Learning resources
Explore our curated collection of trusted links to third-party websites and organisations, providing valuable curriculum-linked resources to support your teaching. These carefully selected tools and materials cover a range of subjects and learning areas, helping you enhance student engagement and achievement.
Easily accessible and regularly updated, these external resources come with guidance to help you integrate them effectively into your lessons. Whether you’re teaching in a Department of Education or non-DoE school, browse our selection to find the right tools to enrich your classroom experience.
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Sustainability Teaching Resources
A comprehensive range of curriculum-linked sustainability resources and support to help integrate environmental learning into your teaching.
Download this detailed HSIE resource outlining the Sustainability cross-curriculum priority, providing guidance and materials to embed sustainable practices and concepts across learning programs.
Cool Australia provides free, curriculum-aligned sustainability resources and teaching materials designed to engage students in real-world environmental challenges.
ABC Education offers a wide range of curriculum-aligned videos, activities, and resources to support engaging and diverse learning experiences across all subjects.
Plastic A Drift is an educational platform raising awareness about plastic pollution through interactive resources and activities that inspire students to take action for a cleaner environment
Geography
Access comprehensive Geography programming resources for Early Stage 1 to Stage 3, designed to support HSIE curriculum delivery with practical planning tools and teaching materials.
Comprehensive Geography K–10 teaching resource booklet developed by NSW Department of Education, focusing on the Geographical Toolkit for K–6 students. It covers essential geographical tools including various map types, fieldwork methods, graphs, spatial technologies, and visual representations, with detailed guidance on implementing curriculum-aligned fieldwork activities across stages, designed to build students’ geographical inquiry skills and literacy through immersive, hands-on learning experiences.
Explore NASA’s Climate Change portal for authoritative, up-to-date information, data, and educational resources on climate science and its global impacts.
CoastAdapt is Australia’s national coastal climate adaptation knowledge platform, offering practical guidance, tools, and resources to help communities, planners, and policymakers understand and manage the risks of coastal climate change and sea-level rise.
The Catchment Detox resource from ABC Science provides engaging, curriculum-linked activities and information to help students understand water catchment health, pollution sources, and strategies for protecting local waterways.
Mapping
A clear, step-by-step guide to effortlessly creating customised maps using Google MyMaps.
Google Earth Engine Timelapse is an interactive, visually compelling tool that lets users explore over three decades of global satellite imagery, revealing Earth's dynamic changes from 1984 to the present in stunning time-lapse animations.
The Spatial NSW Web App Viewer provides interactive access to a wide range of spatial data and mapping tools relevant to New South Wales, enabling educators, planners, and the community to explore detailed geographic information for better decision-making and learning.
Scribble Maps is an easy-to-use online mapping tool that allows users to create, customise, and share personalised maps with annotations, shapes, and markers—perfect for educators and students to visualise and explore geographic concepts.
The National Geographic MapMaker Launch Guide offers educators a comprehensive introduction to using the MapMaker interactive platform, empowering students to create, analyse, and share customised maps that enhance geographical learning and critical thinking skills.
This Internet Geography article presents eight practical and creative ways to use Google Maps in geography education, helping teachers engage students with interactive spatial analysis, fieldwork planning, and geographic investigations.
Aboriginal Education
Sydney Barani is an online resource celebrating Sydney’s Aboriginal history and culture, offering detailed maps, stories, and educational materials that connect students and educators with the rich Indigenous heritage of the land.
The Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) website supports NSW educators by providing resources, guidance, and advocacy to promote Aboriginal perspectives and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal students across the state.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross-curriculum priority
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Indigenous Weather Knowledge resource celebrates and shares traditional Indigenous weather and seasonal knowledge, offering educators culturally rich materials to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into science and geography learning.
This ABC News article features an interactive Indigenous Language Map of Australia, showcasing the diversity and distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and providing valuable insights for educators and students about Australia’s rich linguistic heritage.
The Australian Museum’s First Nations learning portal offers educators and students engaging resources, stories, and artworks that deepen understanding and respect for Australia’s Indigenous cultures, histories, and connections to Country.
Indigenous Australia – Learning Resources – Australian Museum
MGoals is an interactive online platform that supports schools in embedding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into teaching and learning, providing educators with resources and tools to inspire students to engage with global sustainability challenges.
Sustainability Action
The NSW Department of Education’s Sustainability Action Process provides a practical, step-by-step framework for schools to plan, implement, and embed sustainable practices, empowering students and staff to take meaningful action towards environmental stewardship.
TerraCycle Australia is a global leader in innovative recycling solutions, offering programs that help schools and communities recycle hard-to-recycle waste, promoting environmental sustainability through creative waste diversion and education initiatives.
Take 3 is an easy and impactful environmental initiative encouraging individuals to pick up and properly dispose of three pieces of rubbish whenever they visit the beach, waterway, or anywhere outdoors, helping to reduce litter and protect our natural environments.
Eco-Schools Australia is a global, student-led environmental education program that empowers schools to embed sustainability into their culture and curriculum through practical actions, fostering environmental awareness and responsible citizenship among students.
Earth Hour Australia is a global environmental movement that encourages individuals, schools, and communities to unite by switching off non-essential lights for one hour, raising awareness and taking action to address climate change and protect the planet.
Citizen Science
Citizen Science Australia is a national platform that connects educators, students, and community members with real-world scientific research projects, fostering hands-on learning and engagement in environmental and scientific issues through participatory data collection and citizen involvement.
Climate Watch Australia is an interactive platform that provides easy-to-understand data, stories, and tools to help educators, students, and communities track and explore Australia’s progress towards climate action and sustainability goals.
Streamwatch is a citizen science program run by the Australian Museum that engages students and community members in monitoring and protecting local waterways through hands-on water quality testing and environmental education.
The ANSTO Feather Map of Australia is an interactive educational tool that explores the diversity and cultural significance of Australian bird species, offering rich scientific and Indigenous knowledge to support learning about ecology and heritage.
This Australian Museum blog invites citizen scientists to help researchers better understand Sydney’s cockatoos by participating in monitoring and reporting cockatoo behaviour and movements, contributing valuable data to protect these iconic birds.
Birds in Backyards is a comprehensive Australian resource that supports educators, students, and bird enthusiasts with information, identification guides, and citizen science opportunities to learn about and protect local bird species.
NSW Waterwatch is a community-based program that empowers students and local groups to monitor and protect waterway health through hands-on water quality testing, education, and environmental stewardship activities across New South Wales.
Invertebrates
The Australian Museum’s Insects learning portal offers educators and students engaging resources, facts, and interactive content to explore the diversity, biology, and ecological importance of insects in Australia’s ecosystems.
BugWise is an Australian Museum educational program that provides teachers and students with engaging resources and activities focused on insect biology, classification, and conservation, fostering curiosity and scientific inquiry in the classroom.
Animals
The Australian Museum’s Animals learning portal offers a rich collection of resources, multimedia, and educational materials that help students and educators explore the diversity, behaviour, and habitats of Australia’s unique wildlife.
BirdLife Australia is a leading conservation organisation dedicated to protecting Australia’s native birds and their habitats, offering educators and students resources, citizen science projects, and tools to support bird conservation and environmental education.
Waste
Recycling Near You is a user-friendly Australian website that helps educators, students, and communities easily find local recycling and waste disposal services, promoting informed and responsible waste management practices.
Grants
Tradies’ Sustainability page highlights their commitment to environmentally responsible practices, showcasing initiatives and resources that support sustainable building, waste reduction, and community engagement in construction and trade industries.