

Students will:

- investigate the natural and human features of Longneck Lagoon.

- create maps using natural materials to represent the special features of the area.

- examine the various ways this environment is used by humans, plants and animals in a ‘Windows on the Woodland’ session.

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