Wet and Dry Environments The Need for Shelter Aboriginal Studies
Observe and explore the various wet and dry environments that exist within the reserve.

Dipnet for creatures that live in the lagoons and do a tree shake to count creatures that live in a dry environment.

Do sketches of what you see.

Do bark rubbings and discover the colours in the soils.

All living things, including humans, need shelter.

Awabakal EEC provides many opportunities to observe shelters of animals.

Build a miniature bark hut on the banks of Redhead Lagoon.

Look at some of the historical and modern human shelters on your trip through Newcastle and Dudley.

An Aboriginal perspective can be presented within the context of most HSIE, Art and Science and technology excursions.

Examine the suitability of different habitats within the Reserve as to their suitability as a campsite.

Build a bark shelter in miniature, similar to that which the Awabakal tribe would have constructed.

Art -  Awabakal has endless opportunities for sketching and other art activities. 

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