Tangaroa Blue® Foundation
Citizen science project and education kits centred around key environmental concepts such as consumption, pollution, and solutions. With hands-on experiences, students develop stewardship and ultimately become part of the solution for marine debris.
CSIRO – STEM Professionals in Schools program
This program connects teachers with STEM professionals to help inspire students' interest in STEM through activities including mentoring, career talks, and field trips, with resources and flexibility to meet different needs.
Into the Blue
Teacher resource linked to Into the Blue by Cristy Burne. A fun snorkelling trip turns serious when Blair loses his brother’s camera, facing guilt and fear until heartfelt talks with family help him navigate his mistake, making this story ideal for creative writing, science, art, and humanities discussions.
Christmas Prawns in Australia
Learners will discuss the Australian Christmas tradition of eating prawns, and the importance of sourcing sustainable seafood. Students learn about the anatomy of a prawn.
Blue The Film: Persuasion and Environmental Activism
In this Year 9 English unit, students explore persuasive language and environmental activism through documentary clips, analysing rhetorical devices in speeches, examining language and visuals in news media, and creating their own campaigns.
Seal the Loop: Marine Action
This English unit educates students on marine conservation and biodiversity through activities on understanding food webs, investigating the impact of waste on the marine environment, and exploring different perspectives on the value of marine biodiversity.
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.
Blue The Film: Lessons for Ocean Advocacy
This unit uses film clips to inspire lessons on ocean issues like plastic pollution, unsustainable fishing, marine reserves, and threats to marine life, including turtles and shearwaters.
Seal the Loop: Exploring Marine Conservation
This unit engages students in inquiry-based activities on marine conservation, exploring pollution’s causes and effects, conducting waste decomposition experiments, and collaborating on conservation ideas to foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a deeper appreciation of ocean ecosystems.
Blue The Film: Impacts on Marine Life
Blue is a documentary that highlights the challenges and opportunities for ocean conservation, inspiring viewers to join the #oceanguardian movement and integrates its messages into lessons on plastic waste, ocean habitats, and the vital role of sharks.