Sustainability Teaching Resources
A collection of primary teaching resources to use when learning about sustainability. Resources include posters, worksheets, comprehension pieces and lesson plans. Use the posters as a reminder to your students about how they can implement sustainable practices in the classroom and at home. This includes information on composting, as well as how to reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink and repair.
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Sustainability Quote Poster Number 8
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." - Edward Everett Hale
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Sustainability Quote Poster Number 9
"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money." - Cree Indian Proverb
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Sustainability Quote Poster Number 6
"For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever." - Henry David Thoreau
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Sustainability Quote Poster Number 3
"A little litter goes a long way."
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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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Enviro Ranger Pledge and Licence
An environmental pledge and student licence to promote and celebrate sustainability.
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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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Sustainability Sorting Game
A fun sustainability game for students to play in the classroom.
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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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Sustainability Quote Posters Resource Pack
A collection of 9 sustainability quote posters to promote looking after the environment.
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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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Adapting to Country/Place
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' ways of living were adapted to the resources of their Country/Place.
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Sustainability - Ask the Experts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' views about sustainability.
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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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Natural Resource Use in the 21st Century
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how humans use natural resources and raw materials in the present day.
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What Are Natural Resources?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify some natural resources and where they come from.
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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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