Spark a discussion amongst your class:

How has our environment changed?

What did your school surroundings and community look like years ago? As a whole class, or in groups, encourage students to investigate how your local area has changed. Do some serious detective work and fact finding using these different sources:

• Talk to parents, neighbours, elderly citizens
• Collect and peruse old newspapers and photos
• Collect some old maps (e.g. Melways - from recent to as far back as possible; old geological maps - were there any volcanoes in your suburb?)
• Compare ‘green' areas over the years - what has been replacing the green areas?
• Study the development of freeways over time. You can compare this with our ‘green grassy freeway' - the habitat corridor being created by Grassy Gurus schools
• Approach local councils for aerial photographs and population, housing and industry statistics

		Endangered But Fighting Back Teacher Notes wz02-endabfback-tn.PDF  ( 737.5 KB ) Check out the Teacher notes for further inspiration on other pre- and post-visit activities you can do!