Educational resources
Educational resources
Explore. Share. Learn. Queensland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 is more than just a report — it’s a resource.
The Queensland State of the Environment Report 2024 can be used to inform teaching across all ages of the Australian Curriculum. The below slide deck has been developed to support student understanding and navigation of the report’s content and contains a few example activities that facilitators can incorporate into their lessons.
Below, you’ll find a list of links to learning areas within the Australian Curriculum for Prep through to Year 12, ensuring educators can seamlessly integrate topics from the report into their classrooms.
Australian Curriculum learning areas where the report can be incorporated include:
- Science
- Mathematics
- English
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
- Design & Technologies
- Health and Physical Education (HPE)
- Geography
- Digital Solutions
Lower Primary (Prep – Year 2)
Year | Learning Area | QSoE24 Website Theme | Curriculum Links |
Prep | Science, HASS, Visual Arts, English | Biodiversity | |
Year 1 | HASS, Sustainability, English | Pollution | |
Year 2 | HASS, English, Mathematics | Heritage |
Upper Primary (Years 3 – 6)
Year | Learning Area | QSoE24 Website Theme | Curriculum Links |
Year 3 | Science, Mathematics, Design & Technologies, Sustainability, English | Climate; Liveability | AC9S3U03, AC9S3H02, AC9S3I01 , AC9S3I02, AC9S3I03, AC9S3I04 , AC9S3I05, AC9S3I06, AC9M3M01 , AC9M3ST01, AC9M3ST02, AC9M3ST03 , AC9TDE4P01, AC9E4LY03, AC9E4LY06 , AC9E3LY01, AC9E3LY03 |
Year 3 | Mathematics, HPE, Sustainability | Liveability | |
Year 3 | HASS, Sustainability | Biodiversity | |
Years 3–4 | HPE, Sustainability | Pollution | |
Year 4 | Science, Sustainability, English | Biodiversity | |
Year 5 | Mathematics, Science, Digital Technologies, Sustainability | Pollution | AC9M5ST01, AC9M5ST03, AC9S5H02,AC9S5I05, AC9S5I06, AC9TDI6P07 , AC9TDI6P08 |
Year 5 | HASS, Sustainability, ATSI Histories & Cultures | Liveability; Climate; Biodiversity | |
Years 5–6 | The Arts (Dance), Sustainability, English | Liveability | |
Years 5–6 | HPE, Sustainability | Liveability | |
Year 6 | Science, Sustainability, English | Biodiversity | |
Year 6 | Mathematics | Liveability |
Junior Secondary (Years 7 – 8)
Year | Learning Area | QSoE24 Website Theme | Curriculum Links |
Year 7 | Science, Mathematics, ATSI Histories & Cultures | Heritage | |
Year 7 | Science, Sustainability | Climate | |
Year 7 | Mathematics, Sustainability | Climate | |
Year 7 | Geography, Sustainability | Liveability | |
Year 8 | Geography, Sustainability | Liveability | |
Year 8 | Geography, Sustainability | Climate; Liveability |
Middle Secondary (Years 9 – 10)
Year | Learning Area | QSoE24 Website Theme | Curriculum Links |
Year 9 | Science, Mathematics, ATSI Histories & Cultures, Sustainability | Climate | |
Year 9 | Geography, Sustainability | Liveability | |
Year 10 | Science, Mathematics, Sustainability | Climate | |
Year 10 | Geography, ATSI Histories & Cultures, Sustainability | Heritage |
Senior Secondary (Years 11/12)
Year | Learning Area | QSoE24 Website Theme | Curriculum Links |
Year 11/12 | Biology Units 1-4 | Heritage, Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate, Sustainability, Liveability | |
Year 11/12 | Chemistry Units 1-4 | Pollution, Sustainability, Climate | |
Year 11/12 | Physics Units 1-4 | Sustainability, Climate, Liveability | |
Year 11/12 | Drama Unit 3 | Heritage, Liveability, Sustainability | |
Year 11/12 | Health Unit 3 | Liveability, Sustainability, Pollution | |
Year 11/12 | English Units 1-4 | Sustainability, Liveability, Heritage, Climate | |
Year 11/12 | Mathematics Units 3-4 | Sustainability, Liveability, Pollution, Climate | |
Year 11/12 | Digital Solutions (Technologies) Units 1-4 | Sustainability, Liveability, Pollution, Climate |