29/12/2021
Year 7!
Are you struggling to find resources for your Sustainability Assignment? Look no further than the library!
Books:
Non-Fiction 333.7DAL
Dalgleish, S. (2007). Our World Our Future. Macmillan. https://books.google.com.au/books?printsec=frontcover&vid=ISBN9781420261059&redir_esc=y =onepage&q&f=false
The book “Our World Our Future” tells you all about our natural resources and how we can conserve and sustain them for future generations. The book contains six sections focusing on water, air, land, energy, forests, and wildlife with multiple titles per section.
Non-Fiction 363.73MUR
Murphy, G. (2008). Global Warming: what can you do?. Five Mile Press. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4558356
This book is split into four sections relating to global warming; what is it, what does it mean for us, what are we doing, what can you do. It includes lots of descriptive images to help you understand the text and includes a range of strategies.
Non-Fiction 333.79WHI
Whittaker, H. (2011). Energy: information and projects to help you live more sustainably. Macmillan Library. https://www.bookdepository.com/Energy-Helen-Whittaker/9781608705733
This book discusses energy and is split into two parts. The first fifteen pages contain information about energy; what it is, how we use it, where it comes from, and green energy. The rest of the book contains experiments you can complete to help you understand about energy.
Non-Fiction 919.42PYE
Pyers, G. World Heritage of Australia book series. Pearson Australia.
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5009588
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5009589
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5009587
This resource refers to three books that describe The Great Barrier Reef, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and Kakadu National Park. Each book describes the place, history of the place, how the place is managed as an environment, how the impact of people is managed, and how to protect it for the future.
Non-Fiction 333.79JAK
Jakab, C. (2007). Energy Use. Macmillan. https://books.google.com.au/books?printsec=frontcover&vid=ISBN1420205455&redir_esc=y =onepage&q&f=false
The book “Energy Use” tells you all about how we create energy. It outlines five urgent energy issues around the world and solutions for each one. The solutions include some easy ones that you can accomplish at home or school and some that are more complex.
Non-Fiction 363.70PER
Perini, J. (2008). Environment: saving our planet. Young Reed. https://www.amazon.com.au/Environment-Jessica-Perini/dp/1921073500
The book “Environment: saving our planet” has a lot of useful information. It tells us information about biodiversity, recycling, conservation, and sustainable practices. Do not rely on just skip to the index; look through this book carefully.
Non-Fiction 333.91WAT
Bowmer, K. (ed.). (2004). Water Innovation: A New Era for Australia. CL Creations Pty Ltd. https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Water_Innovation.html?id=_reWOwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
This book is all about water; government initiatives, research, innovations, importing and exporting, renewing a reusing, harnessing, the list goes on. This is a more difficult book so make sure to utilise the table of contents and index to find what you need.
Journal Articles:
Muñoz M, Valle M, White R and Jaffé R (2019) How Can We All Help Conserve Nature?. Frontier for Young Minds. 7:84. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2019.00084
This article gives us a lot of practical information about how we can help save the environment. It includes information on how to reduce your footprint, how to conserve nature, and how to appreciate nature, with many links that you might or might not find useful.
Seeley M., Song B. and Hale R. (2021). Can Microplastic Pollution Change Important Aquatic Bacterial Communities?. Frontier for Young Minds, 9:596923. https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.596923
This article is talking about tiny bits of plastic, called microplastics, and whether they affect the important processes carried out in the earth. It discusses what microplastics are, what processes happen in the earth (or sediment), the experiment they completed, and why their results matter.
French, K. & Terry, N. (2020). How can we find oil-eating bacteria to clean up the sea? Environmental Science Journal for Teens.https://sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bioremediation_article.pdf
This article talks about oil spills and how we can identify oil-eating bacteria that can help in the removal of oil after spills occur. It demonstrates a more environmentally friendly way to address an environmental issue in our world today.
Rajagopal, D. & Liu, B. (2020). Waste to Energy: How can we get the most from our waste? Environmental Science Journal for Teens.https://sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/biomass_article.pdf
This article is basically about recycling. It investigates how we can use different types of materials to replace the fossil fuels we are currently using to power our lives. It uses simple language and relatable examples to explain the information.
Froese, R., Winker, H., Gascuel D., Sumaila, R, & Pauly, D. (2017). How can we reduce the impact of fishing? Environmental Science Journal for Teens.https://sciencejournalforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/minimize_article.pdf
This article discusses sustainable fishing practices (basically how can we fish without wiping out all the fish) and is about something we can implement now to prevent a problem in the future. It suggests three solutions for fishery management then tests them using experiments to see if they will work.
Websites:
Arnold, C. (2021, February 25). What you can do to improve soils. Science News for Students. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/what-you-can-do-to-improve-soils
This source is an online article about what you can do to create and maintain healthy soil. It includes information about soil and how you can make it better over time with a helpful glossary of vocabulary words at the end.
(2021). Sustainable Agriculture. World Wildlife Fund. https://www.worldwildlife.org/industries/sustainable-agriculture
This source provides information about farming and how we can make it more environmentally conscious. It includes four sections that give you an overview of the issue, why it matters, what difference it makes, and what people are currently doing.
(2020, July 15). Reducing Waste: What You Can Do. EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency. https://www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-waste-what-you-can-do
This source provides information on reducing our waste. It offers ideas you can use at home, school, work, in the community, when travelling, and on holidays and events. It contains information for both children and adults.
Other Information Sources:
(2021). War On Waste. ABC iView. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/war-on-waste/series/1
This source is a TV series about waste in Australia and what we can do to reduce it. All up there are seven episodes across two seasons that investigates waste in the oceans, waste in the fashion industry, single-use plastics, e-waste, and food waste.
State of NSW, Department of Education. (2018, May 22). Traditional knowledge and sustainable ecosystems. Syllabus Bites. https://schoolsequella.det.nsw.edu.au/file/26539dbd-3b0f-4d2e-adec-6ebea329933e/1/14144.zip/index.htm
This source contains text, videos and links to child-friendly sources on traditional sustainable and conservation practices undertaken by the Aboriginal people in the past and present. This source is useful to students at multiple ages.
Craig Reucassel returns for a 2nd series of the landmark series that sparked action across the nation. Craig targets plastic water bottles, straws, e-waste, fast furniture, food waste and the recycling crisis.
