You all know how addicted we have become to Geocaching, well there are three caches up at The Hummock, overlooking Bundaberg. The Hummock {Earth Cache} is not a physical cache, you haven’t got any log book to pick up and sign. You do need to “prove” the owner of the cache that you checked out the boardwalk, walked up to the top to the view, read the information board down the bottom and answer the caches questions.
Well what better way to do all, then with a group of Bundaberg Homeschoolers {who all happen to be boys yesterday!!!}
The morning up at The Hummock looking at the Earth Cache, turned into a wonderful morning of learning – from reading the information that was provided with the cache story, to discussing what is grown in the area, to looking around and working out where the live Volcano would have been over a million years ago, to discussing what is grown in the area and to even drawing what each Homeschooling child had seen.
It was without a doubt a perfect way for natural learning – we covered history, science, art, PE, maths, agriculture and so much more – all in one morning. Now that is the way we love to homeschool our two younger sons.
“The Hummock is the Weathered and Gently Eroded remains of a Small Basaltic Volcano that was active approx one million years ago. The Lava that erupted from the Hummock was very hot and fluid, and covered the area between Burnett Heads and Elliott Heads, resulting in the Basalt Boulders which line our Shores. Sir Anthony’s rest is a Rock Platform created by the South Sea Islanders for Sir Anthony, Governor of QLD, to enable him to view the Sugarcane Industry”
We have two trackables at the moment, one will be leaving us in Brisbane this coming weekend. Until then we have been taking the Trackable out and about with us!
This trackable came all the way from Sweden! Lets see how far we can travel with it 🙂
“Erected to the memory of squadron leader Bert Hinkler by RACQ 1937”
After we walked up to The Hummock Earth Cache, we walked back down and grabbed our paper/pencils/crayons sat down and all of the boys were able to draw what they had seen, and discussed all the history of the area. It was the best “Natural way to learn” ever!
When we got home late last night I suggested the Choofer for cooking our dinner on, cause I love the Stir-Fry taste of a meal cooked in our wok. Kyle had the duty of making sure the fire didn’t go out, David cooked our meal, and I cleaned up. It was a wonderful way to end a great day out at The Hummock Earth Cache. We are so grateful that our boys have other homeschooling boys that they all get along with so well.
Have You Been To The Hummock Earth Cache?
Do you like cooking on an open fire?
Linkning up with “A Hole in My Shoe – Breakfast At Padbury’s”
Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road
We’ve been trying our hand at geo-caching, but we still haven’t quite got the hang of it. You guys are much better at finding them than we are!