Secondary learning resources | 7-12

Our secondary learning resources support classroom teaching and fieldwork for Stage 4, Stage 5 and Stage 6 students in science and geography. Each resource is linked to the NSW curriculum and can be used before or after an excursion, or as a stand-alone unit of work, revision tool or depth study support in the classroom.

Fieldwork tools used for secondary investigations.

Fieldwork techniques

Stage 4,5,6

Guides and activities for teaching secondary geography and science fieldwork skills, including data collection methods, sampling techniques, recording, mapping and using geographical and scientific tools.

Three tawny frogmouth birds sitting on a branch.

Fact sheets

Stage 4,5,6

A collection of animal, plant, habitat and environment fact sheets that support secondary research projects, inquiry tasks, fieldwork reports and depth studies.

Field work tools to measure soil PH.

Earth's resources

Stage 6 science

A Stage 6 Earth and environmental science resource focusing on Earth’s resources, mining, energy and sustainability, with case studies, scaffolded activities and links to fieldwork investigations.

Fieldwork tools used during Stage 6 science excursions.

Ecosystem dynamics

Stage 6 science

Resources for the ecosystem dynamics module that explore populations, communities, abiotic factors, ecological interactions and human impacts, with support for fieldwork, data analysis and depth studies.

Fieldwork tools used during Human impacts and introduced species excursions.

Human impacts and introduced species

Stage 6 science

A Stage 6 Earth and environmental science resource investigating introduced species and other human impacts on ecosystems, including data analysis activities, case studies and evaluation of management strategies.

An iPhone displaying a heat map image of an urban environment.

Human-environment interactions - Climate chance (urban heat)

Stage 6 geography

A Stage 6 geography resource examining urban heat islands and climate change, using spatial technologies, fieldwork data and case studies to investigate human–environment interactions and adaptation strategies.

Food that is an example of cultural change in Marrickville.

Place and cultural change: Marrickville

Stage 6 geography

A Stage 6 geography resource on place and cultural change in Marrickville, with mapping, fieldwork tasks and inquiry questions about demographic, cultural, economic and environmental change over time.

An iPad showing the NSW EEC hub website.

NSW EEC learning resource hub

All stages

The NSW Environmental Education Centre learning resource hub, featuring additional K–12 environmental education resources, videos, digital activities and fieldwork support from Environmental and Zoo Education Centres across NSW.

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Check dates and book a secondary excursion or incursion with Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre.

iPad showing links to excursions and incursion offered by Field of Mars EEC.

Learning programs

Explore our secondary incursions and excursions supporting the geography and science syllabus.