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Factors That Shape Katandra Reserve
Students could complete these activities at home.
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Use the map and key of Katandra Reserve above to answer the following questions.
- What is the picnic area called at Katandra Reserve?
- What coloured trail would I follow if I wanted to bushwalk to Seymour Pond from Katandra Reserve?
- What colour is the horse trail? How do you know? Are horses allowed on the black trail? Why or Why not?
- What symbol is used for the lookout?
- What other amenities are available for public use St John's Picnic Area?
- Can I ride my mountain bike on the purple trail? Why or Why not?
- Can I have a BBQ at Seymour Pond?
Birds Eye View Map
Complete a Birds Eye View map of your backyard. Include a border, orientation (north point), legend (key) and title.
Local Climate
Look up willy weather website and enter the postcode of your suburb on the search bar https://www.willyweather.com.au/
Write down the temperature and wind speed for the day at your suburb.
See if you can find a thermometer at home and check if the thermometer reading matches the forecast.
Watch the video to the right and explain in a short sentence what the Beaufort scale helps us to understand.
Go outside and check to see what effects the wind is having in your backyard. What number on the Beaufort scale does it match?(also see scale below)
BEAUFORT SCALE
0: Calm and still - Smoke rises vertically.
1.Light winds at 1-5 kph -Smoke drift shows wind direction.
2. Light breeze at 6-11 kph -Wind can be felt on face, flag ripples.
3. Gentle breeze at 12-19 km -Flag waves.
4. Gentle breeze at 20-28 kph -Paper and leaves are scattered.
5. Fresh breeze at 29-38 kph -Small trees sway, whitecaps form on waves.
6. Strong breeze at 39-49 kph -Umbrellas are hard to use, large branches on trees move.
7. Moderate gale at 50-61 kph -Trees sway, walking in the wind is difficult.
8. Fresh gale at 62-74 kph -Twigs and branches break off of trees.
9. Strong gale at 75-88 kph -Roof tiles blow off buildings.
10. Whole gale at 89-102 kph -Trees are uprooted.
11. Storm at 103-118 kph Widespread damage to vegetation and buildings, nearly no visibility at sea.
12. Hurricane /Cyclone at 119-220 kph
Natures Corridors
Read about Wildlife Corridors under the Human Impact and Change tab on this Google Web Site.
Go to Google Maps and search for your suburb in the search bar. https://www.google.com/maps
Click on the layers tab down the bottom left and view the satellite photo of your suburb.
Imagine you are possum who would like to travel from your house to a local nature area. Can you get there safely by not crossing any roads and using the natural vegetation as a corridor? If it does need to cross roads how many will it need to cross.
What are the street names where your local nature area is located.
See if you can find out who looks after the nature area e.g Council, National Parks. Is there a sign to provide you with the information.
Is the nature area being cared for? Are there signs of rubbish or weeds?
Is there a volunteer group who help care for the reserve? Look up the Directory of Environment groups to find out.
If you find a group nearby consider contacting them with your family and helping them to look after the area.
Citizen Science
Look for some animals in your local environment and become a citizen scientist by reporting your information.
In order to look after our environment scientists need information on where animals live, where they move to at different times of the year and what they feed on. This is too much for one scientist so members of the public can help by searching for animals and telling scientists using APPS or websites. Below are some of the best citizen scientists APPS and websites for you to share information about your local area.
Birds In Backyards - Includes Bird Finder Tool
Atlas of Living Australia / iNaturalist
Scoop a Poop - Possum data based on finding possum scats
