Stage 3 Factors that shape places

The "S3 Factors That Shape Places at The Coalloader" program explores the natural, cultural, and economic factors influencing the development of places, using The Coalloader as a case study. It is designed for primary students to engage with local history and geography through interactive learning.

An artists impression of the coal loader platform in Waverton. It has been transformed into a green space with people walking around in the sun. Shaded areas offer repreive from the sun and the areas are covered in solar panels.
Coal Loader Platform

About this excursion

Factors that Shape Places at The Coal Loader is a Geography fieldwork study focusing on how people and environments influence one another. Students will engage with the environment to learn how people influence places and manage the spaces within them. Students will also develop an understanding of sustainability and its importance as an influence on human design and action.

Inquiry Questions

Student pre-visit and follow up activities

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Activities on the day

During the full-day fieldwork excursion, students:
  • Investigate a wetland area, its function and the biodiversity through observations
  • Analyse what waste is, how it impacts our environment and solutions like a circular economy for products
  • Use ID charts to observe pollinators and support biodiversity by creating pollinator seed bombs and water stands
  • Redesign a home to incorporate environmentally sustainable features.

Important information

Cost
  • North Sydney LGA schools - Free
  • Government Schools: $15 per student  (GST-free)
  • Non-Government Schools: $30 per student (GST-free)
Location
The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability, Waverton. Please note the bus drop off and pick up point is The Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability at 2 Balls Head Rd, Waverton.
Key syllabus outcomes and content

Key syllabus outcomes

  • describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments GE3-1
  • explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE3-2
  • compares and contrasts influences on the management of places and environments GE3-3
  • acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry GE3-4

Skills and outcomes

Maps

  • large-scale maps, world map, globe, sketch map

Visual representations

  • photographs, illustrations, story books, multimedia, web tools

Ready to visit?

Book this fieldwork through the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability directly.

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