10 Post Expedition Activites Final - Buderim Website · 2017. 7. 16. · Ed Program Design – Draft 4 Post Excursion Activities 8. Cattle grids are used to stop cattle using a road

EdProgramDesign–Draft

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Post Expedition Activities

Resources Kit Activities Post

Contents LostTramwayTriviaChallenge....................................................................................................................2Didyoufindthelosttramway?....................................................................................................................5DataCollectionSheet–GapbetweentheSleepers....................................................................................6ModelTrackPuzzle–Part1.........................................................................................................................7ModelTrackPuzzle–Part2.........................................................................................................................7TrackWye-turnPuzzle.................................................................................................................................9TramwayPlantsWordSearch....................................................................................................................10TramwayTimelinepuzzle..........................................................................................................................11ScoutMappingExercise.............................................................................................................................13MappingtheWalk......................................................................................................................................15CommunityMapPresentation...................................................................................................................20CommunityTramwayDecisionRe-enactment..........................................................................................20OtherUsefulResources.............................................................................................................................23


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Post Excursion Activities

Lost Tramway Trivia Challenge Whatevidencedidyoufindofthelosttramway?Workinteamstoseewhatyoucanworkoutfromwhatyousawonthewalk.Writetheletteryouthinkiscorrectintheboxnexttothephoto.Usetheseletterstoworkoutthemysterypuzzle.

1. JiggerBoards-Axe-mencutpocketsintothetreetoholdplanks.WhyweretheplankscalledJiggerBoards?

a. Theywereusedtomakejigsawsb. Theboardsjiggedupanddownc. Theaxe-mendancedajigonthemd. Theyjiggledteabagsonthem

Tickifyousawevidenceofthepocketsinthetreestumpthatheldthejiggerboards?q

2. Rails

Theenginesandcarriagesranonmetalrailsbecause:

a. Theykeepthetrainonthecorrectrouteb. Trainsareheavyc. Theyhelpthedriverseewheretogod. Railsarehardtowalkon

3. Sleepersarethickwoodenplanksplacedundertherailsto:

a. Givepassengersagoodnight’ssleepb. Stoppassengerssnoringc. Stopsleepwalkersd. Makeaflatsurfacetoattachtherails

Didyouseeevidenceofsleepersonyourwalk?qCanyouseesleepersonthebridgeinthephoto?q


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4. Embankment-Sleepersareplacedonanembankment,alongmoundofgravel,raisingthetracks:

a. Sopassengersgetabetterviewb. Sothedrivercanseebetterc. Sofarmerscanseethetraincomingd. Tomakealevelsurfacefortracksandhelps

avoidfloods

5. Drains-Stonedrainswerebuiltthatranundertheembankments.Whatdothedrainsdo?

a. Collectfruitfallingoffthetrainb. Createapathwayunderthetracksforsnakesc. CreateaSlipperySlideforeelsd. Createawaytosendmessagesacrossthetracke. Drainwaterawayfromthetracktostopit

flooding

Didyouseeanyolddrains,likethisone,onyourwalk?q

6. Cuttingsaremadesothetrackscangothroughhills–andthetrackscanstaylevel.Youcantellcuttingsbyseeing:

q. thenumberoftreesr. thatoneorbothsidesarehigherthanthetracks. thebranchcuttingsonthegroundt. thescrapsofpaperfromcuttingout

7. DrillHoles-Explosiveswereusedtomakethecuttings.

Aholewasdrilledanddynamiteputin–thenKapow!Thedrillmarksyouseeintherocksshow:

a. wheretheholewasdrilledb. thethicknessofthefuseonthedynamitec. thethumbsizeofthepersondrillingd. wherelizardsburrowedafterward


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8. Cattlegridsareusedtostopcattleusingaroadortrackstogoaroundafence.Howdoesitwork?k. Thegridiselectrifiedl.Cattleareallergictothegridm.Cattleareafraidtheirhoovesmight

slipthroughthegridn.Themetalgridshinesintheireyes.

Mystery Word Placetheletteranswerstoeachtriviaquestionheretofindthemysteryword12345678

ThisisthenamethelocalGubbiGubbipeoplecalledthebanksiasinthearea.


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Did you find the lost tramway? Whatevidencedidyoufind?

Checkbackonwhatyousawonthewalk,andthephotosfromthetime.Workinyourgroupstogathertheevidenceyouhave.

Primary Source How many saw this? Proof? ü or û (need at least 2 of the team to see for proof)

1. OriginaldrainsStonedrainsatsideoftrack

2. CuttingPlacewherethesidesofthetrackriseup.

3. DrillHolesLonggroovesinarock,aboutthumbwidth

4. SiteofatramwaystationStationsintheareawereMonsandTelko

5. RemainsofsleepersWoodenplanksinthetrack

6. SleepersevenlyspacedWereanysleepers30cmapart?

7. CattlegridSleepersacrossaditch

8. ThetrackisfairlylevelNosteepslopesonthetrack

9. OnlygentlecurvesNosharpbends

10. RailsAnyremainsofrails?

11. TramEnginesAnysmalltramenginesthatmighthaverun

onthetrack?

12. OldphotosofthetramwayPhotosofthetramonthetrack

What’syourteam’sverdict?Isthereenoughproofthetramwayexistedwhereyouwalked?

Ordoyouthinkit’samyth?

Whatconvincedyou?


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Data Collection Sheet – Gap between the Sleepers

TohelptheTramwaygroupwiththeircalculations,canyoupleasegatherthemeasurementsyoutookofthegapsbetweensleepers.Passthissheetaroundthegroupstocollectthemeasurements,collatethemeasurementsontheboard.TeamName Measurement Ranking(1smallest)

Oncethedataiscollected,yourteacherwillwritetheseontheboard.Asaclass

1. Arrangethesemeasurementsfromsmallesttohighest.

2. Discussthereasonsthemeasurementsmightdiffer.

3. Decidewhatyouthinkisthemostaccuratemeasurement.Why?


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Model Track Puzzle – Part 1

2.Howmanysleeperswouldyouneedtomake2tracksections?

3.Howwouldyouworkthisoutusingaddition?____+____

4.Howwouldyouworkthisoutusingmultiplication?____x____

5.Howmanysleeperswouldyouneedtomake5tracksections?

1.Howmanysleepersareonthistracksectionofamodeltramway?


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Model Track Puzzle – Part 2

7.Ifthesespacesare2cmwide,whattotallengthdothespacestakeup?

8.Ifthesesleepersare1cmwide,whattotalwidthdothesleeperstakeup?

9.Addingthesetogether,howlongwouldtherailsneedtobeforthissectionoftrack?

10.Ifyouknowthewidthofthesleepersandthegapsbetweenthem,towhichofthefollowingquestionscouldyouworkoutananswer?üorûo Howmanysleepersareneededtobuildagivenlengthoftrack?o Howlongasectionoftrackisbycountingthesleepers?o Howmuchrailyouneedforasectionoftrack?o Thedistancebetweentherails(thegauge)?o Thewidthoftheengineandcarriages?o Howmanytreestocutdowntomakethesleepers?

6.Howmanyspacesbetweenthesleepersarethereonthispieceoftrack?

11.Fortheonesabovewherethereisnotenoughinformation–whatotherinformationwouldyouneedsoyoucouldanswerthese?


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Track Wye-turn Puzzle Howdidourlocomotivesturnthemselvesaround?Therewasnoturntable,likeinThomastheTankEngine.

Andnolooptogoaround.TherewasjustthisWyeatthetopofthemountain.Howdoesthiswork?CutoutthelocomotiveandplaceitatthetopfacingtheWye.Canyouturnitaroundinthreemoves?Betterworkitout,oryou’llbegoingbackwardsallthewaydownthemountain!

PutthefrontofthelocomotiveheresoitisgoingintotheWye.

Slidethelocomotivealongthetracktoworkouthowtogo.WhenitcomesoutoftheWye,itshouldbefacingstraightahead.

TheWye

DoesyourmethodworkstartingateachofthethreepointsoftheWye?WhenitcomesoutoftheWye,itshouldbefacingstraightahead.


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Tramway Plants Word Search

Howmanyoftheplantslistedabovedidyousee?


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Tramway Timeline puzzle Canyouorderthefollowinginatimeline?Workinteamstoarrangetheeventsinorder.Thereare3sectionstothetimeline:<addphotos>

1. BeforetheTramway2. BuildingtheTramway3. Closingthetramway4. Rediscoveringthetramway

Unspoilt forest visited by Gubbi

Gubbi People

Roads made for horses and drays

First European settlers come to

Buderim

Community decided to build the

tramway

Fruit spoils in the wet – horses can’t

get down the mountain in heavy

rain

Community wants a better way to get

their goods to market

Railway Navvies start laying the tramway track

Locomotives and carriages are

bought

Tramway track complete

Trees cut down to make way for the

track

First goods go to market on the

tramway

Tourists start using the tramway too.


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Trucks and motor cars invented

First motor car on Buderim Mountain

Trucks start taking goods to market

Tramway track ripped up

Community decides to stop the tram.

Tramway not used very much

Tramway remains found

Walking track built. Schools explore the track

Forest grows over tramway remains

Old track maps confirm tramway

route

Walking track planned from Telco

Road


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Scouts Mapping Exercise

Transcriptofthescouts’mappinglog

11.40am S. CuttingontopofembankmentonrightSSE ‘’‘’‘’‘’

11.45am SbyE ‘’‘’‘’‘’EbyN ‘’‘’‘’‘’EbyS ‘’‘’‘’‘’E.Embankment.Forest

7miles

12noon EbyS.PassedunderoverheadbridgeTelkostationonright.RoadonleftLooplineonleftPassedoverbridge

71/2miles

12.5pm S.ECuttingBananasonleftCattleBridge

12.15pm E.Bananasonright.GlenmountSta.Vegetablesonright.Orchardhouse&roadonrightBananasonleft.Guy’sSidingFarmsonright&leftcuttingFencesaremainlyofrockLantana

8miles


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ThestoryofHarry’sMapIn1928,afourteenyearoldboyscoutbythenameofHarryKrebbsandafellowscoutwantedtogofortheirmappingbadges.TheScoutMastersetthemthetasktomapthe9miles(15kilometers)ofTramwaytrackfromPalmwoodstoBuderim,recordingcompassbearingsastheywent.TheysetofffromPalmwoods,andwalkedallday,finallyreachinghisdestination.Theycarriedatent,abillyandprovisionsontheirbacks,andcampedovernightatBuderimbeforewalkingbackhometoPalmwoodsthenextday.

Anexcerptoftheirmapisonthepreviouspagewithatranscript:OurjourneypastTelcoStation.It’sadifferentstyleofmap,doneasastraightlineratherthantryingtoshowthecurvesandshapeofthetrack.Still,itisaneffectivewaytorecordinformation.Whatcanyouseeinthescouts’map?

Scout Mapping questions 1. Whattimedidtheygettowherethismapstarts?2. CanyoufindTelcoStation?HowfarisitfromPalmwoods?3. Circlewheretheywalkedunderabridge–andthenthebridgethey

walkedover.4. Averylongcuttingisdepictedatthestart.Howfarisitfrom

Palmwoods?5. Howmanybananaplantationscanyousee?6. Findthefarmonthemap.Whatareitsfencesmadefrom?7. There’sacattlebridgemarked.Doesitlooklikeabridgeoragrid?8. Weretheymostlywalkingthroughfieldsorbushland?9. Doyouthinktheboysearnedtheirbadges?10. Doestheirmapremindyouofanyother‘maps’you’veseen

(shownasastraightline)?

ExcerptoftheSunshineCoastTrainTimetable–aformofmap?

Image:HarryKrebbs,aged14,outsidehistentatBuderim1928.


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Mapping the Walk Thisactivityisdesignedforstudents,tomaptheevidencetheyfound.It isprimarilydesignedforyear5and6students,howeversimplifiedversionofthiscouldhappenfortheyear2and3s. Aim:Toworkinteamstocreateamap.Itisbesttoworkinthesameteamsastheexcursion.Materials:• LargesheetofpaperA3orevenbetter,chartpaper• 2A4sheetsformakinginformationboxes• Trackoutline(followingpage).• TheSpottoorSurveyWorkbookfromyourwalk• Photosdownloadedorprinted(optional)• Drawingsoffeatures(0ptional)• Pens,paint,stickers,glitter1. Decidethetypeoftrackfeaturesyouaregoingtomap.Yourteacherwillguideyouwiththisbut

herearesomesuggestions: KeyfeaturestoMap Audience(userofyourmap)LostTramwayExpedition‘FavouriteTramwayTrackPlaces’

Yourfavouriteplaces–eachteammemberchooses2-3places–upto12places

Yourfamilyorfriends

EnvironmentalImpactSurveyMapshowinghumanimpactsovertime.

The4layerso Pre-Settlemento EarlySettlemento Tramwayfeatureso CurrentwalkfeaturesColourcodeandincludeamaplegend

Geographystudents

DemocracyonWheelsMapoftheproposedTramwayin1913–asifyouaretheengineerpresentingyourreporttothecommunityinameetingattheSchoolofArtsHall.

1. NaturalVegetationfeatures2. Landfeatures–Dips,

gullies,water,banks,terracesetc.

3. Tramwayfeatures(Note:Excludeanycurrentwalkfeaturesfromyourmapanddonotincludephotos)

MaptopresenttothecommunitytoshowthemsomeofthefeaturesoftheTramway.(SeeCommunityMappresentationactivitythatfollows).


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2. Decidehowmanyitemsyouaregoingtomap,andtheamountofinformationabouteachitem.

3. Decidethelayoutforyourmap-useapenciltoindicatewherethefollowingwillgo:

o Theoutlineofthetrackitself-youcaneitherpastethemaporredrawusingthegrid,toanysizeyoulike.

o Thetrackoutlinecouldgointhemiddle,topbottom,side-horizontal,vertical,ordiagonal

o Howbigwillthetrackoutlinebe?o Willyoudraworpastethetrackoutline?o Wherewillyouplacetheboxesofinformationabouteachitemyouaremarking?

Informationcouldincludetextandaphotoordrawing.Thisinformationcouldbeplacedaroundthemap,orabove,orbelow,orbeside

o Willtherebealegendforyourmap-toexplaindifferentcoloursforeachfeature?

4. Decidethestyleforyourmap

o Considertheaudienceo Whatisthemoodforyourmap-fun,bright,dark,serious,attentiongrabbingo Text-typedorhandwritten?

5. Whatcolourswillyouuse?Pickfourcolourstocreatethemood.

6. Choosetheitems/placesyouwillshowonyourmap–listthemonasparesheetofpaper

Howwillyoumarkwheretheplacesare?

o Willyoubeusingdifferentcolourstoindicatedifferenttypesofitems?o Howwillyouconnecttheplaceoftheitemonthemaptoinformationaboutit?

a) Usealineorb) Useanumber,letterortitle?

7. Constructyourmap

o Writeyourtitleo Place/Drawthetracko Decideontheplacesofinterestalongthetrackyouwanttoincludeonyourmap.o Markthelocationofeachoftheseplacesonthetracko Createinformationboxesforeachplace-maketheseonseparatepiecesofpapero Writeinformationyouwillgiveabouteachplaceo Giveanameoftheplaceo Useoneortwosentencestodescribetheplaceo Useanimageoradrawingo Placeandpastetheinformationboxesonyourmapo Ifyouneedto,connecttheboxestotheplaceonthetrackwithalineo Addalegendifneeded


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8. Decorateyoumap

9. Shareitwiththeclass

Well Done!

YourteachermightliketotakeaphotoofthebestmapsandsendthemtotheTramwayGroup!


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Tramway Walking Track

Outline Thismaphasagridforcopyingandnotingcoordinates.Thepagethatfollowshasamapwithoutthegrid.


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Community Map Presentation Forthisactivity,teamsstepbackintimetotheearly1900s.Theirjobistopresenttheirpreferredmap.EachteampresentstheirmaptothecommunityandexplainstothemwherethetrackwillgointhissectionfromTelcoRoadtotheCattleGrid.Youdohavethebenefitofhindsight–thetrickisimaginingwhatitmighthavebeenlike100yearsago.Particularlyhighlightsomeofthewaysyourtramwaywillbeconstructed(e.g.usingthecut-and-fillmethodthroughthehills,buildingbridges,diggingtunnelsetc.etc.Eachteamdoesa5minutepresentationtotheaudienceoftownsfolk(fellowstudents)whocanaskquestionsafterwards.

Community Tramway Decision Re-enactment

Aim:Tore-enactacommunitydiscussiononwhethertoconstructaTramwaybetweenBuderimandPalmwoods.Studentswillworkintheirteamstodecidetheirviewsonthetramway–thepositivesandnegatives.Eachteamwillrepresentadifferentsectionofthecommunity.Thecommunityhasbeencalledtoameetingtodiscusswhethertogoaheadwiththetramway.Thetramwaywasinitiatedbythecommunityandittookovertenyearsfromfirstideatofinalagreementonroute.

Meeting Rules Themeetingwillbechairedbytheteacherandwillfollowthestructurebelow:

1. Alltobesilentwhenthechairspeaks.

2. Onlyspeakwhenthechairpersonhasacknowledgedyoubysayingyourname.

3. Onlyonepersontospeakatatime.

4. Eachgrouprepresentativewillbecalledontobrieflystatewhethertheyarefororagainstthemotionandtheirreasons(whichcanincludebothpositivesandnegatives).

5. Themeetingisthenopentotheaudiencetomakecommentsandaskquestions.

6. Allattendingthemeeting,excepttheengineers,voteonwhethertogoaheadwiththetramway.


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Post Excursion Activities 7. Meetingclosed.

Meeting Preparation

1. Studentsdivideintoseventeamsof3-5andeachteamchoosesarolefromtheoptionsoffered

(refernextpage).

2. Inteams,studentsdiscusstheirpositionontheproposal.Theproposalupfordiscussionisasfollows:

‘The community will proceed with the tramway based on the following conditions: • The tramway will run from Buderim to Palmwoods to connect with the main line • It will travel the route designated by the engineer (agreed in the previous meeting) • The tramway will be mainly for goods carried on open wagons • Passengers will be able to travel in the one passenger carriage, with others sitting

on boxes on the open wagons • The tramway will be funded by a loan provided by the Queensland Government

Treasury to the Maroochy Shire Council, to be repaid by the residents of Buderim, through their Council rates over a period of 50 years.’

3. Teamsdiscussthepropositionintheirrolesanddecidewhethertheyarefororagainsttheproposal.Theycomeupwith3pointsthey'dliketomaketosupporttheirdecision.Theargumentcanbestrengthenedbyincludingbothpositiveandnegativeaspectsbutthenexplainingwhythecounterargumentsdonotfit.

4. Teamsdecidewhowillbetheirrepresentative,whowillputtheircaseintwominutes.

5. Themeetingiscalledtoorderbytheteacherasthechairperson,thenarepresentativefromeachteamcomesonstage.

6. TheChaircallsoneachrepresentativeinturntogiveasummaryofthepoints.

7. Meetingclosed.


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The Community Roles Eachteamtakesononeofthefollowingcommunityroles…yourteacherwilldecidehowthatisallocated–drawnoutofahatperhaps?TheRolesareasfollows:1. Fruitgrowers.Theyhavebeendesperateforatramwayforquitesometime.Manyhavesuffered

lossesfromfruitnotgettingdownthemountaintothemarkets.Whenit'swet,it'stoomuddyforthebullockdraysorwagonstousetheroads,andthefruitjustrotsinthewagons

2. Theguesthouseowners.Theyareverykeenforthetramwaybutareconcernedthattheuncomfortableconditionsforthepassengersmightputpeopleoff.

3. Shopowners.Thetramwaywouldmakeiteasiertogetthegoodstotheirshopsbutshopowners

areconcernedaboutadditionalcosts.

4. Blacksmiths.Theyareveryconcernedaboutlosingtheirhorsebusinessifpeoplearecomingbytramandnotriding.

5. BuderimWomen’sAssociation:Thewomenareconcernedabouttheunsavourytypesthatmight

arrivebytramandhangaroundthevillage.Also,theyareworriedaboutwhattheblacksootwilldotoladiessilkdresseswhentheyaresittingonuncoveredwagons

6. Themotorisedwagon(truck)enthusiasts.Theydon'tthinkthetramwayisagoodideaatall.It'sold

technology.Theythinkthecommunityshouldbebuildingroadsformotorisedwagons(trucks).

7. TramwayEngineers.Theengineersareenthusiasticandarekeentospeakoftheexcellentcasefortheirwell-engineeredtramway,whichtheybelievewillbethemakingofBuderim.Theengineersdon'tgettovoteasitwouldbeaconflictofinterest,andtheyarenotpartofthelocalcommunity.


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Team / Class Debrief Studentsdiscussthefollowingpointsintheirteams,thenasaclass• Knowingwhatyouknownowabouttherapiduptakeofcarsandtruckswiththeassociatedroadbuildingtogetherwiththeeconomicdepression,whatwouldhavebeenthebestdecisionofthepeopleofBuderim?

• Whatlevelsofgovernmentmightbeinvolvedinadecisionsuchasthistoconstructthetramway?• WhatStateGovernmentdepartmentswouldbeinvolvedinbuildingthetramway?• TheeconomicprincipleofOpportunityCostrelatestotheideathatwhenmoneyisinvestedinonearea,inthiscasetheBuderimPalmwoodsTramway,itmeansfundsaren'tavailableforotherprojects.Note:TheTramwayloanwasfor34,000poundswhichtodaywouldhaveanhistoricopportunitycostof$4,300,000.

Whatmighttheopportunitycosthavebeenfor:

o TheQueenslandGovernmentmakingthespecialTramwayloantotheCouncil.Whatmighttheyhaveinvestedininstead?

o TheMaroochyShireCouncil(notethattheloanwasspecificallyforatramwayandtheywouldnothavereceivedthemoneyotherwise).Isthereanopportunitycosthere?

o ThepeopleofBuderim-iftheywerepayingsay,$1,000eachayearintoday’sterms,whatmighttheindividualsofyourgroupshavedonewiththemoneyinstead?

Other Useful Resources

o BuderimTramwayExpeditionImageso BuderimTramwayHistoryPowerPointo BuderimTramwayFAQso TheTramwaymapandbrochureo Book:ShortHistoryoftheBuderim-PalmwoodsTramway(availablefromBuderim-Palmwoods

HeritageTramwayInc.)o AnumberofimagesareavailablefordownloadfromPictureSunshineCoast

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10 Post Expedition Activites Final - Buderim Website · 2017. 7. 16. · Ed Program Design – Draft 4 Post Excursion Activities 8. Cattle grids are used to stop cattle using a road