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3-4 5-6 Climate Change Critical and Creative Thinking Drama Earth's resources Ecosystems First Nations Knowledges and Perspectives Futuring Geography Habitats History Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal Worldviews

Keeping Balance: Caring for Country and Place

If a dingo attacks a kangaroo, is that a bad thing? Or is it just part of a balanced ecosystem? Starting small, this play-based lesson engages with age-appropriate elements of balanced ecosystems, and the role of human activities and natural phenomena in maintaining and disturbing that balance.
Help primary and secondary students think about environmental change and management, colonisation, connect with local places, and envision sustainable futures.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Earth's resources Ecosystems F-2 Futuring Geography Habitats Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Predator-Prey Balance

Help your students understand the need for balance within ecosystems, and how humans have and can impact that balance with this easy warm-up based on Musical Chairs.

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3-4 5-6 Earth's resources Ecosystems First Nations Knowledges and Perspectives Geography History Lesson Stimulus Science Visual Arts

Lesson Stimulus: Possum Skin Cloaks

A collection of resources related to Possum Skin Cloaks, intended to stimulate your own development of curriculum materials.

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Drama Early Childhood Ecosystems English F-2 First Nations Knowledges and Perspectives Geography Habitats Human Impact Science

The Long Way Home

Bright the Sugar Glider gets blown away from her home in a storm. With the help of Digby the Wombat and other friendly animals, can she find her way back again?
Help young children develop empathy, connect with their local environment, value our native creatures, and consider ways they can help to protect their homes.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama F-2 Geography Guidelines, Protocols, and Advice Human Impact Science VCE

Guidelines for Acting Green

Thinking, speaking, and acting green – how do you do it in your everyday classroom practice? These practical guidelines will help you to both teach sustainability through drama, and to ensure you and your students’ drama and theatre practice is sustainable across all production areas.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Earth's resources Ecosystems F-2 Futuring Geography Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Overfishing

Help your students understand how wild animals and plants are affected by private and commercial fishing, hunting and harvesting with this easy warm-up based on Octopus.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Ecosystems F-2 Futuring History Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Infectious Diseases

Help your students understand how humans, plants, and animals are affected by infectious diseases and the measures that can be taken to control their transmission with this easy warm-up based on Wink Murder.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Drama Ecosystems F-2 Futuring Geography Habitats Human Impact Science Species Introduction/Removal

Warm-Up: Wildlife Corridors

Help your students understand how animals and animal habitats are affected by urbanisation, agriculture, and introduced species with this easy warm-up based on Floor is Lava.

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Civics and Citizenship Drama Earth's resources F-2 Futuring Human Impact Science

Warm-Up: Collective Action

Encourage your students to work together to achieve goals and plan for action with this easy warm-up based on Keepie-Uppie!

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3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Climate Change Drama Futuring Geography Human Impact Science

Collaborative Futuring

The original Time to Act unit! Adapted for both primary and secondary contexts, this unit will have you and your students travelling through time, sharing how you truly feel about climate change, and working towards possibilities of a sustainable future.