Landscapes and Landforms
Stage 4 - Geography
Location
Cape Solander and Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell
Overview
Students will investigate, undertake fieldwork and collect data at Cape Solander and Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell.
They will compare the landscapes and landforms at both sites with a focus on the environmental and human processes that have formed and transformed them.
Key syllabus outcomes
- GE4-1 locates and describes the diverse features and characteristics of a range of places and environments
- GE4-2 describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
- GE4-5 discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability
- GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry
Key inquiry questions
- What landscapes and landforms are found here?
- What environmental and human processes form and transform landscapes and landforms?
- Why do people value landscapes and landforms?
- To what extent are landscapes and landforms managed and protected?
Learning across the curriculum content
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
- Sustainability
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Critical and creative thinking
Students will
- Create a field sketch.
- Use and take abiotic measurements.
- Interprete topographic and aerial maps/complete a cross section.
- Investigate landscape features and processes.
- Identify human impacts transforming the landscape.
- Learn about the value of places, landscapes and landforms.