WA Gould League Inc TEACHER SURVEY  
 
    International Year of Biodiversity
 
       
"This is the best excursion|
we have ever been to"
(student, 2009) 		"Students have
not stopped
talking about
their experience
and it's been
almost a year!"
(teacher 2008) 		These are just some of the comments we are receiving from schools who have visited our centre.
But I am committed to being a partner with you to inspire a love of learning in your students. We value your input and your class will go into a draw for a FREE EXCURSION
 to Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre,
when you complete the attached survey.
(Roger Harris, Education Manager,
Winner of Premier's Prize for Science Communication, 2007)
 
Whose Poo? (Early to Late Childhood :Yr 1-7)
A Crime has been committed and it is a dirty job, but its time to call in the experts! Students are Poo Detectives: Armed with digital cameras, the crime scene is photographed, and observations of the habitat made. Samples are examined closely in the lab and students use a dichotomous key to work out the culprit. Judgement is passed. The criminal is identified and students are awarded with a "Poo Expert" Badge.
 
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Poo Science (Late Childhood to Early Adolescence:Yr 7-)
Scientists have to get their hands dirty! Builds on Whose Poo activity. Key Concepts: Carnivore/Herbivore - Food Pyramids,
Adaptations and Digestion. Extension ideas: Superphosphate fertilizer production, Organic vs Inorganic, Eutrophication, Poo parasites, Introduction of Dung Beetles, Waste Water/Sewage Treatment, Water Conservation.
 
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Mud Monster Movies (Early to Late Childhood:Yr 1-7)
Armed with scoop net and video camera- Students find their own Mud Monster, record its movements and antics using a digital microscope while others squeal with horror. Take the images back to school and make your own horror movie.
Extension: Make Models of Mud Monsters, Design your own Animal. Do a food web play/song, have a "monster dress up day", make your own mud - compare your muddy footprint with the print of your mud-monster.
Key Concepts: Adaptations, Carnivore, Herbivore, Food Chains/Webs, Adaptations, Habitats, Water
 
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Action Stations: (Late Childhood to Early Adolescence: Yr 7-)
Hands on Action to protect our wetlands - weeding, planting, removing rubbish, Wildlife Warriors in action. Key Concepts: Citizenship, Environmental Responsibility, Individual empowerment, protecting Biodiversity.
 
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Microscopes and Mud: (Late Childhood to Early Adolescence:Yr 7-)
Students armed with scoop nets and sample jars take samples of our "Living Water" Students can view the macroscopic life on a digital microscope and record images and identify organisms. The water is then taken to the lab for microscopic examination. Students record their observations and identify micro-organisms.
Key Concepts: The living water, water is life, Food webs, classification
Extension: Water quality, Water /Sewage treatment, Drinking treated sewage water, Water conservation
 
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