Stage 2 Science & Technology - Physical & Living Systems, Copacabana Beach
About this excursion
Rock platforms are fascinating displays of biodiversity that foster curiosity and offers opportunities for students to explore and discover. Students will have the opportunity to identify and observe how Earth's systems meet the needs of living things, conduct an investigation of sand dunes, and get a close-up look at a rockpool environment.
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
We are learning to:
- Describe Earth’s systems
- Describe living and non-living things in a habitat
- Pose questions to conduct fair tests
We can:
- describe how the needs of living things are provided by provided by the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
- Pose questions to conduct fair tests to determine the effects of soil, water and light energy on plants
Learning Experiences
Activity One: Students will investigate living things on the rock platform using a visual guide and discuss how the needs of living things are provided by the biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Group discussion will include the topics of tides, what animals eat on the rock platforms and how they find their food. e.g. filter feeders, grazers, scavengers, hunters.
Activity Two: Study of headland and rocks. Students will identify the thin layers of siltstone, shale and thicker sandstone beds that were laid down before the Mesozoic Era. They will discuss how the boulders fell and will collect some smaller rocks to create a rockpile that shows the different sediment layers of the cliff.
Activity One: Students will pose questions and conduct a science investigation to discover where sand comes from, what it is made of and the importance of the sand dune ecosystem.
Activity Two: Students will learn about and observe fascinating flotsam and jetsam, including a shark jaw, shark egg case, and even a baby shark! They will actively collect both natural and human-made items from the berm, sparking meaningful discussions about their origins and the impact these materials have on our environment.
Important information
Science and Technology (2024)
Physical and living systems depend on energy
A student:
❀ ST2-SCI-01 uses information to investigate the solar system and the effects of energy on living, physical and geological systems
❀ ST2-PQU-01 poses questions to create fair tests that investigate the effects of energy on living things and physical systems
❀ ST2-DAT-01 uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationships
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