Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science

Module 4 - Human impacts

Longneck Lagoon with bulrushes growing in the foreground

Longneck Lagoon has Baraba (Darug word for bulrushes) around the edge.

About Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre

Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre is located on Whitmore Road, Maraylya, in Scheyville National Park, 12 km north of Windsor. The national park comprises 952 hectares of remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland including a 17 hectare freshwater lagoon which provides a range of sites for studying the physical, cultural and historical features of the site. Scheyville National Park has a significant Aboriginal and European heritage. There are several Aboriginal sites located around the lagoon including middens and camp sites. European history dates back to 1794 when the area formed part of the Nelson Common. The impact of this land use can be observed around the Longneck Lagoon catchment.

Skeletons of dead European Carp on the dry floor of the lagoon.

Longneck Lagoon dried during the drought which caused the introduced European Carp to perish.

This site supports teachers and students working towards the following outcomes in Module 4 of the NSW Stage 6 Earth and Environmental Science syllabus.

The resources within the site include:

how to test a variety of aquatic and terrestrial parameters
links to other useful websites
ongoing historical data.

Outcomes

EES11/12-1 - develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation

EES11/12-2 - designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information

EES11/12-3 - conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information

EES11-11 - describes human impact on the Earth in relation to hydrological processes, geological processes and biological changes

Inquiry questions

How does human use of land affect soil?

How do introduced species affect the Australian environment and ecosystems?

Learning tasks

Students will:

· assess three sites to investigate soil and ecosystem characteristics

· assess causes and impacts of erosion data along a transect line

· use a GPS to record the location of a variety of introduced flora and fauna they observe during field work

· record evidence of human activity and reflect on the environmental impact.

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