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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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9-10 Capabilities Climate Change Drama Earth's resources English Futuring Geography Human Impact Worldviews

The Suitcase Series

Malthouse Theatre’s Suitcase Series provides Year 9 and 10 students with opportunities to develop and expand their theatre-making skills and share work with peers, while exploring their relationship to climate change.

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3-4 5-6 Critical and Creative Thinking Drama Earth's resources Ecosystems English Futuring Geography Habitats Human Impact Pollution Worldviews

Unless: Exploring Sustainability in The Lorax

The Truffula Vale is under threat. The Onceler is eager to set up a thneed factory – cutting down truffula trees, poisoning the pond, and evicting barbaloots, fish, and swans in the process. Unless…
Help primary students think about economic, environmental, and social impacts and envision sustainable futures.

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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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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 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!