Teacher Resources and Links
National Water Week
Wetland Care
Wonga Wetlands
This website contains excellent section under ‘Download and links’ for teachers, including photocopied sheets, pictures and hands on activities.
Murray-Darling Basin
‘Basin Kids’ is a site prepared especially for students, their parents and teachers to explore the facts and issues relating to the vast Murray-Darling Basin.
Logs have life
Developed for primary school students, the ‘Logs Have Life Inside’ music and education kit aims to teach children the message that logs have life inside. This message is delivered by reminding students that hollow logs and trees provide homes, nesting sites and feeding grounds for a variety of plants and animals, and by exploring the impact of firewood collection on Australia 's native wildlife. The kit also encourages students to protect our native habitats by suggesting simple strategies for conserving dead wood.
National Tree DayThis website contains information for schools who are interested in participating in National Tree Day.
The Riverina Environmental Education Centre
The Riverina Environmental Education Centre is a facility of the Department of Education and Training located within the grounds of the Department of Natural Resources in Wagga Wagga. The Departments' have an agreement for the Centre to be operated as a co-operative venture and both are represented on the Advisory Committee. The Riverina Environmental Education Centre is committed to assisting students, teachers and the broader community in understanding and improving the quality of their environment.The Centre has two full time teachers and two main classrooms. Any school or appropriate community group is welcome to use the facility.
Water education games for students (web-based)
Basin Fish is presented in an interesting and easy-to-read format, with a glossary that has links to the fish information section and offers a fascinating insight into how fish are named. There is also a fun interactive in which students can create their own 3D fish and watch it come alive.
Arkive Education
A website covering many different environment topics.
Sydney Water - Water Saving Links:
Interactive games (Early Stage 1 to Stage 3):
Sydney Water has developed some on-line interactive games that can be accessed here. You will need Macromedia Flash Player.
Interactive house
Wastwater Challenge
Water Saver Challenge
River Raid
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