Secondary schools

Click the headings below to see available teaching and learning resources

Agriculture

HSC / Stage 6
  • Biosecurity in Schools - includes an eLearning module designed to be used with secondary school students, signage for school properties and information about the reporting process if something unusual is observed.
  • Agtech Fundamentals - Farms of the Future digital resources - designed to allow students to explore the role technology plays in agriculture and the benefits it can bring to a farm business.
  • Food & Fibre Production - an Aboriginal Perspective
  • Tocal Virtual Farm - a digital representation of the Tocal property and farms. It can be found at on the Tocal website. The teaching and learning resources support the use of the Tocal Virtual Farm in delivering the NSW Technology 7-8 syllabus and the farm case study in stage 6 Agriculture
  • Experimental design and data analysis - guides users to cover the Experimental analysis and research in plant/animal systems section of the Plant/animal production core content of the NSW Stage 6 HSC Agriculture syllabus. Note: this document is not accessible for screen readers, for use in print only.
Stage 5
  • Biosecurity in Schools - includes an eLearning module designed to be used with secondary school students, signage for school properties and information about the reporting process if something unusual is observed.
  • Food & Fibre Production - an Aboriginal Perspective
  • Industry Insights - poster & worksheet series, these resources explore production, science, and finance in a range of Australian Primary production industries:
    • Crops & Pastures
    • Dairy Production
    • Plant Structure & Function
    • Pork Production
    • Poultry Production
    • Soils
    • Weeds in NSW

Technology - stage 4

  • AgPatch: Growing Literacy - highlights to students how the growing environment of food affects food quality and growing efficiency, with this understanding students will be able to make better informed consumer decisions, they will have a better understanding of some food production issues and an insight into the issue of food security. Includes a student workbook and an optional plant trial extension activity.
  • Tocal Virtual Farm - a digital representation of the Tocal property and farms. It can be found at on the Tocal website. The teaching and learning resources support the use of the Tocal Virtual Farm in delivering the NSW Technology 7-8 syllabus and the farm case study in stage 6 Agriculture
  • Australian Agriculture - an Aboriginal Perspective
  • NSW Shark Management Strategy - The NSW Shark Management Strategy (SMS) was a great real-world example of working scientifically to design and produce solutions to a problem. A set of workbooks helps student understand this authentic science and technology learning of the program.

Science - stage 4

  • AgPatch: Growing Literacy - highlights to students how the growing environment of food affects food quality and growing efficiency, with this understanding students will be able to make better informed consumer decisions, they will have a better understanding of some food production issues and an insight into the issue of food security. Includes a student workbook and an optional plant trial extension activity.
  • Biosecurity in Schools - includes an eLearning module designed to be used with secondary school students, signage for school properties and information about the reporting process if something unusual is observed.
  • Industry Insights - Plant Structure & Function - poster & worksheet series supports students to investigate the basics of plant biology.

Marine and Aquaculture Technology + PDHPE

  • NSW Shark Management Strategy - The NSW Shark Management Strategy (SMS) was a great real-world example of working scientifically to design and produce solutions to a problem. A set of workbooks helps student understand this authentic science and technology learning of the program.