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Lachlan Wetlands: A Dynamic Ecosystem

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The submission of this form is a formal request for an excursion booking at Centennial Parklands on the date/s and time/s specified. Once we receive your form we will allocate your booking based off of our availability and will respond with a booking confirmation document.

The Lachlan Wetlands: a Dynamic Ecosystem program provides senior biology students with the opportunity to collect a variety of data for a depth study exploring ecosystem dynamics within an urban wetland and grey-headed flying fox colony. This program is linked to Module 4. 

Stage 6 Biology (Module 4)

Students will gain an understanding of the Lachlan Wetland through scientific investigation and use their knowledge to make predictions about the future of this ecosystem.

Lachlan Wetlands program activities:

  • Measuring biotic and abiotic factors along a transect to determine relationships between them

  • Identifying impacts of environmental and human pressures on the ecosystem

  • Working in small groups to design a monitoring and management plan for an ecosystem pressure

Curriculum links and syllabus outcomes:

  • BIO11/12-1 develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation

  • BIO11/12-3 conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information

  • BIOL11/12-5 analyses and evaluates primary and secondary data and information

  • BIO11-11 analyses ecosystem dynamics and the interrelationships of organisms within the ecosystem

    The Education Access Pass Program covers all program and transport costs for schools with an FOEI higher than 125 and community organisations that work with groups in need. 
    Please contact us directly with the name of the program and your group size and we can help you organise a free program.
    This programs is funded through the Legacy Fund of the Centennial Parklands Foundation

Please note: Lachlan Wetlands: A Dynamic Ecosystem will only be available in Term 2 (1 May - 16 June) and Term 3 (24 July - 18 August) of 2023.

Location

The WILD PLAY Discovery Centre

Duration

Full Day

Cost

Click here. Minimum charges apply. Discounts apply for full day programs!