Year 5 Geography Field

Study
The National Arboretum
Canberra
& CSIRO
Activity book
2018

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional custodians of this land. We

pay our respect to the Elders past and present of the Ngunnawal nation.
Table of Contents
Itinerary – the day’s events Page 1
Questions to answer at the CSIRO Page 2 & 3
The National Arboretum Canberra Activities Page 4
Y Chart – sounds like, look like, feels like Page 5
Answers Page 6

Itinerary
 Board bus at school 7:45
 Depart bus at CSIRO 9:15
 Morning tea & toilet break 9:30
 Meet Research Scientist 10:00 – 10:15
 Observe fire experiment complete work book 10:15 – 10:30
 Participate in roleplay activity 10:30 – 11:30
 Board bus to the National Arboretum 11:30
 Toilet break & eat lunch 11:45 – 12:15
 Guided walk, observe and record data 12:15 – 1:45
 Toilet break & board bus 1:45 – 2:00
 Arrive at school 3:30

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Questions to answer at the CSIRO
Question 1

List three factors that contribute to fire behaviour

1.

2.

3.

Question 2

List four attributes that fire danger warnings are based on

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question 3

Describe the difference between the three scenarios

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

Strong wind, hot and dry No wind, warm and dry No wind, cold and wet

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Question 4

Enter in the required data below used to determine the bushfire rating for the ACT region today

Temperature: __________ ᵒC

Relative Humidity: __________ %

Wind Speed: __________ km/h

Fuel Load: __________ tonnes/ha

Drought Factor __________

Ground Slope __________ ᵒ

Using the data above enter it into the CSIRO app to determine the fire danger
rating for the ACT region today. Draw an arrow on the below diagram to
show the fire danger rating.

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 The National Arboretum Activities
Activity 1. Use the space below to produce a field sketch to scale with labels and annotations, to
illustrate the landscape and its special features

Title:

Location:

4
Activity 2. Use the Y Chart below to describe and record your observations.

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Answers to questions 1&2 at the CSIRO
The three factors that contribute to fire behaviour are:

1. Weather
2. Terrain
3. Vegetation

The four main attributes that fire danger warnings are based on are:

1. Wind speed
2. Air temperature
3. Relative humidity
4. Recent rainfall