Teacher Resources

Explore ocean education and sustainable fishing lesson plans in Danish from the Marine Stewardship Council.

Describe and represent sea creatures using vocabulary, drawings and discussions to communicate ideas about animal features and characteristics.

Join science presenter Laura Wells and Ray Ingrey from the Gujaga Foundation in a special lesson held on the Dharawal lands of La Perouse, Sydney.  Students will learn about what sea country and sustainable seafood mean, and then follow Laura and Ray on a walk to learn the words for different seafood species in the Dharawal language and hear how those species have been traditionally harvested and cared for by Indigenous peoples at La Perouse.

This educational story about a real dugong named Dhyum that was satellite-tagged in the Torres Strait. It follows Dhyum’s journey to teach readers about dugongs, their dependence on seagrass habitats, and the importance of protecting marine environments.

Write a first-person diary using descriptive and sensory language to create an underwater setting, developing vocabulary, grammar and imaginative writing.

Discover Port Phillip: Water & Wildlife Stories is a five-part ebook series created by the Dolphin Research Institute with support from the Port Phillip Bay Fund. These free, story-driven ebooks highlight the incredible marine life and environments of Port Phillip, aiming to connect the community with what lives in our own backyard.

This engaging incursion introduces students to the fascinating lives of whales and dolphins and the threats they face in the marine environment. Through storytelling, practical activities and craft, students explore marine conservation and discover how they can help protect these species.

The external provider, Cetacean Science Connection, offers a session that explores the process they use as cetacean scientists to identify individual dolphins, highlighting why this is a crucial aspect of their conservation efforts.

Hands on activities.  Programs can be tailored to suit your learning goals and requirements.  Sessions available at schools, beaches or the Hastings Centre, Victoria.

The Dolphin World Program is an engaging primary school incursion introducing students to the natural lives of dolphins and whales through storytelling and interactive activities. Students explore dolphin behaviour, their similarities to humans and conservation issues, finishing with an eco-friendly take-home craft.

Learn about estuaries, why they are important to dolphins and other marine life and the threats they face in this interactive activity. Created by our education team for primary and early high school students.