Influences on the water cycle
This lesson incorporates a range of practical activities that allow students to explore how the water cycle operates at different scales and across diverse environments, and how it is shaped by factors such as location, temperature, and topography.
Fishing with your Feet – Kuti Fishing on Ngarrindjeri Country
Students will learn about pipi, or kuti fishing practices by the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia. Students will explore concepts of natural resource values, care for Country, and sustainable fishing
Using the Oceans Resources Responsibly
This geography lesson uses the film My Dad the Fisherman as a starting point, as learners consider how people use, modify and change the ocean ecosystem to obtain food. Learners will examine some of the ways in which fishers try to look after the oceans and what sustainability means for the future of our oceans.
Why do we need the ocean?
In this Geography lesson for years 9-10, learners will explore why we need the ocean, what global fishing activities look like around the world and some of the pressures on it from overfishing.
Food: Different by Design
This 40-60 minute lesson for ages 12+ will introduce learners to some of the ways that seafood production can be designed for a more sustainable future. Learners will discover some of the innovations being made in aquaculture and wild fishing to help reduce pollution and entanglements with marine wildlife.
Drought and Algae
Behind the News travels to the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, which has been hit by two big environmental disasters – a drought and a devastating algal bloom which is killing local sea life. We find out what’s been happening and how it’s affecting locals.
Exploring Australia’s Seafloor
This video explains how marine scientists map the seafloor and the various uses for these maps. It also introduces unique and mysterious sea creatures found in the deep ocean, exploring the experiences of a marine scientist and their passion for glass sponges, infauna, and bioluminescent animals.
Science Talk
Science Talk is a video series featuring scientists from around the world and their fascinating research on our blue backyard. Topics include nightmarish deep-sea discoveries, coral larvae ecology, reef restoration, and whether magnets can repel sharks from fishing nets—plus much more.
Australians Together
Bring First Nations stories, cultures and histories into your classroom with free curriculum resources. Topics include, connection to country, erosion and weathering, sustainability, and water management and more.
Blue The Film: Inspiring Ocean Conservation
This unit is inspired by clips from Blue the film that cover various topics such as creating marine parks, sustainable fishing, plastic pollution, and the importance of the ocean as a resource for life on our planet.