Sydney Olympic Park Sydney Olympic Park

Water in the world: Urban

Students will follow the course of water as it makes its way through the catchment at Sydney Olympic Park

Monday - Friday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Cathy Freeman Park, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park

$625 per class of up to 30 students

4 hours

Bus drop-off area Cathy Freeman Park on Olympic Boulevard. All-day bus parking in P10f. Bus pick up point at Wentworth Common car park, Marjorie Jackson Parkway.

2024 Education Bookings Closed

Thank you for your support, we are fully booked for Terms 1 and 2, 2024.  We will no longer be delivering school excursion programs due to changes in our organisation.

About the excursion

Sydney Olympic Park is a world-class example of sustainable water management practices. Students will follow the course of water as it makes its way through the catchment at Sydney Olympic Park and observe innovative sustainable water practices.

Students will gain hands-on experience in a range of fieldwork techniques and answer a syllabus-related inquiry question.

Activities include

  • Observe, record and collect data on how Sydney Olympic Park's sustainable water practices provide water for endangered frog species, water birds, ornamental fountains, irrigation for parklands and flushing toilets in an 80,000-seat stadium! 
  • Undertake a range of fieldwork tasks and geographic skills including water testing, field sketches, annotating photographs, interpreting charts, creating flow diagrams and mapping the flow of water runoff through this highly urbanised catchment area.
     

Syllabus information and learning outcomes

Stage 4: Water In the World

GE4-1locates and describes the diverse features and characteristics of a range of places and environments 
GE4-2describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments 
GE4-3explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments result in change
GE4-5discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability
GE4-7acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry
GE4-8communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies

 

Key inquiry question

  • What approaches can be used to sustainably manage water resources and reduce water scarcity?

Learning content

  • The water cycle
  • Water scarcity and water management
  • The value of water