Taking Action
In these activities, learners use their knowledge and skills to take positive action towards a sustainable future. The learning intentions for each activity can be modified to suit the year levels indicated.
Learners explore the differences between native bees and European honeybees. They create a bee hotel to take back to school, helping to provide habitat for native bee species.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
Science
Year 1 AC9S1U01
Design and Technology
Years 1 and 2 AC9TDE2P02
Years 3 and 4 AC9TDE4P03
Learners get their hands dirty working on a local rehabilitation project using local species propagated in the school’s nursery. They explore the benefits of regeneration and caring for remnant bushland. Our Landcare project focuses on a section of Cox Creek. Our Bushcare sites are remnant patches of stringybark forest with high biodiversity value.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
Geography
Foundation AC9HSFK03
Year 1 AC9HS1K03
Year 1 AC9HS1K04
Year 4 AC9HS4K05
Year 5 AC9HS5K05
Year 5 AC9HS5K04
Year 8 AC9HG8K04
Small teams of learners follow safe work practices to cut and assemble wooden wildlife boxes in a specially designed workshop. The procedure includes sawing, drilling and hammering the various components. Learners can install completed boxes in their own school as alternatives to lost nesting and resting hollows.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
Design and Technology
Years 3 and 4 AC9TDE4P03
Years 5 and 6 AC9TDE6P03
Mathematics
Year 3 AC9M3SP01
Geography
Year 4 AC9HS4K05
Science
Year 6 AC9S6U01
