Australian Academy of Science - Primary Connections
This site contains a diverse range of science based resources which are linked to many aspects of the school curriculum. Topics can relate to Energy, Biodiversity, Purchasing, Climate and Water.
www.science.org.au/primaryconnections/curriculum-resources/waterworks.html
Sustainable and Attainable
This South Australian site has a series of themed resources including Energy, Biodiversity, Water, Waste, Transport, and Air. Its focus is to aid schools in their journey to becoming sustainable.
www.sustainableschools.sa.edu.au/
What do you Need What do you want
The purpose of this resource is to help participants distinguish between personal needs and wants, and consider how things are used and wasted. It provides images and instructions. http://www.ecoliteracy.org/sites/default/files/uploads/shared_files/CEL_needs_and_wants_activity.pdf
Consume this -buying things that matter
This PDF is a detailed exploration on the purchasing of goods and the impacts that such purchases have on the environment.
www.c2p2online.com/documents/C2P2_online_reader.pdf
Food Miles Calculator – Organic Linker
Food miles are a way of attempting to measure how far food has travelled before it reaches the consumer. It is a good way of looking at the environmental impact of foods and their ingredients. It includes getting foods to you, but also getting waste foods away from you, and to the landfill! You can track it from any capital city in the world!
www.organiclinker.com/food-miles.cfm