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The diverse natural environments of the Central Coast provide wonderful opportunities to apply geographical knowledge and skills. Students participating in Rumbalara's programs apply a range of fieldwork techniques to collect data on current natural resource management issues.
All programs are supported with background materials, worksheets and teacher resources including maps, newspaper articles, scientific reports, and community consultation presentations. Locations and programs can be adapted to suit. Download our Geography Programs Brochure for an overview.
Gosford Central Business District is an area undergoing significant change. During this excursion students will investigate proposed changes to the area and assess liveability at three sites; Gosford station, Kibble Park and the waterfront/leagues club park.
During the day students will walk from Gosford Waterfront Reserve to Gosford Station. Activities include:
Download the Stage 4 Place & Liveability brochure here.
An Investigation focused on forest landscapes and its key characteristics.
Sites that the program may occur at consist of Wyrrabalong North National Park/ Bouddi National Park-Maitland Bay.
Activities include:
Download our Stage 4 Landscapes & Landforms brochure here.
Students will investigate a local creek or water way includingand conducting habitat assessments and water quality tests to assess humans impact and environmental healthuse of as water as of this a critical resource. A full day program can also include a school water audit.
Note: This field work can run in conjunction with a visit to Mardi Dam with Central Coast Council (bookings for Mardi Dam made through Council).
Download our Stage 4 Water in Our World brochure here.
Investigation of the biophysical processors associated with coastal environments.
Sites that the program may occur at consist of Cabbage Tree Bay, Terrigal and Wamberal or Norah Head and Lakes Beach.
Students engage with the issues through authentic hands-on investigations:
The Terrigal field trip includes measuring water quality related to land use in the lagoon catchment.
The Cabbage Tree Bay field trip includes measuring abiotic factors in a littoral rainforest walk.
Download our Stage 5 Environmental Change & Management brochure here.
Investigation of the human alteration of biomes to produce food and the environmental effects of these alterations. A case study of a beef cattle property will be demonstrated.
Sites that the program may occur at consist of Glenola Farm and Yarramalong.
Activities include:
Download our Stage 5 Sustainable Biomes brochure here.
Note: This program could also run at Avoca Lagoon
Students will investigate the four components of the biophysical environment at Rumbalara Reserve. They will use their data collected to consider the environmental impacts of an increasing central coast population on Rumbalara Reserve and other reserves within the Coastal Open Space System (COSS).
Before visiting Rumbalara students will have access to population statistics, maps and past fauna survey information to understand the location of current development in the area and the importance of wildlife corridors.
Activities include:
Download our Stage 6 Biophysical Environments brochure here.
At Avoca Lagoon students will investigate the endangered Green and Gold Bell Frog, urban impacts on water quality, and conduct a kayak based survey of impacts and endangered ecological communities.
Download our Stage 6 Ecosystems at Risk - Avoca brochure here.
At Porters Creek Wetland students will study the management and impacts of stormwater runoff from a rapidly expanding urban area. Students investigate stormwater treatment devices, wetland ecosystems and measure water quality and the impact of changed hydrology on plants.
Download our Stage 6 Ecosystems at Risk - Porters Creek brochure here.
Sustainability in action. Assesses the schools use of resources using geographical tools and inquiry skills. Investigates:
Stage 5 students experience the cut and thrust of local politics as they sit in the Council chambers to consider issues in a mock council meeting.
Trains students in fieldwork skills, GIS/GPS technologies, environmental sustainability, local area history, landforms and issues.
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149 Donnison Street
Gosford NSW 2250
telephone 02 4324 7200
We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.
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