Teacher Resources

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.

The Mini Museum is an innovative loans program that brings hands-on learning experiences directly to preschools in regional NSW. Through partnerships with local libraries and museums, young learners can explore Australia's incredible environments at their preschool or community hub.

Explore the wonders of science and nature through The Nature of Science video series, where scientists and cinematographers reveal the mysteries of the natural world through captivating footage.

This 3 part case study invites you to step into the role of a marine scientist and investigate the incredible story of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish aggregation in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf. Along the way, you’ll discover what makes cephalopods so fascinating, why the area is such an important breeding ground, and how species like cuttlefish can experience dramatic population changes over time.

This resource provides downloadable teacher support materials and learning sequences to help educators guide students through inquiry‑based lessons about the Basin’s rivers, wetlands, ecosystems, Aboriginal perspectives and environmental stewardship.

The primary aim of this kit is to provide a structured, curriculum-based education resource for primary school students that teaches them about the marine environment, marine protected areas, conservation values and management, the importance of near-shore habitats, and the sustainable use of these habitats and marine resources by traditional Aboriginal custodians through four modules.

This Unitywater education platform provides teachers with curriculum-linked resources, activities, and interactive content that help students explore the urban water cycle, sewage treatment processes, and water sustainability through real-world community-based learning.

This toolkit supports teachers with lessons, activities, and resources to help students understand water systems, water conservation, and sustainable water management.

This unit of work provides students with the opportunity to investigate the importance of aquaculture production to our society. It integrates content from multiple contexts, aquaculture, aquaponics and digital technologies.

Follow the journey of Timmy the green sea turtle from the time he hatches, survives many dangers and gets sick after a storm.

Learn about a number of unsustainable fishing challenges affecting our oceans today.