Victorian Wetlands: Resources for Teachers and Students

Victoria’s wetlands provide important habitats for birds, fish and many other animals to live and breed. They also form part of an international network of wetlands that sustain the many millions of birds that migrate across the world.

Wetlands are one of the most biologically diverse systems on earth and occur on almost all continents (Antarctica is the exception), in all climatic zones, on the coast and inland, and can be formed naturally or built by people. They provide us with food, fibre and medicines, buffer us from storms and floods, and act as water filters. They provide windows on the past, habitat for a wide range of plants and animals, and are places of beauty and tranquillity.

Wetlands are also one of the most threatened natural systems in the world.

This site is designed to help students and teachers learn about, value and take action to protect and preserve these important areas. There are three entries into this site: One is for teachers, another is a research centre for middle year students and the third provides field study and classroom activities suitable for VCE classes.

	Teachers Do you want to include a study of wetlands into your program? Two complete teaching units of work are available for download. These units have been designed around the E⁵ instructional model and provide many activities and resources to use in the classroom.
	Student research centre Do you want to know more about wetlands? This research centre contains information, datasets and images that will help you understand the importance of wetlands and what you can to do help protect them.
	Field study activities for VCE Biology, Environmental Science, Geography and Outdoor & Environmental Studies Are you heading out into the field? Here are some ideas for activities and experiments that you could use. There are also classroom activities for students.

Cover of the saltmarsh and mangroves field activities document