Year 11 Biology Camp
- March 27, 2017
Last week, the Year 11 Biology class spent an amazing two days conducting fieldwork at the Perth Hills Nature Centre in Mundaring and the Perth Zoo.
As part of the Western Shield Marsupial Monitoring Program, the girls were delighted to trap a mother Brushtail Possum and her baby. The data recorded from this encounter is used in an ongoing research project with the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The girls also conducted plant quadrat surveys and studied the Jarrah-Marri Forest ecosystem.
Biodiversity and Captive Breeding Programs for endangered Australian fauna were explored at the Perth Zoo.
The camp was a great success providing students with valuable ‘hands on’ fieldwork and bringing ‘real world’ relevance to the concepts learnt in class.
Maree Barker |Science Teacher
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Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.