The secret life of things is a great resource for educators to use when teaching sustainability.

There is a terrific video that suggests the perspectives of ‘things’ that we use on a daily basis in and around the home. It has engaging animations that portray the daily situations everyday items find themselves in such as clothing, vegetables and appliances to suit the learning level of students between years 1 and 4 (most suited for years 3 and 4 in regards to curriculum links).

On the website there is a video to support the other resources provided on the website in regards to teaching students about sustainability and what choices and actions can be made to assist in creating a sustainable environment.

Even though it is a teacher focussed resource , it also has resources available for students to use independently and further their learning on the topic of sustainability.

Curriculum Links:
This resource relates to the Design and Technologies area of the Technologies learning area within the Australian Curriculum. This resource links in nicely with the Technologies and society area of the curriculum for year 3 and 4: Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability that impact on the design of products, services and environments to meet (community needs, ACTDEK010).

Resource Link: The secret life of things

Categories; Design and Technologies; Generating, developing and evaluating ideas; Planning, poducing and evaluating designed solutions; Technology and society; Year 3-4