Environmental Impact Teaching Resources
A collection of teaching resources to assist you in teaching your students about environmental impact. Use these posters, worksheets, lesson plans, experiments and activities to comprehensively look at environmental impacts.
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Student Lunch Box Audit Worksheet
An investigation that will have students calculating the waste produced from their lunch boxes, creating a plan of action to reduce their waste and reflecting on their results.
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Classroom Energy Audit Worksheet
An investigation that will have students observing the energy usage in their classroom and proposing action to reduce energy waste.
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Earth Overshoot Day Poster
An infographic poster showing the implications of Earth Overshoot Day.
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Straw No More Information Poster
This poster contains information about the Straw No More project, encouraging schools to stop using single-use plastic straws.
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Man-made Disasters Posters with Information
A set of four man-made disaster posters with information.
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Man-made Disasters Posters
A set of four man-made disaster posters.
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Recycling Soft Plastics – Worksheet
A flow chart and accompanying worksheet exploring the process of soft plastics recycling.
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Waste Management Investigation - How Much Waste Do We Throw Away?
A practical investigation related to sustainable waste management.
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Comprehension - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A comprehension activity about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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Sustaining Our World Unit Plan
This Geography unit addresses concepts surrounding the sustainable use and management of natural resources.
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How Much Waste Do We Throw Away?
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will apply waste management strategies to reduce classroom waste.
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Sustainable Forestry
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate sustainable forestry practices.
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Sustainable Fishing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate sustainable fishing practices.
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Sustainable Water Use
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate sustainable water use.
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Deforestation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the effects and potential consequences of deforestation.
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Overfishing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the effects and potential consequences of overfishing.
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Overuse of Water
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the effects and potential consequences of water overuse.
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Occupations and Sustainability in Technologies Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of occupations and sustainability in technologies.
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Sustainability in Occupations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investiagate why occupations within the community need to be sustainable.
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Sustainability in the Community
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of key vocabulary commonly used in relation to sustainability.
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15 Sustainability Activities and Ideas for the Classroom
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The Year 4 Student Helping to Save the Great Barrier Reef
"My name is Molly and I am 9 years old. I want to ban plastic straws in every school in Tropical North Queensland. We owe it to the Great Barrier Reef." Find out more about Molly's no-nonsense approach to environmental activism and how your school can get involved.
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45 Sustainable Practices for the Environmentally Friendly Classroom
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10 Excellent Earth Day Classroom Activities and Resources
It's Earth Day on April 22! These fantastic sustainability activities will engage your students as they learn about all plastic pollution - what it is and how to stop it!
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2020 Classroom Earth Hour Activities
Earth Hour isn't during school time, but it's a great opportunity for learning about sustainability. These activities and printable resources will help!