Posts tagged Curriculum & Classroom Ideas
The Sustainables Academy

Useful for: Teachers, School Leaders

Looking for ideas that go beyond a single lesson or activity? Explore free STEAM-aligned resources, teaching approaches and school-wide frameworks designed to help sustainability become part of learning and action.

A rich, free hub of STEAM-aligned curriculum, sustainability pathways, and educator support. The Sustainables Academy offers downloadable resources, pedagogy models, and school-wide frameworks to help classrooms become ecosystems of action, learning, and impact.

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Recycle Mate App – Your Pocket Recycling Guide

Useful for: Teachers, Business Managers, P&Cs, Students & Families

Ever stood over a bin wondering where something actually goes? Use Recycle Mate to quickly check how and where items can be recycled locally — helping reduce contamination and make better recycling decisions at school and at home.

Make recycling simple and accurate with the free Recycle Mate app. Just snap a photo or type an item to learn exactly how and where it can be recycled in your area. A quick, reliable way for schools and families to reduce contamination and keep valuable materials in the circular economy.

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Your Career Factory – Career Education Short Course

Useful for: Teachers, Career Advisers

Want ready-to-use career education that connects learning with modern industry? This short course provides flexible lesson plans, worksheets and assessment materials that can be integrated into existing programs or delivered as a complete course.

The Your Career Factory Career Education Short Course from Manufacturing Skills Queensland provides ready-to-use resources aligned with the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) syllabus. Designed to help students connect their learning with real career pathways, the program explores skills, future work opportunities and the role of modern manufacturing.

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Cotton Australia Classroom Resources

Useful for: Teachers

Want free, curriculum-aligned resources that connect sustainability, agriculture and STEM? These lessons help students explore where their clothes come from and how Australian industry is changing.

Access a collection of free, curriculum-aligned learning resources that help students explore where their clothes come from, sustainability in Australian agriculture, natural fibres, STEM concepts and the Australian cotton industry. Suitable for both primary and secondary classrooms, the resources include lesson plans, investigations, activities, videos and real-world industry connections linked to the Australian Curriculum.

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Sustainability Skills Centre Classroom Resources

Useful for: Teachers

Looking for practical ways to bring sustainability into classroom learning? These curriculum-aligned resources help students explore resource use, auditing and circular economy concepts through hands-on learning.

Curriculum-aligned tools designed to support teaching and learning inside the Sustainability Skills Centre (SSC). These resources help you bring functional sustainability, waste auditing, and circular-economy concepts directly into your classroom.

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