Teacher Resources

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.

English. This resource pack includes various lessons for students to explore their connection to the ocean, learn about ocean health, and develop their communication skills, all with the help of clips from the film.  Lesson plans, fact sheets and student work sheets.

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.

This unit uses clips from Blue to inspire learning about the ocean and the impact of human behaviour on its health. Lessons incorporate mindfulness, storytelling, drama, music, design thinking, scientific inquiry, and marine turtle conservation.

This English unit develops students’ ocean literacy through Blueback, using film clips, texts, and conservation data to explore sustainable ocean practices and key marine conservation topics in Australia.

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.

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.

Seven engaging, sea-inspired activities designed to spark children’s curiosity and support hands-on, child-centred learning about the ocean.