Organ Pipes
Tessellated pavement
BY SARAH
GRIXTI
Organ Pipes
National Park
Jackson's Creek
Rosette Rock
FROM SCHOOL TO ORGAN PIPES
How to get there!
Organ Pipes National Park
is close to the Calder Highway,
20 km north-west of Melbourne.
FINISH
START
(2a.) Written and
visuals
Organ pipes
Rosette rock
The natural processes that have created
The landforms of how they look today,
Are the erosion, by the wind and rain. The sun
Makes the pipes crack and crumble. The basalt
Is pocketed with air bubbles formed from the lava
Millions of years ago.
Tessellated Pavement
The natural processes that
Have created the landforms of
The Tessellated Pavement is
That its appearance looks like
Its been tiled. Instead of vertical
faces being visible as at the
Organ Pipes, the horizontal faces
are visible. You can climb over
This pavement and view the
Jackson’s creek.
The natural Processes that
Have created the landforms of the
Rosette rock are a
large outcrop of basalt with a radial
array of columns formed by the,
radial Cooling of a pocket of lava,
probably in a spherical cave formed
from an earlier lava flow.
(2B.) WRITTEN
Yes, I think there is a more dominant sphere in
This Volcanic Environment from my understanding
I found evidence in the Lithosphere system which
Is referred to as the earth as well as liquid rock
(lava). At The organ pipes national Park I noticed
A lot of lithosphere happening throughout the
Park, by the organ pipes, Rosette rock and the
Tessellated Pavement.
However throughout the national park there is
are change in the spheres all spheres are noticed but
this particular sphere stood out the most for me.
(2C) VISUAL
LITHOSPHERE
Because of the Rocks,
Minerals and soil for
Example the organ
Pipes are all rocky.
ATMOSPHERE
Because of the living and
Non -living organic
Matter example birds and
Can be plants.
Because of the gases that
Surround the earth
Especially the pollution from
Near by; for example
the Calder Raceway
BIOSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
Because of the water
components like for
Example Jackson’s
Creek.
(2D) VISUAL
Over time, the
Rosette rock
Has changed. When
The eruption occurred
It was millions of years
Ago the lava dried out
And stayed this way
You could see the lava
Has came straight
down from the hill above.
The Weathering has gave it
Some affect by the wind
Rain and water
This has caused erosion.
Also from the sun it has
Dried out and has
Depositioned the Rosette
Rock.
HILL
ROSETTE
ROCK
EROSION
SPIRAL
RED GUMS
SHRUBS
GREVILLEA
JACKSONS CREEK
ATOMOSPHERE
3 (a)
EVERYTHING IN THE
ENVIRONMENT HAS
ATOMOSPHERE AND IT IS
FILLED WITH GASSES SOME
OF THESE GASSES HUMANS
AND ANIMALS LIVE OFF.
BIRDS
LIZARDS
PLATYPUS
LITHOSPHERE
•Rocks
Minerals and
Soil.
Example organ
Pipes, falling
Rocks.
HYROSPHERE
•Water
Components
Example
Fungi and
Plants.
FISH
BIOSPHERE
•Living and non-living organic matter
•Example shrubs and grass.
KANGAROOS
AND WALABIES
RABBIT
ECHIDNA
HABITATS
Flora (plants): Some of the plants that I saw throughout the organ pipes
National park were Red gum trees, Shrubs, Bull rush, Grass, Prickly pear, Fungi,
Other Trees and Grevillea.
Fauna (animals): Some of the animals that I saw throughout the national
Park were wallabies, birds and fish. Some other animals that I didn’t see but
Are at the park are kangaroos, eagles, echidnas, rats, bats and platypuses.
ARE ANY OF THE SPHERES MORE DOMINANT??
Yes, I do think there is a more dominant sphere, for the same reason as I
Talked about earlier I think there is a lot of lithosphere because of the amount
Of rock being used by the organ pipes and although we know that it has been
A volcanic area from over many years ago.
Although there is a mixture of spheres throughout the park.
RED GUMS
SUMMARY
This environment changes over
Time many ways, they include
Shrubs over growing on the rocks
And the rocks become loose over
Millions of years.
Erosion and weathering gets
Worse over the years, with our
Climate always changing.
Some animals that live around here
Include, bats in between the rocks,
Lizards and platypus and fish in
The creek.
SHRUBS
EROSION AND WEATHERING
JACKSONS CREEK
ACTIVITIES
LAND USE
OUTSIDE
PLANTS AND
ANIMALS
PICNICS
CALDER FREEWAY
RED GUMS
WALKS
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
GREVILLIA
BIRD OBSERVING
HIGH- TENSION
POWERLINES
KANGAROOS
PHOTOGRAPHY
CALDER RACEWAY
FISH
There is lots to do at the national park this is only just some of the things that
are listed
Above, however it’s a good day out for a family or for a school excursion.
(4B) WRITTEN AND VISUAL
Management
Impacts
Effectiveness
RUBBISH
What ever rubbish, you take
into the park must come with
you at all times to keep the
environment looking its best.
This is so that plants and
animals can have a healthy
environment.
BUSH WALKS
Stick to the path, and not via
off to other areas where your
not meant to be.
This is for your safety and so
you can experience changes
in the environment without
getting hurt.
SEATS
So that you can have a rest
and a seat to have a listen to
all the animals around you.
If there were no seats
provided people would have
to be sitting on the floor.
FENCES
To keep you out of places
and its for your own safety
and to not disturb the
animals.
Without fences, you would
get people destroying the
place and entering where
they shouldn’t be.
PATHS
So you know what way to
go, and so people to wreck
the plants and disturb the
natural environment.
Without a path, it wouldn’t
be a national park, it will be
more like a normal park, no
animals would live there.
There trying to help and not pollute the environment by adding all these things into the national
Park and allowing people to visit the park as long as they follow the process. Yes I think it is
working as the environment there looks all clean and healthy.
SHORT TERM
Expansion of
farms
And crops can
Destroy the
park.
Weathering
and erosion
On the organ
pipes
Continues.
LONG TERM
Water
restrictions
I would
Animals
Recommend
become
To maintain
extinct
The natural feel
Of this environment Costs
Another
By providing
Bins as some people volcanic
eruption
Might not obey
Pollution gets
The rules of not
Taking There rubbish too much for
Home And dumping The
it At the park thereforeenvironment.
With bins they will at
least
Put it in the rubbish
pins provided
Did you gather enough data in the field to complete your report thoroughly? Explain
Yes I did gather enough data on the field trip however I could of gained a little more on the Management
Strategies and found out a bit more stuff about that.
What did you enjoy most about the field trip?
Being able to get out and explore the organ pipes national park.
What did you least enjoy about the field trip?
Going back up top of the hill
What did you like and dislike about writing this report?
I liked editing the photos and describing them and I didn’t like doing the table and management strategies
Part.
What could you suggest to improve this activity?
I'm not sure, it was a pretty good activity overall, it left us with some challenges and made us think of what
We learnt on this field trip.
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=167
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~foopnp/opnp.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_Pipes_National_Park
http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/victoria/melbourne
/attractions/natural/organ-pipes-national-park/
BY SARAH
GRIXTI