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(and completing a Schools Board "A" Course) |
| Monday |
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Arrive at arm Camp approx. 11:30 am. Settle in.
Students provide own lunch Day 1 |
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Forest orientation in the Arm River Forest Reserve including an
introduction to dry sclerophyll forest, rainforest, the Arm River Gorge and early Aboriginal history.
Evening meal approx. 7:00 pm
Evening program to include video "Children of Fire" |
| Tuesday |
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Drive on to Maggs Mountain to enjoy spectacular views over the Arm Valley, walk into a high altitude grassland area with Pencil pines, visit high altitude wet eucalypt forest, lower altitude grasslands and four different types of rainforest.
Return to Arm Camp for evening meal approx. 7:00 pm
Evening program to include worksheet completion based on information collected during the day
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| Wednesday |
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Day trip to the Little Fisher Valley. Students will investigate a mosaic of forest environments and investigate aspects of Aboriginal lifestyles, history and fire use as well as the use of fire by Europeans in the forest environment. Spectacular river scenery in an open rainforest environment is a feature of this day.
Return to Arm Camp for evening meal approx. 7:00 pm
Free evening, may include entertainment video |
| Thursday |
| am |
Visit recent logging operations in the upper Mersey Valley and investigate
the use of fire as a regeneration tool and differences between young regenerated forests and old growth forests.
Lunch at Arm Camp
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Visit a low altitude wet eucalypt forest and then proceed on to Devils Gullet
Return to Arm Camp and investigate how fire danger ratings are determined.
Evening Meal approx. 7:00 pm
Evening program to investigate fire and its effects on the Australian environment, some major historical fire events and management options for fire control in the forest environment.
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| Friday |
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Completion of any outstanding written work and Camp clean-up.
Lunch approx. 12:15 pm
Leave for school approx. 1:00 pm
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FIRE AND THE NATIVE LANDSCAPE ( Sc 004 )
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Each student will be assessed on a scale of A to D on how well they demonstrate competence in handling the following criteria.
Practical
- accurately assesses the amount, and nature, of litter accumulation in different forest types
- can recognize evidence of fire in different types of forest
- can measure the relative humidity in different types of forest
- can use a MacArthur wheel to determine fire danger ratings
Communication
- is able to produce field trip reports
- can prepare a report on the use of fire as a forest management tool
- can use resources to produce a report on the differences between
- Aboriginal and European attitudes to fire and the effects of these on the distribution of some species
Interpretation
- can determine the fire danger rating for a given place given soil dryness and predicted weather conditions
- can explain reasons for the existence of different forest environments
Knowledge and understanding
- understands why fire is used as a forest management tool
- understands why fire regimes have changed since European settlement
- understands the fire needs of three different forest types
- understands how and why forests change as they age
- understands how some plants and animals have adapted to, and are affected by, fire
Social interaction
- works constructively with others
Award Requirements
- Requirements for an SA award A + B + C > 3
- Requirements for an HA award A + B + C = 5 A + B > 3
- Requirements for an OA award A + B = 5 A > 3
Other A course programs in SOSE, Schience and Technology are available and can be forwarded to teachers on request.
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