Features of Places (Hunter Valley Gardens)
Geography
Syllabus Outcomes GEe-1 | GEe-2 | GEe-3
$24.00
This price includes entry to the Hunter Valley Gardens.
1 teacher/parent free per x10 students
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
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Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
GE1-1 describes features of places and the connections people have with places
GE1-2 identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places
GE1-3 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry
Arrive/Depart
Full Day Excursion (4 Hours) 10am – 2pm
Time allocation for excursions can be tailored and adjusted to suit your individual school timetable and scheduling.
Transport
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What's Included
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- 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?
- Where are places located in Australia?
- How are people connected to places?
- What factors affect people’s connections to places?
Features of places
Students:
- investigate features of places and how they can be cared for, for example:(ACHGK005)
- description of the natural and human features of places
- consideration of how a place can be cared for eg a park, farm, beach, bushland
How places are organised
Students:
- investigate activities that occur within places, for example:(ACHGK007, ACHGK008)
- discussion of why and how the spaces within places can be rearranged for different purposes
Australian places
Students:
- investigate places across a range of scales within Australia (ACHGK010)
People’s connections to places
Students:
- investigate people’s connections and access to places, for example: (ACHGK013)
- discussion of why people visit other places
- identification of factors influencing people’s accessibility to places eg distance
- examination of how technology has improved people’s access to places
Day Outline
| Arrival / Morning Tea / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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| Introductory Presentation | The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers followed by an interactive and engaging presentation. (approx. 25 minutes) |
| Grouping: Students are divided into their groups of approximately x 30-35 students and are allocated a Ranger guide for each activity. | |
| Activity 1 | Students participate in each activity for approximately 30 minutes. |
| Activity 2 | Students participate in each activity for approximately 30 minutes. |
| Lunch / Toilet Break (approx. 25 minutes) |
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| Activity 3 | Students participate in each activity for approximately 30 minutes. |
| Activity 4 | Students participate in each activity for approximately 30 minutes. |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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Activities
Gardens Exploration Walk: Explore the unique features of different places on an engaging guided walk through the Sunken Garden, Chinese Moongate Garden, Indian Garden, and Rose Garden. students will identify and compare the features of each garden, exploring how they are shaped by both natural elements and human creativity. This hands-on activity encourages curiosity about the features of places and helps students appreciate the diverse ways people interact with and value their environment.
Scavenger Hunt Exploration Walk: Embark on an exciting scavenger hunt, where students will search for key natural features that highlight the park’s unique geographical and ecological characteristics. This interactive activity encourages teamwork, critical thinking, and hands-on learning, helping students connect with nature and deepen their understanding of geographical concepts in a fun and engaging way.
Habitat Making: Students work together in small teams to create an animal home for possums, wombats, wallabies and the other animals which live in this environment. Students will have their creative side sparked in this activity. Each group will be given a large array of sticks, bark, leaves and branches to make specific animal homes. This activity focuses on the destructive human influence on environments and why we must protect habitats for different species. Students work together in groups and their creative side will be sparked as they create an elaborate animal dwelling/ habitat.
Bug Catching: Students will have faces camouflaged in child-friendly face paint. Students will be given small clear jars with lid to catch anything creepy crawly they find – spiders not allowed. This activity shows students the biological diversity of environments and what can live in habitats. This activity also focuses on how animals have adapted to live within our cities and built-up urban areas and how humans need to create green spaces for our animals. Students will be able to identify what they have caught as they cross reference their bug to the identification sheets provided.
Location Information
Hunter Valley Gardens
Bus Drop Off Location: 10am at the front entrance to the Hunter Valley Gardens, 2090 Broke Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320
On arrival, there is a dedicated drop off zone in front of the main entrance, with coach parking just to the right.
Bus Pick Up Location: 2pm at the front entrance to the Hunter Valley Gardens, 2090 Broke Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320
$24.00
This price includes entry to the Hunter Valley Gardens.
1 teacher/parent free per x10 students
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
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