Newcastle Foreshore excursion
Newcastle Foreshore excursion
The excursion organised for stage 1
Summary
The excursion organised for stage 1
Description
A excursion walk
The excursion organised for stage 1 will take students on a 3.5km walk along the Newcastle Foreshore. A bus will drop students at the Foreshore Park to begin the walk, students will then walk to the Foreshore Park, Nobbys SLSC, Nobbys Beach, Macquarie Pier, Stony Point, Nobbys Lighthouse, Newcastle Break wall, Fort Scratchley and Parnell Place playground. The class will stop at each location to discuss the locations features, how the location can be cared for, and if the location could rearrange to accommodate another use. The class will then take photographs of the area and record notes on their assigned iPad. This excursion has clear links to the geography syllabus through content strands “features of places” and “how places are organised”. This excursion will be completed after lesson 8.
716 Views
Points of Interest
1. Forest park playground
1st stop on the walk
2. Foreshore park oval
2nd stop
3. Swell at Nobbys
3rd stop, students will have a recess break here
4. Nobbys beach
4th stop
5. Horseshoe beach
5th stop
6. Nobbys Lighthouse
6th stop
7. Nobbys breakwall
7th stop
8. Parnell place playground
8th stop
9. Fort Scratchley
9th stop
Features
Playground
Picnic spot
Drinking water available
Seating available
Public toilets
Park / Garden
