Actsmart Schools  RESOURCE SUGGESTIONS (July 2021)

Looking for some STEM and Sustainability inspiration for your students while learning at home? 

Here are our top 10:

 

1.     National Science Week DIY – a collection of lessons from 2020 and 2021 for your students to explore their world: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/diy-science/

2.     ABC News Science – your students’ one stop shop for all things Science news; from articles to podcasts to television shows: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/diy-science/

3.     ACT Government’s Love Food Hate Waste – allow your students to think wisely about their food consumption and waste while learning from home. This site has food audits, meal plans and yummy recipes: https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/recycling-and-waste/love-food-hate-waste

4.     Citizen Science programs – give your students the opportunity to use this time learning from nature and contribute to the knowledge bank: https://www.csiro.au/en/education/Get-involved/Citizen-science; https://canberra.naturemapr.org/ ; https://www.ala.org.au/

5.     Sustainable Home Energy Advice – want your students to learn about their energy consumption at home and how they can become more sustainable? This site has an online energy efficiency audit and a downloadable pdf with lots of energy tips and tricks. Your students can become the teachers: https://www.actsmart.act.gov.au/what-can-i-do/homes/energy-service

6.     Garden design and water use – why not get your students to design a climate wise garden ready for spring by using the Water Right Garden Tool: http://actsmart-gardentool.com.au/ & the Plant Selector Tool: http://actsmart-plantselector.com.au/

7.     Shemaps – keep your students connected with their school by using Map My School. This site has a collection of programs that will inspire you and your students: https://shemaps.com/

8.     Cool Australia – have you seen all the self-directed student activities on the Cool Australia site? Registration is free and the variety is endless. Here are our top three: How biodiverse is your neighbourhood; 2040 Transport needs ; Your Sustainable Smartphone: https://www.coolaustralia.org/

9.     Virtual excursions – World Strides has you sorted. Most organisations are offering free virtual excursions and have a variety of curriculum linked resources to match:https://worldstrides.com.au/blog/virtual-excursions

10.  Student filmmakers required: get your students to enter this film competition to help encourage the recycling of old mobile phones: http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/competition/