This document contains a presentation and workshop materials from Carolyn Shurey of ResourceSmart Schools and CERES about biodiversity. It includes definitions of biodiversity, statistics on endangered Australian plants and animals, reasons to protect biodiversity such as inspiration, recreation, culture, economics and ethics. The presentation provides guidance for discussing biodiversity and curriculum materials are referenced for further activities. Credit to Carolyn Shurey and CERES is requested if the materials are used.

1. 28/08/ 2014
Hello there,
Here is my presentation and workshop from Penders Grove PS
workshop.
You are welcome to use this presentation as a way to guide your
group’s discussions .
It would be awesome if you could credit my work and the work of
CERES as this is our ‘bread and butter’.
Cheers,
Carolyn Shurey

2. ResourceSmart
Schools
Biodiversity Module
Workshop

3. I’ll email you today’s notes.

4. Notes from today will be
emailed to you.

7. Northern
Metro Eastern
Metro
Southern
Metro
Western
Metro

11. in about for

13. 1 in 10 children today play outside
once a week or less.

14. People must feel that
the natural world is
important and valuable
and beautiful and
wonderful and an
amazement
and a pleasure.

15. Do you have
a heart
connection
to your

19. What is Biodiversity?
“…the variety of all living things; the different plants,
animals and micro organisms, the genetic information
they contain and the ecosystems they form”

20. Source: Victorian National Park Association

21. About 84% of Australian plants,
83% of Australian mammals
and
45% of Australian birds
are found nowhere else in the world.

22. Source: WWF – Living Planet Report 2013
19 species of fish,
16 species of frogs,
16 species of reptiles,
47 species of birds,
39 species of mammals
and
612 species of plants
are endangered in Australia.

23. Why protect biodiversity?

24. Inspiring Beauty

25. Recreation

26. Recreation

27. Recreation

28. Cultural and Social Significance

29. Cultural and Social Significance

30. Cultural and Social Significance

31. Economics

32. Economics

33. 50% of pollination for our crops is carried
out by native insects.

34. Contributes $600 million-$1 billion
to Victoria’s economy.

35. Ethics and Legacy

37. Let’s have a play
Action planning

39. If…
And…
And…
And…
And…
Then…

40. If I get the weeds under control
And I get some time to plant seeds
And they don’t get eaten by snails
And I plant the healthy seedlings in spring
And I give them the care they need
Then I will have some beautiful tomatoes and basil for summer

42. Let’s have a play
Curriculum materials

43. http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/biodiversity-activities/

45. What you do makes a difference,
and you have to decide what kind
of difference you want to make.
- Jane Goodall

46. http://sustainability.ceres.org.au
Search “curriculum”

47. www.coolaustralia.org

48. Carolyn Shurey
Email: carolyn@ceres.org.au
PH: 9389 0133
Web - http://sustainability.ceres.org.au