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T: Telephone02 4324 7200
E: Email rumbalara-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au
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.
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 for more information.
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 for more information.
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 for more information.
Note: This program could also run at Avoca Lagoon
Students will explore Rumbalara's diverse landscapes and distinctive physical features. they will investigatethe threats and effects of bushfires as a way to understand Earth's natural systems, including processes, cycles and circulations connecting natural systems.
The fieldwork will allow students to understand how natural areas on the Central Coast are managed within the Coastal Open Space System (COSS). the study can also include a focus on human-environment interactions, in particular bushfire and climate change.
Before their visit, students will have access to a Google site containing supporting informationsuch as spatial information and maps, historical weather data, historical bushfire data, Aboriginal use of Rumbalara and flora and fauna information.
Activities include:
Download our Stage 6 Earth's Natural Systems brochure for more information.
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 for more information.
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 Porter's Creek brochure for more information.
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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