Teacher Resources

Food Web investigation, endangered and invasive species, kelp forests, sustainability, conservation, indigenous culture and connection to country.  Includes student workbook, videos and teacher notes.

Ocean Life Education: Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you – and the influence that you have on the ocean. The basic principles of ocean literacy do not fall within traditional science disciplines, they instead focus on integrated science.

This lesson plan teaches students about the journey of water, exploring how it moves through the landscape as groundwater and surface water, and follows its path from catchment areas to the tap, using hands-on models and activities to understand these processes.

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.

This resource introduces students to the concept of ocean acidification caused by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide, providing an experiment and design challenge to help students explore its effects on marine ecosystems and understand the chemistry behind this environmental issue.

This resource guides students through an experiment to explore how ocean acidification, caused by increased carbon dioxide levels, affects marine organisms with calcium carbonate shells, such as oysters and clams, encouraging scientific investigation and analysis

This investigation allows students to explore the impact of carbon dioxide on marine life, focusing on how acidification affects organisms with calcium carbonate shells and guiding students through experiments to test the effects of acid on these shells.

Leaders for Sustainability is an award-winning program where a qualified EcoCentre facilitator helps students develop leadership skills and environmental knowledge over a term, culminating in a student-led sustainability project. Full scholarships are available to schools within Bayside City Council and the City of Port Phillip.