Resources
Resources for schools & groups, kids & families and adults.
Includes activities, online learning programs, games, school resources, fact sheets and more. Some learning resources require the Adobe Flash Player which can be downloaded from www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.
Blog
Read about interesting specimens, science curators’ research and new Australian Curriculum learning resources.
Online learning resource
Discover the beauty and uniqueness of the Great Barrier Reef and its creatures. Investigate how human activities and climate change are affecting the reef.
Teacher Resource Booklet (PDF, 2.4MB)
Online learning resource
Listen to stories of backyard wildlife. Engage in biodiversity assessments, insect collection, digital story making and observe wildlife close to home.
The resource includes the Backyard Explorer booklets for use by school and community groups.
Resource List
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A Fossil Community (55 KB) 
Student worksheet; Teacher notes
This is one of the educational resources from Queensland Museum’s online learning resource, Dinosaurs, Climate Change and Biodiversity. The aim is to infer from fossils, the changes in populations and habitats over time. Changes over time at the Mt Etna site, near Rockhampton, are examined.
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Adaptations Teaching Unit (1336 KB) [Australian Curriculum] Teacher Notes and Student worksheets, units and lesson plans
This unit focuses on the adaptations of organisms and is linked to the Australian Science Curriculum. It covers a term teaching unit with lesson plans, student worksheets, and assessment instruments.
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Animal Survivor - Student notes (410 KB) Student's notes
Students analyse an animal to relate its features to its survival success in the current environmental conditions. Students then make predictions about how the animal may survive if conditions were to change. Finally, students suggest some features of the animal that may make it better equipped to survive in its habitat.
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Animal Survivor - Teacher notes (1645 KB) Teacher's notes
Teacher’s notes to guiding students to relate an animal’s features to its survival success in the current environmental conditions. Students then make predictions about how the animal may survive if conditions were to change. Finally, students suggest some features of the animal that may make it better equipped to survive in its habitat.
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Backyard Explorer Data Collation Sheet (1100 KB) 
Student’s notes
This data spreadsheet tool can be used to collate data from a collection event. You can enter and record location data, abiotic conditions and population counts of invertebrate orders.
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Backyard Explorer Data Collation User Manual (2259 KB) Teacher's notes
This manual guides the user to setup and enter data on the data collation tool spreadsheet. The manual includes screen shots and explanatory notes on how each data sheet is used. There is a troubleshooting guide for each sheet.
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Backyard Explorer Leader's Guide (1239 KB) Teacher's notes
This guide provides teachers with an outline on how to construct biodiversity assessments of sites in the school area. A case study example is used to help guide the process. There are also detailed guides on constructing pitfall traps as well as handy tips for identification of insects to order level.
