Taking Action
In these activities, students 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.
Students create ‘bee bundles’ and ‘bee blocks’ to provide habitat for native bee species. They explore the importance of native bees and the differences between native bees and European honeybees.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
Science
Yr 1 AC9S1U01
Design & Technology
Yr 1&2 AC9TDE2P02
Yr 3&4 AC9TDE4P03
Students get their hands dirty working on rehabilitation projects 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
Yr 1 AC9HS1K03
Yr 1 AC9HS1K04
Yr 4 AC9HS4K05
Yr 5 AC9HS5K05
Yr 5 AC9HS5K04
Yr 8 AC9HG8K04
Teams of students 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. Students can install completed boxes in their own school as alternatives to lost nesting and resting hollows.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
Design and Technology
Yr 3&4 AC9TDE4P03
Yr 5&6 AC9TDE6P03
Mathematics
Yr 3 AC9M3SP01
Geography
Yr 4 AC9HS4K05
Science
Yr 6 AC9S6U01
In the school’s plant nursery, students learn basic nursery procedure to propagate local species from seed. This follows an exploration of flowering plant reproduction and diversity, including flowers, seeds, seed “containers”, and survival features of local plant groups.
Examples of Australian Curriculum Links
