Teacher notes

How to use this resource

The resource can be used by students who visit Kamay Botany Bay as pre and post visit learning activities.

It can also provide learning activities to students unable to visit Kamay Botany Bay.


Syllabus links

This resource supports multiple outcomes across the History, Geography and Science Syllabuses from Stage 1-4.

Syllabus links have been quoted from:

History K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012.Geography K-10 Syllabus © 2020 NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus= © 2017 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.

Stage 1

History

Programs:

  • Past In The Present

A student:

  • identifies and describes significant people, events, places and sites in the local community over time HT1-2

  • describes the effects of changing technology on people's lives over time HT1-3

Geography

Programs:

  • Features of Places

A student:

  • describes features of places and the connections people have with places GE1-1

  • identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places GE1-2

Science

Programs:

  • Living World - External Features

A student:

  • describes observable features of living things and their environments ST1-4LW-S


Stage 2

History

Programs:

  • Community and Remembrance

  • First Contacts

A student:

  • identifies and describes significant people, events, places and sites in the local community over time HT1-2

  • describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-4

Key inquiry questions:

  • What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples before the arrival of the Europeans?

Geography

Programs:

  • Places Are Similar and Different

  • The Earth's Environment

A student:

  • examines features and characteristics of places and environments GE2-1

  • describes the ways people, places and environments interact GE2-2

Science

Programs:

  • Living World - Classification

A student:

  • questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-1WS-S

  • compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things ST2-4LW-S

Stage 3

Geography

Programs:

  • Factors That Shape Places

A student:

  • describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments GE3-1

  • explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE3-2

Science

Programs:

  • Living World - Adaptations

A student:

  • examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things ST3-4LW-S

Resource development history

This resource was developed by Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre in 2020.

Contact your local environmental and zoo education centre (EZEC) for support with environmental and sustainability education.