Caring for the Reef
Early Years & Primary
In this Reef HQ Education Program students will investigate the natural and human components of the Great Barrier Reef. They will identify interactions that take place between the Great Barrier Reef and themselves, and will explore environmentally friendly actions they can initiate to help protect the reef.
Curriculum Links
Completing this Reef HQ Education Program will develop students' ability to:
- Match relationships between themselves and the Great Barrier Reef;
- Make simple connections between certain elements of the Great Barrier Reef's ecosystems;
- Organise and present information about the Great Barrier Reef;
- Describe the relationships between personal actions and environmentally friendly strategies on the Great Barrier Reef;
- Predict possible consequences for the Great Barrier Reef when an element is affected;
- Understand that the Great Barrier Reef provides resources that meet our needs and students can conserve resources;
- Identify consequences of following and not following rules on the Great Barrier Reef;
- Discuss their thinking about needs of living things on the Great Barrier Reef;
- Group Great Barrier Reef animals and plants based on observable features; and
- Observe and describe components of Great Barrier Reef environments.
The following unit includes suggestions for activities that can be completed before and after your Reef HQ visit.
Reef HQ Visit
This teacher resource is linked to a class visit to Reef HQ. The Reef HQ visit will enable students to:
- Investigate the relationship between themselves and the Great Barrier Reef;
- Discover the needs of Great Barrier Reef inhabitants; and
- Explore simple connections between animals and plants and their environment.
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