Activities
Wetland biodiversity
- Go on a train ride to the wetlands, home to a variety of native wildlife and flora including the threatened Grey-headed Flying Fox colony.
- Find out how human activities can impact waterway health and examine the biodiversity of the wetlands through a waterbug netting activity
Gardening for Sustainability
- Visit the farm’s “Wildlife Garden” before exploring the farms extensive community vegetable gardens.
- Learn how to grow veggies at home and how to support pollinators in the garden through simple actions.
- Discuss the environmental and health benefits to growing your own food.
Waste and Recycling
- Go inside a giant rubbish bin and learn about local recycling processes.
- Play the waste sorting game!
- Learn ways to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and brainstorm ideas for repurposing old items.
Green Living (animal nursery)
- Identify and explore the sustainability features of the Animal Nursery, such as insulation, lighting, and reuse of materials.
- Hands-on interaction with the animals in the nursery. These may include lambs, goat kids, milking goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and native Australian reptiles.
- Visit the composting bins and eco cubby to learn more about sustainability initiatives that can be applied at school and at home!
Duration
- 10:00 am - arrival at the farm and a quick snack break
- 10:20 am - program commencement
- Lunch time - 40-minute break
- 2:20 pm - program ends
Cost
- $16.00 per student.
- Adults are free when ratio of adults to students is less than one-to-five. Extra adults: $12.00
Prices include GST.
Each program requires a minimum payment of 18 students, even if fewer than 18 attend.
Maximum group size
For the Grade 3 to 6 program, we can accommodate a maximum of 3 groups with up to 26 students per group.
Bookings
Booking enquiries can be made via the online booking form. Or if you have questions, please contact us by emailing myunafarm@casey.vic.gov.au or calling 9709 9944.
Post excursion activities
- Myuna Farm wetlands word find and answers – grades 1 to 4
- Education for Sustainability post excursion activity - grades 3 to 6
- Wetland wildlife colouring sheet
Key learning outcomes
Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0
Level 3 and 4
Science (Biological Science)
Consumers, producers and decomposers have different roles and interactions within a habitat; food chains can be used to represent feeding relationships (VC2S4U03)
Humanities (Geography)
The importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent (VC2HG4K03)
Sustainability and its application to the use of natural resources and the management of waste (VC2HG4K09)
Level 5 and 6
Science (Biological Science)
Habitats can be described by their physical conditions; changing the physical conditions of a habitat, including by human activity, may affect the growth and survival of organisms (VC2S6U01)
Humanities – Geography
How places and environments are changed and managed by people (VC2HG6K01)