Earth Hour - Taking Action for the Environment

Earth Hour - Taking Action for the Environment

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 6
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • The Arts
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Citizen Science
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
  • Water
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Students watch videos on their own time and use class time for hands-on activities. Students explore the living and non-living things that make up the environment and investigate ways to keep it healthy. They also learn about climate change and take actions to fight it. Additionally, they develop news-making skills by creating news stories about their actions for climate change in the future. They also investigate the impacts of floods and droughts on the natural environment and farming. Lastly, students explore the impacts of climate change on food production in Australia by studying the banana industry.

Earth Hour is a WWF-Australia initiative, and is the world’s largest community-driven climate change campaign. At the centre of Earth Hour is switching off lights to show a commitment to taking action. Thousands of teachers use Earth Hour’s education program to enrich their curriculum and provide pathways for young people to create change in their world.

Download the Earth Hour starter kit for your school: Earth Hour for Schools

Find out

Explicit instruction on the topic, increasing in complexity and breadth of knowledge.

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Earth Hour - The places you love

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
  • Social
  • Outdoor Learning
  • Lesson
  • ...

Earth Hour - Create a Short Climate Change Film

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • English
  • Learning through film
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • The Arts
  • Media Arts
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
  • ...

Earth Hour - Banana Dramas

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
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Earth Hour - Action Stations

  • Primary
  • Year 1 - 6
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Land Management
  • Sustainability

Take action

Contextualising knowledge and inspiring students through real-world examples. These lessons feature stories of inspirational people and organisations making a difference to help bring the learning to life.

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Earth Hour - Running an Event

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Social
  • Social Action
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