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Educational Excursions

Centennial Parklands brings the classroom outdoors by offering a variety of hands-on curriculum-based, educational excursions for K-12 students. Discover the natural and cultural landscape of Centennial Parklands under the guidance of a team of experienced Education and Interpretation Rangers.

Select from a range of programs designed to meet curriculum needs, or design your own excursion from the list provided.

Please click here to view our fact sheet for further details. For information on how to read pdf documents please see page end.

Teacher and Student Resources

Wet and Dry Environments

Teacher Resources have been developed for the Wet and Dry Environments unit of the ‘Human Society and Its Environment’ curriculum.

These resources have been designed as pre and post activities to prepare students for their excursion and to reinforce the outcomes for this unit when back in the classroom.

Please click on the following files for details. For information on how to read pdf documents please see page end. 

Results of water quality testing

Please click on the following file to download Centennial Parklands Water Quality Testing results sheet:

To review results of water quality tests undertaken by students in Centennial Parklands ponds, please click on www.streamwatch.org.au. Groups who have done testing themselves are encouraged to upload their results on this website.

Identification of Aquatic Invertebrates or water bugs

For a quick guide to common aquatic invertebrates or water bugs found in Centennial Parklands ponds, please click on the following file. For information on how to read pdf documents please see page end.