Stage 6 - Geography - Earth's natural systems

Overview:

This excursion will give students the opportunity to explore and investigate the heritage listed Cronulla Sand Dune which is part of the Bate Bay coastal dune system. Students will gather geographical evidence to help them understand which natural processes, cycles and circulations have shaped this environment.

Outcomes:

• GE-11-02 analyses geographical processes and influences, at a range of scales, that form and transform places and environments
• GE-11-05 synthesises and evaluates relevant geographical information from a variety of sources 
• GE-11-07 selects and applies geographical inquiry skills and tools, including spatial technologies, fieldwork, and ethical practices, to investigate places and environments 

Key inquiry questions:

• What natural processes, cycles and circulations have shaped the Coastal Dune system at Cronulla? 
• How do the systems (atmospheric, hydrological, geomorphic and ecological) interact?

Students will:

• observe the geographical features of the coastal dune system at Bate Bay
• observe the natural processes that have help formed the dune system
• use a transect to collect primary data and consider the causes and effects of the natural processes, cycles and circulations
• complete a field sketch of the dune system landscape
• consider the interconnections between the Earth’s natural systems that have been studied on the excursion

Learning across the curriculum content:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
• Sustainability
• Critical and creative thinking
• Literacy
• Numeracy

View Stage 6 - Earth's Natural Systems excursion outline