Primary learning resources | K–6 | Field of Mars EEC
Explore free K–6 learning resources created by Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre.
These curriculum-aligned resources support Science and Technology, HSIE, English and sustainability learning through videos, lesson sequences, fact sheets, digital books and hands-on outdoor activities.
Use them before or after an excursion or incursion, as part of classroom learning, or to support students exploring nature, local environments and fieldwork skills.
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Early Stage 1 resources
Special places
Early Stage 1 | HSIE
Kindergarten students explore special places at home, school and in local environments through videos, maps and nature-based activities.
The needs of living things
Early Stage 1 | Science and Technology
Kindergarten students investigate what people, animals and plants need to survive through videos, outdoor observations and hands-on activities.
Stage 1 resources
Features of places
Stage 1 | HSIE
Stage 1 students identify natural, managed and built features using maps, local observations and simple fieldwork tasks.
Ranger for a day
Stage 1 | HSIE
Stage 1 students investigate habitats and design practical ways to care for animals, plants and local bushland.
Watch it grow
Stage 1 | Science and Technology
Stage 1 students observe plant and animal life cycles using videos, simple investigations and recording templates.
Schoolyard safari
Stage 1 | Science and Technology
Stage 1 students search for small animals, compare external features and investigate habitats in school grounds.
Stage 2 resources
Eucalypt forest
Stage 2 | HSIE
Stage 2 students explore forest layers, food chains, animal habitats and how people care for eucalypt forests.
Nature documentary
Stage 2 | English
Stage 2–3 students research, script, film and edit short nature documentaries about habitats and living things.
Stage 3 resources
Nature documentary
Stage 3 | English
Stage 2–3 students research, script, film and edit short nature documentaries about habitats and living things.
Adaptations
Stage 3 | Science and Technology
Stage 3 students investigate structural and behavioural adaptations using science vocabulary, evidence and explanation writing.
Factors that shape places
Stage 3 | HSIE
Stage 3 students use virtual fieldwork, maps and data to investigate how people and natural processes shape places.
Fact sheets and books
Fact sheets
All stages
Animal, plant, habitat, ecosystem and environment fact sheets for research, inquiry and fieldwork preparation.
Picture books
All stages
Nature and Aboriginal-themed picture book suggestions with teaching ideas for vocabulary, place, Country and sustainability learning.
Digital books
All stages
Interactive digital books for whole-class reading, fieldwork preparation and independent inquiry.
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