Students will identify organisms making their homes in the exotic forest environment. They will learn about safety in the outdoors, including how to build a bivouac shelter out of fallen materials.
Adventurous students will have the opportunity to try a squirmy huhu grub, learning the importance of using wild food for survival.
| Age/level: | Years 3–8 |
| Availability: | Available year round |
| Length: | 2.5 hours (morning) 2.25 hours (afternoon) |
| Site: | Bottle Lake Forest Park, Spencer Park |
| Cost: | Free |
| Number of classes: | One at a time (one class = 35 students) |
Programme outline
Key concepts
Interdependence of the plants and animals living in the forest, native and introduced species, safety in the forest.
Lesson description/intentions
Students will explore the nature of an exotic forest and seek out living things that call this environment home. They will also learn about safety in the outdoors, including how to build a shelter out of fallen materials.
For the more adventurous in wild food fare for survival, you can even try a squirmy huhu grub.
Possible success criteria
Students may be able to:
Key Competencies
Managing self - students are challenged to consider and display both individual and collective enterprise, resourcefulness, reliability and resilience in order to effectively achieve the learning outcomes explored through the interactive activities
Participating and contributing - students undertake the building of a bivouac as a team, requiring them to contribute appropriately towards the team goal
Using language, symbols, and texts - through the interactive activities offered, students are expected to use texts to investigate the creatures living in the forest, as well as communicating their requirements to emergency rescue and detailing the best aspects of their bivouacs
Feedback
"Couldn't be more hands on, which is great."
Teacher, Year 3
"The ranger was an absolutely knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher. Experience gained by the class would be quite unforgettable for them."
Teacher, Year 7
Learning areas
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| Health and physical education | Personal health and physical development | Levels 2–5 | |
| Levels 1–3 | - Regular physical activity
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| Movement concepts and motor skills | Levels 1–4 | |
| Relationships with other people | Level 2 | |
| Healthy communities and environments | Levels 2–5 | |
| Science | | Levels 1–4 | |
