Suitability: Years 6-10

Cost:
$7 per student (minimum 20 students maximum 50)

Please Note: a $50 deposit is required to secure a booking for this program

Availability: selected Wednesdays. Refer to calendar for available dates

Program includes:

• Tour Adelaide’s working container terminal and be part of the action as giant cranes load containers onto ships and straddle drivers make sure the cargo is kept in order.

• Explore the workings of the Outer Harbor signal tower to find out how shipping traffic is monitored as it makes its way in and out of the harbor.

• Develop an understanding of import and export commodities, trading partnerships, custom procedures, systems and processes used in the shipping industry and the impact of shipping on the lives of all South Australians.

• Travel back in time at the South Australian Maritime Museum and explore the world of shipping in times gone by.

Venue:
Program begins at the Outer Harbor Passenger Terminal and moves onto the DP World Container Terminal and the South Australian Maritime Museum.

Travel:
Schools will need to provide a bus to be available throughout the day.

Australian Curriculum Outcomes:

Science

Years 5 – 6: 

Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives.

Years 7 – 8:    

Scientific understandings influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management.

Years 9 - 10:

Advances in science and emerging sciences and technologies can significantly affect people's lives, including generating new career opportunities.

Mathematics

Using units of measurement

Location and transformation