There are a variety of biodiversity and environmental education tools available online for use by teachers, students and other groups. We have put together a list of some of the resources that may be useful to get you started:
| ResourceSmart Schools Biodiversity Module (Sustainability Victoria) | Helps schools to protect and improve their land, the local ecosystem and plant and animal habitats. Includes 3 key areas: Workplace/operational, learning and teaching and whole school engagement. | https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/our-work/resourcesmart-schools/resourcesmart-schools-stories/modules/biodiversity-module |
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| Victorian National Park Association School Resources | VNPA has great resources for primary and secondary schools including nature-based activities, getting involved in citizen science, VCE resources and how your school can support VNPA. | https://vnpa.org.au/programs/school-resources/ |
| Landcare for schools and students (Landcare Victoria) | Educational resources for teachers and students, aiding school level studies in the environment and agricultural sustainability. | https://www.landcarevic.org.au/resources/landcare-for-schools-and-stude… |
| Plan your learning: Learning in, about and for nature (Parks Victoria) | Parks Victoria has a range of programs aligned with the curriculum for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary teachers to embed environmental education into the classroom. | https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/get-into-nature/learning-in-nature/plan-yo… |
| Zoos Victoria Digital Programs | Zoos Victoria offer interactive online learning experiences to help students connect, understand and act for wildlife. | https://www.zoo.org.au/education/digital-programs/ |
| Bugwise for Schools (Australian Museum) | Brings the world of invertebrates to students, engaging them in real science in local environments. | https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/learning/bugwise/bugwise-for-s… |
| Glenelg Hopkins CMA Resources | A variety of resources available including newsletters, the Pondcast, frog calls, wetland fact sheets and booklets and water and flows information. | https://www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/get-involved/resources/ |
| Ocean Crusaders Education Program | Ocean Crusaders education people of the issues faced by our oceans. They have developed a program to run in primary schools to teach students about these issues, the creatures in the ocean and how they are affected. | https://oceancrusaders.org/education/ |
| Birdlife Australia | Free resources for teachers and kids, and free event listings. | https://birdlife.org.au/ |
| Australian National Botanic Gardens | The Botanic Resource Centre offers computer plant identification tools, school and education resources and all things encompassing living plants native and naturalised in Australia. | https://parksaustralia.gov.au/botanic-gardens/schools/learning-resource… |
| Bioregions and EVC Benchmarks | Information and resources on the 28 identified bioregions, detailing landscape scale areas representing climate, soils, vegetation, geomorphology and geology. | https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/biodiversity/bioregions-and-evc-benc… |
| Victorian Volcanic Plains Linear reserves planning portal (VVPLR) | Provides access to the environmental information for rail, road and other linear reserves within the Victorian Volcanic Plains. Access the portal for spatial information on planning, environmental information and conservation activities. | https://vvplr.cerdi.edu.au/vvplr_map.php |