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Changing Habitats Field Study
Location: South Australia
From: $23
Students measure water quality, light and temperature in healthy and degraded sites, then use their data to explain how physical conditions affect plant and animal survival.
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Description
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Students measure water quality, light and temperature in healthy and degraded sites, then use their data to explain how physical conditions affect plant and animal survival.
Program
- Welcome and field kit training
- Site A (restored wetland): water temperature, turbidity and pH
- Site B (drained paddock): soil moisture and light
- Compare data in groups and graph results
- Restoration challenge: what would you change first?
- Present findings
Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
- AC9S6U01: Investigate how the physical conditions of a habitat, and changes to them, affect the growth and survival of living things
- AC9S6I03: Use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools where appropriate
General capabilities: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking
Cross-curriculum priorities: Sustainability
Details
- Where: 40 Reedbed Road, Wattle Ridge SA 5371
- Duration: 5 hours (9:30 am – 2:30 pm)
- Group size: 20–56 students
- Sessions: weekdays at 9:30 am. Book at least 2 weeks ahead.
- Price: $23 per student; teachers and helpers free. Choose your numbers on the booking form.
- Supervision: At least 1 teacher for every 10 students.
Additional information
| Year level | Year 6 |
|---|---|
| Learning area | Science |
| Delivery | Excursion |
| Duration | 5 hours (9:30 am – 2:30 pm) |
| Group size | 20–56 students |
Vendor Info
- Wattle Ridge Wetlands Centre (Demo)
- Vendor: Wattle Ridge Wetlands Centre (Demo)
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Address:
40 Reedbed Road
Wattle Ridge South Australia 5371
