The Harbour School Sydney
The Harbour School Sydney provides a range of quality, curriculum-linked educational experiences and resources based on themes of marine, coastal and estuarine environments, climate change and urban harbours. We deliver a range of excursions and incursions, facilitate environmental projects including experiences for Living Seawalls, and deliver professional learning for teachers and pre-service teachers.
NSW Marine Estate
This webpage includes activity books, lesson plans, teacher guides, marine estate fact sheets and information on marine-related career options to support primary school teaching about the NSW marine environment.
Water quality
This resources looks at what the qualities of 'healthy water' are and how maintaining the quality of water is crucial for a healthy environment, agriculture, and communities.
Water availability in Australia
This activity asks students to explore what factors influence water availability in Australia and what are the effects of limited water and what are some of the management options available to us?
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.
Marine Ecosystems
This resource is a curriculum-linked guide for Year 7 Science students that provides lessons, activities and virtual tools to help learners understand coral biology, reef health, threats like bleaching, and how to monitor coral using the Coral Health Chart. It also includes worksheets and field-oriented tasks that allow students to collect, interpret and analyse real or virtual data about reefs. Finally, it emphasises sustainable practices and community involvement, offering students ways to take action locally to protect reef ecosystems.