'Get Growing!' Environmental Education Kit
Planet Ark Environmental Foundation is delighted to announce the
release of its 'Get Growing!' Environmental Education Kit for schools.
This kit has been produced by Planet Ark in association with the
Australian Association of Environmental Education as an education and
learning resource for teachers and students participating in Schools
Tree Day and National Tree Day.
This resource has been designed to increase the environmental, educational and community development outcomes of the National Tree Day project. The Kit offers activities which support a selection of state, territory and national syllabuses and curriculum frameworks in order to help our students get the most out of their Schools Tree Day experience, and to develop them into environmental custodians who will look after our planet into the future.
The kit consists of 4 units, with stages suitable for Primary K-6. The kit can be downloaded in complete units or stages within units (for smaller file size) by clicking on the links below.
You can also read about the authors involved in producing this kit.
Resources - "The Lorax"
“The Lorax” is an engaging and educational tale with a hopeful message for the future, suitable for all primary school years. The story is referred to in Unit 3. The book of The Lorax is published by Random House (ISBN: 0394823370). You can watch a cartoon adaptation of the story here (24 minutes).
Downloads
You can download all of the stages for each of the four units in a single document, or each stage separately using the links below.
- 'Get Growing!' Environmental Education Kit: GLOSSARY (638kb pdf file)
- 'Get Growing!' Environmental Education Kit: INTRODUCTION (1.25MB pdf file)
Background information on the lesson plans and how they link to each state curriculum. - UNIT 1: ALL STAGES (3.16MB zip file)
WHY ARE TREES IMPORTANT TO YOU AND OUR PLANET? Download all 3 units in one zipped pdf file using the link above. Alternatively download as separate files using the links below. - UNIT 1: Stage 1 (1.49MB zip file)
- UNIT 1: Stage 2 (2.34MB zip file)
- UNIT 1: Stage 3 (1.54MB zip file)
- UNIT 2: ALL STAGES (3.47MB zip file)
HOW HAVE WE AFFECTED OUR NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES? Download all 3 units in one zipped pdf file (link above) or as separate files using the links below. - UNIT 2: Stage 1 (1.67MB zip file)
- UNIT 2: Stage 2 (2.21MB zip file)
- UNIT 2: Stage 3 (1.53MB zip file)
- UNIT 3: ALL STAGES (3.03MB zip file)
WHY DO WE VALUE NATIVE PLANTS? Download all 3 units in one zipped pdf file (link above) or as separate files using the links below. - UNIT 3: Stage 1 (1.67MB zip file)
- UNIT 3: Stage 2 (1.73MB zip file)
- UNIT 3: Stage 3 (1.58MB zip file)
- UNIT 4: ALL STAGES (2.57MB zip file)
HOW CAN WE HELP OUR PLANT COMMUNITIES? Download all 3 units in one zipped pdf file (link above) or as separate files using the links below. - UNIT 4: Stage 1 (1.84MB zip file)
- UNIT 4: Stage 2 (1.79MB zip file)
- UNIT 4: Stage 3 (1.61MB zip file)
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