This resource was produced by the South Australian government to support teachers of English as a Second Language. It contains a variety of activities that might be suitable for selective use throughout the primary school years.
Recycle right
teacher resource
Merri-bek City Council resources
This resource is one sample from a larger collection on the Merri-bek City Council website. Some of the resources may be specific to that locality but they might provide inspiration for activities in your own locality.
HSIE – sustainability
This 40 page document from NSW Education supports the teaching of the Sustainability CCP within the Human Society and its Environment curriculum. Links are included to the source of the document and other resources.
EfS Resources and the Australian Curriculum
This 2 page document has useful material about links between Education for Sustainability (EfS) and the Australian Curriculum. It highlights ways in which EfS can encourage students to think like geographers, scientists, and mathematicians. Image ©123RF
Awesome activity books
The web page has links from which the three activity books (2017, 2020, and 2022), each with a variety of single page activities, can be downloaded. There are also links to other resources for STEM learning and teaching. The 2022 book is focused on conservation and sustainability.
Glass sorting
Glass is an extremely durable material, though fragile, and can be recycled many times. Recycling glass requires far less energy than manufacturing it from raw materials, saving both cost and environmental damage. The PowerPoint file presents information about recycling glass, including a video linked from YouTube, and challenges students to sort glass from mixed waste as would be required for recycling.
Future in Fibre
This unit of work is designed for use over an extended period of 11 or more lessons. It aims to build skills and understanding around green terms such as sustainability, recyclability, and biodegradability in real world contexts, exploring perspectives of decision-makers perspectives, such as company directors, and considerations around using sustainable methods.
