We’re going to investigate insects! Explore your outdoor surroundings to see if your habitat is home to bees and other beneficial insects. Use the field guide to help you get the buzz on bees and other local insects.
We’re going to identify animals in their habitats by exploring either your backyard, schoolyard, a local park or some other natural place. Investigate your surroundings to see which animals are sharing the local habitat with you. Use the field guide to help you identify animals in your community.
The Victorian Government funds the Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants, which to date have funded 571 projects. The program funds Victorian schools, Scouts and other youth groups to run projects that involve and educate young people in valuing and actively caring for Victoria’s biodiversity and natural environment.
Forty students from Fidelity Kindergarten in Ballarat have already kick-started a lifetime of sustainability skills by getting involved in a great project to help reduce food waste, save water and improve soil quality.
Grade 3 and 4 students at St. Albans Heights Primary School upcycled library bins to create a new garden at the school. The project incorporated both the science and art curriculum through planting of the garden and the design of the bins. Students mosaicked the outside of the old library tubs, and planted native and flowering plants. The project utilised recycled materials to enhance the school’s environment.