It is a requirement of senior science subjects to undertake an extended experimental investigation (EEI). Harbour Watch is able to offer tailored short-term (day visit) or long-term (over a term/semester) experiments that provide senior students with the opportunity to engage in real life and meaningful investigations. Students are able to complete open-ended, practical research using laboratory and field-based methods to collect primary data. Consultation with Harbour Watch will allow for tailored investigations that fulfil individual school's requirements.
In conducting EEIs with Harbour Watch, students will:
- follow an inquiry-based investigation process
- formulate research questions, hypotheses and plans for investigation
- complete risk assessments to analyse and mitigate potential hazards and ensure animal welfare and ethics requirements are met
- collect, select and organise information from primary and/or secondary sources
- analyse and interpret information, identifying and explaining relationships, trends and patterns
- evaluate information to draw conclusions and make decisions and recommendations, including modifications to equipment and procedures.
Senior secondary
As per Australian Curriculum v8.2.
Science
Earth and environmental science:
- Unit 1—Introduction to Earth systems
- Unit 2—Earth processes: energy transfers and transformations
- Unit 3—Living on Earth: extracting, using and managing Earth resources
- Unit 4—The changing Earth: the cause and impact of Earth hazards
Biology:
- Unit 1—Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life
- Unit 4—Maintaining the internal environment
Chemistry:
- Unit 2—Molecular interactions and reactions
- Unit 3—Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions
Other science subjects:
- Marine science
- Aquatic practices
- Science in practice
- Science 21
- Earth science
Geography
- Unit 1—Natural and ecological hazards
- Unit 2—Sustainable places
- Unit 3—Land cover transformations
- Unit 4—Global transformations
Other subjects
- Study of society
- Social and community studies