Cascade Environmental Education Centre

We aim to educate and better connect youth with nature and themselves.

Telephone02 6657 4188

Emailcascade-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Bugs in the rainforest

One of the most exciting programs offerred by Cascade Environmental Education Centre is our exploration of the interconnections between living things in the rainforest.

We explore the local creek, investigate the macroinvertebrates that live their and use the bugs we find as an indicator of water quality. We then build an interactive foodweb based on our findings!

Students holding dip nets, walking down a rainforest path

Outcomes:

STe-4LW-S, ST1-4LW-S, ST2-4LW-S
STe-1WS-S, ST1-1WS-S, ST2-1WS-S, 
STe-3DP-T, ST1-3DP-T, ST2-3DP-T

Student dip netting in the creek
A water mite under a microscope
Image: A water mite under a microscope

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We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional Gumbaynggirr custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.

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