Burleigh Coastal Study

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This day program, linking geology, biology and coastal processes together, centres around a walk in Burleigh Heads National Park. It commences with students exploring the mouth of Tallebudgera Creek, human induced changes, their effects on coastal processes and management strategies to protect beach ecosystems. This is followed by a walk through the littoral rainforest of the national park to lookouts South, then North, at which observations of change are observed and finishes with an evaluation of the built environment on the North side of Burleigh Headland and management strategies to protect and regenerate beach ecosystems.

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Year 8

Geography

Unit 1: Landforms & Landscapes

Different types of landscapes and their distinctive landform features. (ACHGK048)

Spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. (ACHGK049)

Geomorphic processes that produce landforms, including a case study of at least one landform. (ACHGK050)

Human causes and effects of landscape degradation. (ACHGK051)

Ways of protecting significant landscapes. (ACHGK052)

Evaluate sources for their reliability and usefulness and select, collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from appropriate primary and secondary sources. (ACHGS056)

Science

Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks contain minerals and are formed by processes that occur within Earth over a variety of timescales. (ACSSU153)

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