Tag: Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Virtual School Events S20 – Finding Frogs Australia is home to about 240 species of native Amphibians, all of which are frogs. In urban areas, human development has reduced the natural habitat available to frogs. Help record frog calls to measure frog health and distribution around the nation. Join Karen from Australian Environmental Education to learn about frogs living in your local area and how you can join Australia’s biggest frog count.

This program is linked to Frog ID week celebrated between 11-20 November. Virtual Excursions Australia Australian Environmental Education Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Virtual School Events S19 – Flyover Friends An introduction to our feathered, flappy and flyover friends. Birds are found in every environment around the world, including our very own  Centennial Park. During this program we are going to investigate – what makes a bird, a bird? We will take you on a virtual tour of some of the sites and habitats where birds are found at Centennial Park. How different birds build their nests and raise young. We are then going to take a look at all the interesting, adaptable and amazing things birds can do!

Are you ready for a join us? Virtual Excursions Australia Greater Sydney Parklands Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary ST1-4LW-S, ST2-1WS-S, ST2-4LW-S, ST3-1WS-S, ST3-4LW-S Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Virtual School Events S14 – Come Yarn with Aunty Kim Join Aunty Kim for a yarn, a wetland wander, and traditional string making to create your very own friendship bracelet!
Aunty Kim, a proud Joondaburri saltwater woman, will lead your students through the beautiful Badu wetlands at Sydney Olympic Park, sharing knowledge of Culture. Students will learn how natural resources were used sustainably by First Nations peoples for millennia. Aunty Kim will talk about how weaving is integral to her Culture and show the students a woven eel trap, with a design that was engineered perfectly thousands of years ago, to ensure sustainable fishing! Aunty Kim will finish up by demonstrating the traditional practice of string making and help the students make friendship bracelets. Virtual Excursions Australia Sydney Olympic Park Authority Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary ST1-10ES-S, ST1-1WS-S, ST2-10ES-S, ST2-1WS-S, ST3-10ES-S, ST3-1WS-S Aboriginal Culture and History English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Virtual School Events S12 – Fantastic Flying Foxes Every night around sunset, a black cloud of thousands of flying foxes leave Centennial Park’s swamp to find food. Did you know that we humans depend on them as they help to spread pollen and seeds? Find out many fascinating facts about these incredible animals and how they help us survive! 

Learn more about the habitat provided for the Flying Foxes at Centennial Park, and what we are doing to ensure this vulnerable species thrives here. 

This 30 minute live session delivered by our education rangers will take you on a virtual visit to Centennial Park and introduce you to Centennial Park’s Flying Fox colony.  

Build your students’ knowledge of Australian native Grey Headed Flying Foxes with the four units of classroom resources, full of interesting facts and fun content.  Virtual Excursions Australia Greater Sydney Parklands Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary ST1-4LW-S, ST2-1WS-S, ST2-4LW-S, ST3-1WS-S, ST3-4LW-S Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Virtual School Events S11 – Cook and Banks: Charting the Great Southern Land Join the Australian National Maritime Museum on an investigation of the fascinating story behind Cook and Banks’ voyage on the HMB Endeavour across the Pacific to the rumoured Great Southern Land. Discover why they embarked on such a momentous three year voyage, where they stopped along the way and what the conditions on-board HMB Endeavour were really like.

Learn more about the significant contributions of the expert navigator and skilled cartographer, Lieutenant James Cook, along with the young botanist Joseph Banks with his party of scientists and artists. Virtual Excursions Australia Australian National Maritime Museum Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Australian Curriculum – ACHASSK083, ACHASSK084. NSW Syllabus – HT2-3, HT2-4 HSIE History Australian History: Community and Remembrance, First Contacts (Stage 2 – Year 3 and 4) English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live virtual events available via DART Learning. Year 1 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 Virtual School Events S9 – What’s in your Backyard Discover some of the amazing animals that live in your backyard, school grounds and local area. Looking for the clues that these animals leave and you will be surprised by the diversity of animals in your local area. Students will also find out ways they can create wildlife friendly environments.

This program is linked to World Environment Day celebrated on the 5 June. Virtual Excursions Australia Australian Environmental Education Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Primary Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World English Making meaning through responding and composing Reading and Viewing Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Living World Homeschool Specials Virtual Schools Series

Virtual Excursions Australia is supporting schools across Australia by providing discounted live and engaging virtual events available via DART Learning.