Teacher Resources

Create a persuasive poster using emotive language, rhetorical questions and other devices to promote ocean conservation, developing communication and audience awaresness.

Make a splash and spark curiosity about sharks and sea creatures with under-the-sea sensory and craft activities for home or adaptable to any Early Years or Stage one setting.

This unit of lessons is designed to engage students with the documentary film 2040 and inspire them to take action towards creating a sustainable future.

This educational online beach safety game for diverse communities introduces children to important beach safety messages through a simple narrative. It is designed to help young readers understand common beach hazards and safe behaviours in a fun and engaging way. The resource supports early learning by combining storytelling with clear safety guidance.

This resource offers educators guidelines and practical examples for incorporating First Nations Australians’ science into STEM education while respecting cultural knowledge protocols. It includes multiple case studies, such as one examining the Eurocentric concept of seasons alongside First Nations seasonal calendars, highlighting their geographical diversity and differences from the traditional European four-season model.

External provider Cetacean Science Connections, uses design-based thinking to get students to investigate and attempt to solve how we can ‘count’ the number of dolphins that reside in Port Phillip Bay.  A real-life marine STEM problem that wildlife managers face when trying to determine how best to conserve our wildlife.

The booklet considers the ecosystem as a whole to highlight the ways Posidonia australis benefits a range of other plants, animals and the wider environment. It also examines the ways Posidonia australis benefits humans, and what people can do to help protect this species.

Explore and describe global habitats, comparing conditions and how environments meeting living things' needs through discussion and vocabulary-based activities.

The "Acidic Oceans" activity demonstrates how ocean acidification, caused by increased carbon dioxide, affects sea creatures like crabs and clams, using a simple home experiment to simulate the impact of acidic conditions on shells.

This Australian Museum resource helps primary students explore how animal adaptations and classification support survival through hands-on activities, virtual exhibitions, research tasks, and curriculum-linked learning experiences.

Explore ecosystems, human impact and sustainability, analysing data and perspectives to explain environmental change.