On Thursday 3 September, Grade 4 went on their second Geography Field Trip to explore the different environments in the local area. We walked to Passmore Reserve to explore land use and the various ways that the use of natural and urban areas can impact the local environment in positive and negative ways.
Here are 4Blue’s reflections of the day:
We did many fun activities where we explored Passmore Reserve. We took part in a scavenger hunt and had to find different clues around the park to get the answers.
We used a quadrat and drew the leaf litter what we saw in the quadrat. We recorded the location and the key in the workbook. It was fun!
I enjoyed doing the scavenger hunt because I was able to explore Passmore Reserve and got to use my compass skills. I also enjoyed having half a day out of school. I wished it was a little bit longer.
We used compasses and a map of the park to locate the clues on our scavenger hunt. These geographical tools helped us to look in the right direction.
I learnt that the rangers put boundaries around the lagoon so that the pollution doesn’t go into the lagoon and pollute more of the water and the animals. I also learnt that the local council plants new trees that have wiring around them, so that they don't get blown away or get knocked over by an animal!
I learnt how the lagoon gets polluted and how the council is trying to stop it, by putting nets around it to keep it free from run-off and rubbish.
I learnt that the council dredges the sea bed to check what is in the sand and at the bottom of the lagoon.
The lagoon has a very fragile ecosystem. If the users of that space don’t give something back, it may destroy it!
Manly Lagoon often floods during heavy rain. The council has put up a mesh boundary around the water's edge to prevent rubbish from polluting the whole place.
We used quadrats to draw an audit of what was in the natural areas such as leaf litter and rocks.
We used quadrats to see what was on the ground and looked up to see where the leaf litter was coming from.
We had to use maps to navigate our way around the oval to find locations and for many fun tasks.
We used quadrats to see what's on the ground and look at the leaf litter like sticks, twigs and even a rope.
We used compasses to know what direction we were going.
I enjoyed the day because we got to leave the school grounds and learn about our local environment.
I enjoyed the Field Trip and the treasure hunt because I got to have fun and learn about the environment of Passmore and the facilities available to locals.
Our day was fun! We used compasses to locate places on the map of the park and playground. We had twenty minutes to explore and had to run from clue to clue.
I enjoyed our day because we got to learn outside in the sun with our friends and we learnt how to use new geographical tools.
