Blue: The Film Education Resources

The tide has come for change.

With over half of marine life lost and industrialization spreading, BLUE presents the challenges ahead and the potential for positive change. This powerful documentary transforms our perception of the liquid world, urging the audience to take action and become guardians for our ocean, the guardian of life on earth.

Accessing the film

All of our resources have clips from the film where required, however you may wish to watch the entire film with your class or school. You can purchase an educational license through the Blue: The Film website. Library card holders within Australia can access Blue: the Film through Beamafilm for free, simply check if your library is listed!

Want whole units at the click of a button? Simply click the 'download' button on the right-hand side of any unit to grab every lesson in one go. Test it out on your favourite Blue: The Film units. It's that easy. 🌟

Early Learning

  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Ocean Advocacy for Children

  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Foundation and Primary

  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: the Decline of Our Oceans

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Impacts on Marine Life

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Lessons for Ocean Advocacy

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Secondary

  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Inspiring Ocean Conservation

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Our Oceans and Our Future

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • English
  • Creative writing
  • Learning through film
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Oceans in Peril

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Action for Change

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Mathematics
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Persuasion and Environmental Activism

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water
  • Unit
  • Free
  • ...

Blue The Film: Decline of the Oceans

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Persuasive writing
  • Learning through film
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Sustainability
  • Water

With Thanks to Our Partners

Cool Australia and Northern Pictures would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of GoodPitch² AustraliaShark Island InstituteDocumentary Australia FoundationThe Caledonia Foundation and Screen Australia in the development of these teaching resources.

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