Suitable for years 11&12

Investigate connections within a wetland ecosystem

Students step into the heart of a thriving wetland ecosystem to uncover the secrets of its living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components. Equipped with real scientific tools, they test water quality and benchmark their findings against Australian Standards—just like professional ecologists!

The adventure continues with a hands-on macroinvertebrate survey, using scooping techniques to reveal the tiny creatures that indicate ecosystem health in an urban setting.

Through immersive fieldwork, students investigate ecological roles, explore human impacts, and discover strategies for sustainable management. This program connects directly to Biology and Geography curricula, empowering students to ask big questions, collect authentic data, and build evidence-based conclusions for their own investigations.

This excursion can be run as a two-site comparison at:

Lake Joondalup - Site 1: Picnic Cove and Site 2: Neil Hawkins Park; 

OR at CREEC - Site 1: upstream of weir and Site 2: downstream of weir.

Outcomes: Geography ATAR Unit 3,(SCSA  , ACv9), Geography General Unit 1 ( SCSA,ACv9) Biology ATAR Unit 1 ( SCSA,ACv9),Biology General Unit 4 (SCSA,ACv9), Integrated Science ATAR Unit 2 (SCSA), Integrated Science General Unit 1 (SCSA) Critical and Creative Thinking (ACv9), Numeracy (ACv9), Personal and Social Capability (ACv9), Sustainability (ACv9)

Locations:

• Neil Hawkins Park, Yellagonga Regional Park, Joondalup
• Canning River Eco Education Centre, Wilson
• Point Walter, Bicton

Duration: 4 hours, from 10am to 2pm including morning tea and lunch times.  Groups arrive at 10 am then have 15-20 minutes for morning tea, activities commence after morning tea. Finish times can be adjusted to your needs.

COST: $510 (inc GST), max 30 students

Please note:

1. Maximum students per group is 30.  
2. Our booking officer will get back to you via email to confirm your excursion within 7 working days.
   

If you have any questions regarding this activity, please email us at n2n@dbca.wa.gov.au. You need to submit and online enquiry form for any program, no bookings will be taken via email or phone.