Careel Bay Wetlands site visit  Worksheet 

Year 3: Geography Worksheet 

Investigating Interconnection 

Name:  ___________________ 

 Date: ____________________ 

  

1. What can you see? List and describe things you can see -   Living Things (Plants and Animals) 

 

 

 2. What can you see? List and describe things you can see - Non-living elements (water, soil, tides, weather) 

 

 

 3. What can you see? List and describe things you can see - Human-made features (paths, houses, signs, drains): 

 

 

4. In the box below sketch part of the Mangrove ecosystem below. Label: 

  • Mangrove roots 
  • Water level 
  • Any animals 
  • Human structures nearby 

Add short notes explaining: 

  • How the mangroves survive here 
  • How the tide might affect this area 

 

5.Interconnection – How is Everything Linked? 

The mangroves help the ecosystem by ____________________________. 

If the tide did not come in and out, then ____________________________. 

The nearby houses might affect the wetland by _______________________. 

One example of how humans and nature interact here is ________________.