Environmental Change & Management – Harbour Adventure
Geography
Syllabus Outcomes GE5-2 | GE5-3 | GE5-4 | GE5-5 | GE5-7 | GE5-8
$25.40
1x Teacher 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 x30 students).
The greater the number of students you bring, the lower the cost per person!
The pricing framework for our Captain Cook Cruise programs is contingent upon the number of primary school students attending the excursion.
About
Set in Australia’s most famous and iconic harbours, this hands-on and action-packed excursion is the perfect location to explore the scale of human-induced environmental change and challenging sustainability. Having completely transformed over the last 200 years, the contrasting built and natural environments of Sydney Cove make for an ideal case study for students.
Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
GE5-2 explains processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
GE5-3 analyses the effect of interactions and connections between people, places and environments
GE5-4 accounts for perspectives of people and organisations on a range of geographical issues
GE5-5 assesses management strategies for places and environments for their sustainability
GE5-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using appropriate and relevant geographical tools for inquiry
GE5-8 communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies
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
Would you like our help with transport? We can suggest a range of transport providers to help source and book a transport quote for you! We would highly recommend that you book directly through the transport providers.
Please be aware that we provide transport quotes as a service to help make your booking process easier for you. Transport companies are in no way affiliated with Ranger Jamie Tours.
What's Included
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- How do environments function?
- How do people’s worldviews affect their attitudes to and use of environments?
- What are the causes and consequences of change in environments and how can this change be managed?
- Why is an understanding of environmental processes and interconnections essential for sustainable management of environments?
Environments
Students:
- investigate the role and importance of natural environments, for example:
- identification of the function of natural environments in supporting life eg maintaining biodiversity
Environmental change
Students:
- investigate human-induced environmental changes across a range of scales, for example: (ACHGK070)
- brief examination of types, and extent, of environmental change
Environmental management
Students:
- investigate environmental management, including various world views and the management approaches of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example: (ACHGK071, ACHGK072)
- discussion of varying environmental management approaches and perspectives
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) |
| 10.45am | Students will be picked at Circular Quay by Captain Cook Cruises at 10:45 sharp. |
| 10:45 – 11:45am | Students will be given a 1 hour tour of Sydney Harbour with a Ranger Jamie Tour staff member giving a fun and interactive tour over the ships microphone. |
| 11:45am | Students will be dropped at Chowder Bay/Clifton Gardens Reserve. |
| 10:45am – 12:45pm | Students will participate in syllabus related activities at Clifton Gardens Reserve, guided by a Ranger Jamie Tour staff member. Opportunity to go to the bathroom included in this time. |
| 12:45pm | Students will board back on the Captain Cook Cruise. |
| 12:45 – 1:15pm | Students will then be given a 30 minute tour around Sydney Harbour. Students will have the opportunity to eat their lunch at this point. |
| 1:15pm | Students will be dropped off at Man O’War Steps wharf next to the Opera House . |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion / Toilet Break/Walk to Buses (approx. 45 minutes) |
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Activities
Booklet Activities include: A student activity booklet is written and provided by Ranger Jamie Tours. A PDF version of this booklet will be made available to you upon your booking confirmation, for you to distribute in soft and/or hard copy to your students depending on your preference.
Booklet content will have students:
- Investigate the role and importance of natural environments and their function
- Examine first-hand human alterations and environmental effects to ecosystems through
- Discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander management as well as European management strategies
- Observe and examine first-hand structural designs of environmentally friendly architecture
- Students will discuss the cause and consequence of change in environments through first and secondary resources
- Making field sketches/ transect graphs
- Using an anemometer and temperature gauges
- Analysing photographs
- Map reading
- Interpreting graphs and statistics
- Visual representations
- Spatial technologies
- Mind maps
Location:
Sydney Harbour
$25.40
1x Teacher 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 x30 students).
The greater the number of students you bring, the lower the cost per person!
The pricing framework for our Captain Cook Cruise programs is contingent upon the number of primary school students attending the excursion.
Choose Your Date
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Please note this is a tentative booking. After your booking request is submitted, we will be in touch via email to confirm the requested date and arrange the final details for the booking.