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    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Location
    • Contact Us
  • Excursions
    • Earth's Environments
    • Living Seawalls - Growth and Survival of Living Things
    • Life In The Sea
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Climate Change
    • Kelp Forests
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Coral Reefs
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Iron Cove
  • Resources
    • Project Restore
    • Living Seawalls
    • Operation Crayweed
    • Operation Posidonia
    • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • IMOS
    • Geographical Investigation - Fieldwork
    • Sydney Estuary
    • Mangrove Forests
    • Great Southern Reef
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Blue Schools Network
  • Professional Learning
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The Harbour School Sydney

Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering

Syllabus Links

Marine and Civil Engineering


Marine structures
  • Identify built structures used to modify the marine environment
  • Discuss the purpose and function for built structures in marine environments   

Impacts of engineered structures
  • Discuss the beneficial impacts of engineered structures 
  • Discuss current problems caused by some structures not foreseen at the time of construction (e.g. impact on biodiversity and physical processes) 
  • Evaluate possible alternatives to marinas

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Students will explore displays to understand a range of marine infrastructure solutions and undertake quadrat sampling of Living Seawalls to gain an understanding of biodiversity enhancement.

Location:
Clontarf and the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.
School will need to organise their own transport.
​Timing of this excursion is tide dependent.



Bookings

Cost

$40 per student (paid to Sydney Institute of Marine Science)

Minimum booking size

Excursions need a minimum of 15 students to run, or a minimum payment of $550 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 completing the Booking Inquiry Google Form.
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Living Seawalls
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise their continuing connection with, and knowledge about, land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.
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The Harbour School Sydney acknowledges the Cammeraygal people of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Owners of the land and waters where we work and learn. We are committed to fostering partnerships that unite us in our stewardship of the ocean.​
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Office: 9716 0986
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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Location
    • Contact Us
  • Excursions
    • Earth's Environments
    • Living Seawalls - Growth and Survival of Living Things
    • Life In The Sea
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Climate Change
    • Kelp Forests
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Coral Reefs
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Iron Cove
  • Resources
    • Project Restore
    • Living Seawalls
    • Operation Crayweed
    • Operation Posidonia
    • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • IMOS
    • Geographical Investigation - Fieldwork
    • Sydney Estuary
    • Mangrove Forests
    • Great Southern Reef
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Blue Schools Network
  • Professional Learning
    • Past Events
    • Teacher Talk
  • Careers
    • Jobs A-Z
    • Marine and Environmental Science
  • Blog