Open Access College

Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science students travelled to Oaklands Wetlands as part of their Investigation Folio. The aim of this excursion was to conduct water testing to determine if the wetland was naturally improving the quality of stormwater redirected from Sturt River. Increased urbanisation has created an environment full of pollutants that can be washed into local water ways and discharged into coastal ecosystems. Urban wetlands, like Oaklands, can redirect stormwater and improve the quality of water by removing many pollutants from human activities.

Below are some quotes from student’s experience of this excursion.    

“I enjoyed going outdoors and experiencing the physical side of experiment and data collection”     “It was good to be around other people”     “I enjoyed trying new EES skills”     “It was a very interesting experience, learning about how urban ecosystems can be helped or improved”     “I really enjoyed meeting and hearing from other people in my class and learning about a part of SA that I hadn’t been to before”     “The testing and collecting data were very fun and helped me get better insight into what I want my future to look like”      “It was enjoyable and interesting doing practical, hands-on learning, and getting to work with my classmates”