The Blacktown Fishing Bat
A Stage 3 Geography Investigation
Could the Fishing Bats one day return to Blacktown?
Blacktown City Acknowledgement to Country
We acknowledge that the Darug people were the original custodians of the land on which we meet today. We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge the Aboriginal people for their custodianship on this land. We will work together for a united city that respects this land and values the contribution to our community and culture of all people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage.
Welcome
The following is a virtual fieldwork program to support The Blacktown Fishing Bat- Factors that Shape Places program, conducted at Blacktown City Showground. The inquiry questions you will be studying are:
How do people and environments influence one another at Blacktown Showground?
How do people influence places and the management of spaces within them?
How to use this resource
This site is designed to supplement a fieldwork excursion with Brewongle EEC at Blacktown Showground. There is sample data in the Fieldwork section which can be utilised to prepare students for their excursion and for students to compare their data against.
Step 1 - Complete this task!
Step 2 - Download the Student Fieldwork Booklet and save in to your own drive before you begin.
Step 3 - Use the top menu on this site or the next page buttons to navigate through the activities, completing each of the pre-visit tasks in your Student Fieldwork Booklet. You will complete the Fieldwork tasks with Brewongle teachers at Blacktown Showground, but may like to compare your data against the example results given in the Fieldwork section of this site.
Step 4 - Consult your classroom teacher for clarification or email us for help at brewongle-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Overview
Blacktown Council needs a team of Geographical Investigators!
In the 1960s, there was a healthy population of Fishing Bats at the site now known as Blacktown Showground. However, since the recent restoration of the wetland at Blacktown Showground, there’s hope the bats will return! Students become experts on the intriguing and endangered Fishing Bats and use Geographical Skills and Tools to assess the site for its potential to support a population of Fishing Bats once again. In doing so, students will develop deep knowledge and understanding about the interconnectedness of all aspects of the environment, and how people interact with it.
Outcomes
See Student Fieldwork Booklet.
Geographical Inquiry
The aim of this Geographical Inquiry is to investigate the factors that shape places, with a focus on the connections between people and nature at Blacktown Showground. You will be researching the changes at the site, with particular focus on its potential to support a healthy population of Fishing Bats,