Wally's Diary

Students read Diary of a Wombat and are introduced to the first clue in their search for Wally’s missing Diary.  Students participate in a sensory bushwalk, stopping at various sites to observe animal homes, discuss who eats what in the forest and discover how the local Gundungarra people traditionally used and cared for the environment.

Lunch

Students have recess before activities and a lunch break between session 1 and session 2.

As students continue the search for Wally’s Diary, they learn how Aboriginal People mapped the landscape with their stories. They are introduced to the concept of sound mapping and create their own vegetation profile map of the local forest. The day concludes as students find the missing Diary to take back to school and sum up their learning for the day.

Cost

$8 per student

Learning intentions

• We are learning to describe how Aboriginal Peoples sustainably use resources
• We are learning to map the landscape in different ways
• We are learning to describe how plants and animals depend on each other for survival.

Key syllabus outcomes and content

HS2-ACH-01 describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community Aboriginal Peoples use and care for the environment sustainably

• Describe how Aboriginal Peoples sustainably use the resources of Country

HS2-GEO-01 explains how people care for Australia’s environments and participate in Australian society, using geographical information

People use geographical information to understand climates and environments

• Describe ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples map Country and Place

ST2-SCI-01 uses information to investigate the solar system and the effects of energy on living, physical and geological systems

Living things depend on energy and materials to survive

• Describe the transfer of energy between plants and animals using food chains, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
• Describe ways in which plants and animals depend on each other for survival

Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vocabulary:

habitat, ecosystem, environment, mountain range, seasonal, atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, vertebrate, invertebrate, food-chain, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, insectivore, decomposer.