Stage 5 programs

Stage 4-6: Science/ Geography - Environmental Workshop

Location: Incursion (your school)

DEEC staff run an Environmental Workshop at your school with a class- Energy Workshop - Biodiversity, Water, Energy and Waste audits - create a School Environmental Management Plan with students or design a sustainable House .

Syllabus outcomes align with current NSW Science and Geography curriculum

Stage 5- Geography - Environmental Change and Management

Location: Clarkes Beach, Byron Bay

Students spend the day investigating at specific sites. Discuss the changes in the community past and present.  Plan and implement a survey and questionnaire to collect data.  Create a beach profile using dumpy levels. Analyse the effects of change on the environment. Take part in a microplastic investigation along transects and/or beach rubbish collection etc.

Syllabus outcomes align with current NSW Geography curriculum

Stage 5 -  Science/Geography - Field Study - Rocky Creek Dam

Location: Rocky Creek Dam, Dunoon

Students spend the day at Rocky Creek Dam - participate in an in-depth investigation of Rocky Creek Dam and its Future Water Strategy of the area and how can this water source continue to supply the ever-growing population in the catchment area.  Investigate the Bundjalung sustainable lifestyle; the changes in land use of the area; and use geographer's tools and water quality testing techniques to collect data and design solutions how local water demand can be met.

Syllabus outcomes align with current NSW Science and Geography curriculum

Stage 5 - Outdoor Education Elective - Kayaking Expedition

Location: Brunswick River, Marshall Creek, Simpsons Creek

Students studying outdoor education learn about the planning side of a kayaking expedition - qualifications, weather, planning the route, safety equipment, tides etc. They then take part in the kayaking expedition.

Canoes - up to 16 students, 1 teacher  ($20 per student if from public school)

Syllabus outcomes align with current NSW Outdoor Education Course Document

Stage 5  Field Study - Local Ecosystems

Biology, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science

Location: Nightcap National Park, Brunswick Nature Reserve, Woody Head, Ballina Flatrock.

Conduct a scientific exploration of a local environment (Rainforest, Wetlands or Coast, including Rock Platforms) and discuss human impacts. Use transects and quadrats to study the distribution and abundance of plants and animals in an environment. Learn about plant and animal adaptations and how to measure the abiotic factors. Coastal studies can include human impact study with microplastic survey along transects. Link investigations to a depth study.

Syllabus outcomes align with current NSW Science curriculum

Collaborate with us.

Collaborate with Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre's educators to design a field study with investigation activities that align with NSW curriculum outcomes and suits your students' specific needs.

Sites:

Rainforest and Dry Sclerophyll: Nightcap National Park (Rummery Park-Minyon);

Rock Platforms: Flat Rock – Ballina, Woody Head

Littoral rainforest and Coasts - Clarkes Beach, Brunswick Heads, Cabarita Beach.

Mangroves: Evans Head, Brunswick Heads.

Wetlands: McLeays Wetlands, Tuckean Reserve

Farm Study: Djaning Permaculture Farm, Myocum Macadamia Farm.

Rocky Creek Dam, Emigrant Creek Dam