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Virtual Experiences in the NSW Stage 6 syllabuses Kaye Placing and Anne Fernandez UniServe Science The University of Sydney Sydney, Australia
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Virtual Experiences in the NSW Stage 6 syllabuses Kaye Placing and Anne Fernandez UniServe Science The University of Sydney Sydney, Australia.

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Page 1: Virtual Experiences in the NSW Stage 6 syllabuses Kaye Placing and Anne Fernandez UniServe Science The University of Sydney Sydney, Australia.

Virtual Experiences in the NSW Stage 6 syllabuses

Kaye Placing and Anne Fernandez

UniServe Science

The University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

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Virtual Experiences in the Stage 6 syllabuses

• Why use virtual experiences

• Some examples of virtual field trips

• A local area virtual field trip

• Here’s how we do it

• Proposed virtual experiences

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Why virtual experiences?

• too expensive

• too dangerous

• too lengthy

• too removed in time or space

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… and reality is

• prohibited areas• transiency of some locations• unavailability of sites• temporary unavailability (quarantine)• environmental impact• organisation time• responsibility for child protection• limited time for excursions

FALLINGROCKS

DON’T STOP

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Other reasons for using virtual experiences

• prepare students for an actual field trip location• provide students with skills they will require on an

actual excursion• reinforce an actual field trip• supplement an actual excursion by providing a

contrasting example• cater for absent or distance students• cater for students with disabilities• avoid damaging sensitive environments

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Example 1: Towra Point Mangrove Excursion School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney

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Example 2: Mangrove Excursion Jane West, OTEN

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Example 3: Minnamurra Rainforest Excursion HSC On-line

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Example 4: Discovering Science Open University

• Topics in Biology and Geology

• A geological Field Trip to study Permian and Triassic rocks in southwest England

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Example 5: Field Excursions: Holyrood Park Department of Geology and Geophysics The University of Edinburgh

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Our objectives

• not to replace an actual field trip

• provide an example of a field trip which could be adapted to your local area

• provide guidance for directed observations

• provide an alternative area for comparison

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Our example: Virtual Field Trip to a local area:

Kiama

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Syllabus reference

• Earth And Environmental Science•

– distinguish between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks …

– identify and describe the geological features of the local environment that determine its landscape

• 8.5 Dynamic Earth– … describe the main features of igneous rocks

associated with effusive volcanic activity

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Here’s how we do it

• Digital camera

• Scanner

• photograph manipulation program such as PhotoShop

• QuickTime VR Authoring Studio

• Web page generator such as BBEdit, Claris Home Page or FrontPage

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Other projects

• virtual interviews– Chemists

• virtual tours – Chemical laboratory and equipment

• virtual digs– fossil area

• virtual field trips– salinity– past environments– Homebush Bay

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