Geographical Investigation - Stage 6 Geography
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This excursion for Year 11 Geography explores the requirements of completing a Geographical Investigation and how to plan and undertake fieldwork independently. The excursion takes place at Chowder Bay, where students will learn about fieldwork techniques and how to carry out an investigation. Class teachers may decide that all students use Chowder Bay as the focus of their investigation, or they can learn fieldwork techniques that they can then apply at at a field site of their choice.
Students will be led through how to iterate ideas for research, develop a plan for inquiry, consider ethical issues, collect primary data, process secondary data and present findings and propose recommendations. This is an ideal session to run at the beginning of Year 11 to assist students as they begin planning their Geographic Investigation. Options are available for this excursions to operate in a location closer to your school. Streamwatch This excursion adopts water testing methodology developed by Streamwatch. Students will contribute meaningful data to a broader environmental monitoring effort. They can investigate how urban impacts, weather patterns, and land use influence water quality, and discuss how these findings relate to river health - from local creeks through to Sydney Harbour. This enables students to see themselves as active participants in environmental stewardship, and participate in citizen science. Results of testing are logged by The Harbour School Sydney into the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), contributing to datasets used by researchers, land managers, and community groups across the country. 
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Below is some introductory information about conducting a Geographical Investigation around the theme of habitat restoration.
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Syllabus Content
Geographical Investigation
- Identify an area for geographical inquiry
- Develop geographical questions and formulate a plan
- Identify and observe relevant ethical practices when conducting the investigation
- Collect, record and process relevant primary data
- Organise and process relevant secondary information
- Present and communicate findings
- Propose recommendations for individual and/or collective action as appropriate
- Critically review the plan, process and findings of the investigation
Geographical Tools
Fieldwork
- Formulate geographical questions for investigation
- Identify, collect and record geographical data and information
- Construct a log of events and activities that records the development of a fieldwork activity
- Synthesise and interpret fieldwork data
- Evaluate a fieldwork activity
Cost
$40 each (including GST)
The cost includes the payment of The Harbour School Sydney staff, photocopying, etc.
The cost includes the payment of The Harbour School Sydney staff, photocopying, etc.
Minimum booking size
Excursions need a minimum of 15 students to run, or a minimum payment of $600 plus GST.
Please contact us if you have a class smaller than 15 and we can try to combine with a second school.
Please submit a booking inquiry by email through the Booking Inquiry button below.
Please contact us if you have a class smaller than 15 and we can try to combine with a second school.
Please submit a booking inquiry by email through the Booking Inquiry button below.
