Koala rangers
Science and Technology
Join us at Simmos Beach Reserve for a full-day outdoor learning adventure where students become Koala Rangers and explore one of Campbelltown’s most important koala habitats. Students will bushwalk through local eucalypt forest, investigate real signs of koala activity, learn about habitat health and using simple fieldwork equipment will discover the challenges facing this endangered species.
This immersive real-world excursion develops scientific inquiry skills, encourages advocacy and empowers young people to care for their local environment. Students will connect with nature, record field observations in a field journal, contribute to practical conservation actions and create powerful messages to help protect koalas in our community.
This program supports high potential and gifted students.
Maximum four classes per day.
Location
Essential information
| Year | Cost |
| 2025/26 |
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Cancellation or major changes to bookings will incur the following cancellation fees:
- within 30 days of excursion or incursion date - $600 administration fee charged
- within 7 days of excursion/incursion date - total fee charged based on confirmed student numbers
| Time | Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 9.30am | Arrival - introduction, recess and toilets |
| 10.00am - 11.30am | River and bushland activities |
| 11.30am - 12.00pm | Lunch and toilets |
| 12.00pm - 1.30pm | River and bushland activities |
| 1.30pm - 2.00pm | Snack, conclude and depart |
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)
Focus area outcomes
Physical and living systems depend on energy
- ST2-SCI-01 uses information to investigate the solar system and the effects of energy on living, physical and geological systems
- ST2-DAT-01 uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationships
Content groups
Living things depend on energy and materials to survive
- identify the systems of Earth that make up environments: air – atmosphere, land – lithosphere, water – hydrosphere, living things – biosphere
- Describe how the needs of living things are provided by the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
- Describe the relationship between habitat, ecosystem and environment
- Observe and describe living and non-living things in a habitat
- Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ practices support habitats 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
Body systems work together to enable movement
- Recognise that all animals are either invertebrates with no spine, or vertebrates with a spine
- Compare ways invertebrates and vertebrates move on land, in water and in the sky
Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024
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