Australia - South West Australia

Learning Areas

Although the South West Adventure has loads of fun, the learning experiences can relate directly to the curriculum. We have listed some below. Apart from this direct relation, our trips offer students time to develop necessary life skills and broaden a student, providing a safe, fun and enjoyable educational adventure that focuses on personal, social and educational development of young people.

Science

Ecosystems
Classification
Geology of caves and coastlines
Food chains
Waves, currents & tides
Aquariums
Research and observation of terrestrial and aquatic animals
Difference between fresh and salt water
Weather maps

Maths

Aquariums – volume and measurements of water & space
Counting games using different marine animals
Navigation: Understanding coordinates
Understanding tide and weather chart measurements

English

Journal writing about the trip to Western Australia
Spelling new words
Creating your own sea animal
Research and report writing on caves and animals
A description of something we can’t see! What’s under the water? In the cave?
Aboriginal Myths and legends

Art

Making an ocean diorama
Drawing and painting animals that live in bush and ocean
Art from the bush and ocean – Sand designs, bark paintings, drawings etc.

PE & Health

Adventure activities such as bushwalking, caving, surfing,
Nanga Bush camp orientation: an introduction to orienteering
Bush Food: nutrition
Helping cook for the group
Swimming and water safety

Technology and Enterprise

Designing and constructing an aquarium as a class
Creating an environmentally sound product to help our beaches
Using the internet as a tool for learning about Western Australian animals, caves, the ocean and it’s animals
Design your own sea animal, or sea craft
Experimenting with different beach products

Society and Environment

Understand why it is important to preserve and care for the natural environment.
Identify and research an environmental issue that relates to the ocean
View Australia as a place for University and further education