Teacher Resources

Aquaria

Species Register

Primary Program

Secondary Program

Holiday Program

Travel Program

Staff Contacts & Bookings

Teacher Resources

MDCs around Australia

 

doughboy scallop

Useful Marine Websites

Marine Lesson Plans

Marine Education Society of Australasia (MESA)

Bridge (marine lesson plan links)

Classroom Antarctica

Reef ED (Great Barrier Reef)

Putting a Toe in the Water

 

Marine Information & Resources

Fish Facts (Australian Museum)

Guide to Marine Zooplankton of SE Australia

Phytoplankton Identification

Ocean Planet (short film available in resource section)

Animated images of Sea floor (Dept of Environment)

CSIRO Ocean Currents Models

Seaweed Identification

Monsters of the Deep

Crustacean Gallery

Dragon Search (Seadragons)

The Bioluminescence Page

The Seaslug Forum

ABC Online - Oceans Alive

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sea Jelly anatomy and life cycle

Redmap

Tangaroa Blue Australian Marine Debris Project

Tasmanian Marine Protected Areas

SEAMAP Tasmania

Marine Links

Fishcare Schools Program

Classroom Ideas and Resources

Classroom ideas for before and after your MDC visit

Click here for suggestions for Primary classes

Click here for suggestions for Secondary classes

 

Marine units linked to the Tasmanian Curriculum

Tasmanian Marine Biodiversity (grades 5 - 8)

Fishing For the Future (grades 5 - 8)

Humans and the Sea (grades 9 - 10)

 

Web-based Interactive Games for Students

Interactive Food Webs (Gould League)

Build a Fish

Whales

Build a Squid

Henley Beach MDC (see games page)

Great Australian Fisheries Challenge

 

Projects

Seafood Industry Partnerships in Schools  **NEW**

A new and exciting initiative from OceanWatch Australia that will help partner your class with a commercial fisher or marine farmer, providing  real world learning opportunities.  Suitable for grades 1-10.

 

How to....

Set up your own aquarium in the classroom

Conduct a Foreshore Excursion

 

Marine Resource Kits

There are a number of marine resource kits available to Tasmanian teachers. These kits contain teaching ideas and resources for use in the classroom.  Please contact Ros or Pam to enquire about borrowing the following kits from the Centre:

  • Marine Links kit

  • Story Of Seafood Kit

Additionally, the Coastcare Treasure Chest is available for teachers to borrow from Sustainable Living Tasmania.