Enviromaths (incursion)
Teacher checklist
Start time
Your schools start time.
Each class will participate in learning activities (see over the
page) which will be cycled through in a different order if there
are multiple classes.
Finishing time
Your school’s finish time
(please advise the EEC prior to incursion if there are any
changes required like previously booked programs, scripture
etc).
Venue
The incursion will be at the school with most activities taking
place within each class’s room or in the playground around the
school.
Risk management advice
Please see the Enviromaths risk management plan document on the
OHEEC website.
Clothing
Students will participate in activities in which school uniform
is appropriate.
What to bring
Please ensure students have a copy of the student Enviromaths
student worksheet. No equipment is needed from the students/school
for this incursion.
Staffing
It is expected that teachers actively supervise their class
throughout the day to support student learning and behaviour
management.
Extreme or wet weather
If there is a need to cancel on the day, please leave a message
by dialling 9247 7321 as early as possible or The Principal on 0400
230 699.
Cancellations
Cancellations need to be made within 2 weeks of the date of the
fieldtrip or a cancellation fee $40.00 per class will be charged.
If cancellation occurs due to inclement weather on the day, no fee
will be charged. If there is a need to cancel on the day, please
leave a message by dialling 9247 7321 as early as possible or The
Principal on 0400 230 699.
Medical or special needs
Please advise OHEEC staff of any student with special needs when
booking the incursion (e.g. disabilities, allergies).
Pre-excursion activities
Pre-visit activities carried out prior to the incursion will
help students better understand their incursion content and provide
links with classroom learning.
Please see Enviromaths program page on the OHEEC website for
activities.
Enviromaths
Summary of Learning Activities
Please note: program is subject to change depending on number of
classes other external factors such as weather.
If there is more than one class, each class group will cycle
through these activities in a different order.
Timing approx
Activity
Description
9.00 – 9.15
1. Introduction to program
How sustainable is your school?
EEC teachers will recap on what sustainability means, ways to
calculate school sustainability and the class ecological footprint
results.
9.15 – 10.15
2. Water audit
(60 mins)
· Undertake a water audit using a tally method and analyse the
results eg calculate the percentage of water efficient appliances
or dripping and leaking devices as a percentage of the total.
· Conduct experiments on a dripping/leaking tap to calculate the
amount of water loss over different time periods.
· Examine school water bills to calculate how water efficient
the school is by calculating the total water used in a year and
dividing it by the school population. Students then compare their
results to Sydney Water efficiency benchmarks.
10.15 – 11.15
3. Biodiversity audit
(60 mins)
· Study the aerial photograph of the school and use a scale and
overlay grid to estimate the area of school grounds that support
biodiversity and express this as a percentage of total school
grounds. (20 mins)
· survey school gardens for invertebrate (insect) variety and
observe and record levels of bird activity in these areas as a
measure of school grounds habitat quality. (40 mins)
11.15 – 11.40
Recess
11.40 – 12.40
4. Energy consumption
(60 mins)
· Examine school webgraphs (or electricity bill if no webgraphs
available) and answer questions about their school’s energy use.
Student will use this information to calculate average electricity
consumption and compare it with DOE school averages to see how
energy efficient their school is.
· Conduct a random school lighting audit using a lux meter to
calculate the school’s lighting efficiency.
· Conduct a random school appliance audit to estimate the amount
of appliances using energy.
12.40 – 1.40
Lunch
1.40 – 2.30
5. Waste
(60 mins)
· Conduct a waste sort to estimate the amount of of waste that
is recyclable (either composted, sent to a worm farm, reused or
recycled) or non recyclable.
Observatory Hill EEC – NSW Department of Education