Stage 1 program information

Habitat Heroes

Science and Technology

Students explore habitats and interactions of living things through hands-on activities, meeting live native animals and creating frog ponds and lizard lounges.

Features of Places

Geography

This program examines the natural and human features of Killalea, exploring the way in which the Park has changed and ways in which this significant place can be cared for.

Our Water Stories

*NEW SYLLABUS

HSIE (Geography)

Through hands-on fieldwork and Aboriginal perspectives, students discover how the escarpment, waterways and sea are connected, and why caring for Country benefits people and nature.

Science at the Harbour

Science and Technology - S1

* NEW SYLLABUS * Accessible

Explore fossils, biodiversity, life cycles and geological materials through hands-on investigations of how living things and Earth’s landscapes change over time. Students develop scientific skills by observing, classifying, collecting and representing data to communicate their discoveries.

Living things at Killlalea

Science and Technology - S1
* NEW SYLLABUS

Students become hands-on scientists as they uncover fossils, explore Australia’s prehistoric giants, investigate freshwater lagoon life, discover animal life cycles in the forest and rainforest, and complete a 'survival sense challenge' using their senses to solve clues and find a hidden mystery prize.

Physics at Killalea

Science and Technology - S1
*NEW SYLLABUS

Students deepen their science understanding through hands-on investigations exploring how light and sound interact with materials, how forces change movement through challenges inspired by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander technologies, and how weather, seasons, living things and Country are connected through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge.