Why teach about Native Australian Animals?

Apart from the fact young people (and adults) generally love our furry, feathered, finned and scaled friends?

Climate change is impacting every living thing and system in our environment, including our unique fauna and their habitats.

By teaching about how Australian native animals have adapted to their environments, the threats they face and how we're all connected, we can inspire young people to care for our animal friends so they're here for generations to come.

Early Learning resources

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Caring for Country: Earth Stories

  • Early Learning
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Activity
  • Cool+
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Caring For Country: Water Arts And Crafts

  • Early Learning
  • Parents
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Social
  • Equality
  • Indigenous Education
  • Social and Emotional Learning

Primary resources

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Quality Homes for Koala-kind

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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Exploring Lord Howe Island

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Presentation
  • Cool+
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Australian Animals: The Grey-headed Flying-Fox

  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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Who needs a tree?

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Presentation
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Australian Animals: Caring for Wombats

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Inquiry Skills
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Conservation
  • Lesson
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Beyond Bushfires - Animal Adaptations And Fire

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Risk Management
  • Lesson
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How Can We Help Animals and Plants?

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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AuSSI Native Animal Identification (Lower Primary)

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 4
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Lesson
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Spread the Word: Koalas Need Biodiversity

  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • Fact sheet
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Facts About Physical Adaptations in Animals

  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Parents
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 6
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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AuSSI Native Animal Identification (Upper Primary)

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
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  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Presentation
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Wildlife Rescue and Bushfires

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • Science
  • Inquiry Skills
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Land Management
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Healthy Koala Habitats

  • Primary
  • Parents
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Lesson
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CLIMARTE - An animal's perspective on climate change

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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How Do Animals Live With Bushfires? (home learning)

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Risk Management
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Could Koalas Live Here?

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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Beyond the Bushfires - Survival Habitats

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Disaster resilience
  • Presentation
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Australian Animals: Water Rakali

  • Primary
  • Year 4
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Water
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Understanding Koala Conservation

  • Primary
  • Year 6
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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Sustainable Sanctuaries: Gum Trees, Koalas, and Biodiversity Bliss

  • Primary
  • Year 3
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Lesson
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Adopt a Habitat Tree

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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Roots & Shoots - Tuning In to Animals, People & Environment

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
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Koalas: Biodiversity Guardians

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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Beyond the Bushfires - Mystery Spiders

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Disaster resilience
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Koalas: Fit for Australia

  • Primary
  • Year 5
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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Australia’s Unique Plants and Vegetation

  • Primary
  • Year 4
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
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Beyond the Bushfires - Designed Adaptations

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Disaster resilience
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Koalas and Water

  • Primary
  • Year 4
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation

Secondary resources

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How Animals Respond To Bushfires - Science - English Years 7 to 10

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Conservation
  • Disaster resilience
  • Presentation
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The impact of invasive species in Australia

  • Secondary
  • Year 7
  • Science
  • Biology
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
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Lord Howe Island - Introduced Species

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Land Management
  • Lesson
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AuSSI Native Animal Identification (Secondary)

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Lesson
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Citizen Science - Animals on the Edge of Environmental Change

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
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Resilient Australia - How Do Natural Hazards Impact The Land And Australian Species?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Disaster resilience
  • Social
  • Leadership
  • Social Action
  • Lesson
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STEAM - A 'True' Image of an Animal

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Science
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Systems Thinking
  • Lesson
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Citizen Science - Species Mapping

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Climate Change
  • Lesson
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What's a species?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
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Citizen Science - The Role of Research in Environmental Management

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Climate Change
  • Land Management
  • Lesson
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Most common

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • English
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
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Beyond the Bushfires - Bushfires And Food Webs

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 9
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Disaster resilience
  • Economic
  • Risk Management

Professional Learning

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Investigate How Animals are Impacted by Their Environment

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability