Reef Beat education series: sustainability

Abstract

The 2007 Reef Beat education series — sustainability, is an innovative and curriculum-linked teaching resource that includes activities and challenges to stimulate inquiring minds to discover all they can about the Reef and sustainability. The implementation of the teaching and learning opportunities offered by these activities will enhance and extend student learning. The activities within this resource can support teachers to: plan learning activities that focus on sustainable environments, communities and futures; provide students with opportunities to gain an appreciation for the biological diversity of the Great Barrier Reef and the need for its protection through sustainable living; contribute to the responsible development of active and informed citizens with a better knowledge of ecological sustainability; and empower students to take positive action for sustainable reef management, and to support the principles of ecological sustainability. The activities within this resource are targeted at Upper Primary and Middle School students and cover a range of Key Learning Areas with an aim to engage students via multiple intelligences whilst addressing core-learning outcomes. The activity book and posters 1-10 are designed to be used together as a classroom resource.