School Excursion at the Wollongong Botanic Garden
Green Connect Farm is thrilled to be partnering with the Wollongong Botanic Garden to deliver Primary School Excursions for S1 – S3 for Science and Technology, and Geography.
Overview: Understand the world of living things in a ‘my first excursion’ experience full of games, stories and nature play
Students will:
- Collect loose parts to make a mandala from living and non-living materials
- Go on a discovery walk to identify the types of living things at the Botanic Garden (plants and animals)
- Make a living thing using natural materials that has characteristics and needs of a living thing
Curriculum links:
- STe-3LW-ST explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things
- STe- 1WS- S observes, questions and collects date to communicate ideas
Overview: Birds, mammals, reptiles, minibeasts and some amazing plant life reside here in the Wollongong Botanic Garden. Visit different environments and explore the nature that lives there.
Students will:
- Visit the rainforest and undertake minibeast sampling to collect data on living things in the understory
- Use dipnets to sample the wet environment creek line for macro invertebrates
- Identify bird species and its matching habitat through a bird bingo walk
- Make some eco art describing observable features of the botanic garden and its flora and fauna
Curriculum links:
- ST1-10LW: describes external features, changes in and growth of living things
- ST1-11LW: describes ways that different places in the environment provide for the needs of living things
- GE1-1: describes features of places and the connections people have with places
- ST1 – 4lWS: Describes observable features of living things and their environments
Overview: Through storytelling, guided walks and hands on activities this session introduces and explores the Garden’s habitats and its inhabitants.
Students will:
- Make a mud map of a key area of the Garden highlighting its ecology and its human interactions
- Undertake a rainforest mini beast hunt and a creekline dipnet to collect data
- Visit two contrasting habitats and describe the features of these places and the connection people have with these places
Curriculum links:
- ST2-DAT-01: Uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationships
- HS2-GEO-01: Explains how people care for Australia’s environments and participate in in Australian society using geographical information
Overview: Visit three distinct living worlds situated in the Botanic Garden and undertake field work to gain an understanding of how these environments affect the growth of living things.
Students will:
- Identify flora and fauna species
- Visit three different habitats, undertake field sketches and field work testing to identify key differences in each place
- Record and collect data based on personal predictions before visiting habitats
- Present data and early conclusions in a group presentation
Curriculum links:
- ST3-4LW-S examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
- ST3-1WS-S plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
- ST3- DAT -01
- ACSIS231, ACSIS232 make and justify predictions about scientific investigations
BOOKING INFORMATION
- Group Size:
- Minimum group size: 25 students
- Maximum group size: 120 students
- Cost and payments
- In term 2 2025, excursion costs are $14.50 per student for a 2.5-hour experience. Accompanying adults are free. From term 3 onwards, excursion costs will go up to $20 per student.
- To secure your booking date, we will invoice you the minimum group size (25 students)
- After your excursion, we will invoice you the balance for all students over 25 who attended.
- Excursion cancellations and weather
- Excursions are run entirely outdoors. Most programs can still go ahead in light rain. Please make sure students, teachers and accompanying parents wear appropriate wet weather clothes and shoes.
- Excursions may need to be cancelled or postponed in heavy rain, storms or high winds.
MAKE A BOOKING REQUEST
Use the form below to request a Wollongong Botanic Garden excursion.