Stage 4 - Landscapes and Landforms

Case Study - The Blue Mountains

Geography

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Program Overview

This unique and highly engaging program allows students to learn about Blue Mountains World Heritage site through an engaging program. Students will go on a walk from Echo Point to Katoomba Falls and down to Furber Steps as well as first hand collect local weather data using a variety of instruments in order to further understand this unique natural environment. From this learning experience students will further develop their geography knowledge and understanding, fieldwork and group work skills.

Students will be thinking and working geographically, using geographic concepts and tools.

Focus

Geography Focus Area

Stage 4: Landscapes and Landforms

Echo Point

Prince Henry Walk

Reids Plateau

Katoomba Park Cascades

Bushwalking

Program Activities

Pre Activity: Complete Section A of worksheet - Village of Blue Mountains

Arrive and Introduction at Echo Point

Group 1: Blue Mountains World Heritage (Geological Features) and Prince Henry Walk

Group 2: Katoomba Park - Weather Instruments, Reid's Plateau and Furber Steps - Microclimates

Recess

Group 1: Katoomba Park - Weather Instruments, Reid's Plateau and Furber Steps - Microclimates

Group 2: Blue Mountains World Heritage (Geological Features) and Prince Henry Walk

Lunch

Depart Katoomba Park

Post Activity: Landscape Management and Protection

Note: This excursion is based in the Blue Mountains. Schools do not arrive or conduct any activities at the Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre.

This program involves a substantial amount of walking (3-4km) over varied terrain, including long sets of stairs.

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Key Syllabus Outcomes

Stage 4 Geography - Landscapes and Landforms

GE4 – PRI- 01 explains the processes and interactions that change people, places and environments.
GE4 - MAN - 01 explains the management and protection of places and environments
GE4 – APC -01 explains Aboriginal Peoples’ Custodian, care and management of Country
GE4 - TAP- 01 selects and uses geographical tools to acquire and process geographical information

Key Content

What geomorphic processes and human impacts create and shape landscapes and landforms?

Study and document geomorphic processes that create and shape the landform

In what ways do people value landscapes and landforms?

Explore the different ways that landscapes and landforms may be valued

To what extent are landscapes and landforms managed and protected sustainably?

Observe and describe ways the ways that landscapes and landforms are protected

Knowledges and Practices used by Aboriginal Peoples to manage and care for Country

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