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Education resources

The Auckland Regional Council produces a wide range of education resources for teachers and community. These include books, resource kits, newsletters, factsheets, posters, brochures and videos.

Learning Through Experience

Resources for the LTE programme are sent to participating teacher's prior to their visit.

Enviroschools

Enviroschools application and information form (537.8 KB PDF)

Enviroschools Survey (174.2 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News - May 2006 (704.9 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News - Sept 2006 (339.5 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News - March 2007 (1.1 MB PDF)

Enviroschools News - May 2007 (574.7 KB PDF)

Enviroschool News - March 2008 (664.0 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News - Sept 2008 (924.6 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News - April 2009 (816.5 KB PDF)

Enviroschools News June 2009 (708.9 KB PDF)

Enviroschools newsletter March 2010 (1.1 MB PDF)

 

Waste education

Education resources about waste and recycling.

Waste Education Sheet 1 – REDUCE (89.0 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 2 – REUSE (136.7 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 3 – RECYCLING (155.3 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 4 – PLASTIC RECYCLING (222.4 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 5 – PAPER RECYCLING (229.1 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 6 – OFFICE PAPER RECYCLING (122.2 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 7 – GLASS RECYCLING (185.1 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 8 – ALUMINIUM RECYCLING (232.0 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 9 – STEEL RECYCLING (245.4 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 11 – OIL RE-REFINING (211.5 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 12 – HOUSEHOLD WASTE (118.9 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 13 – WANT TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT (86.1 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 14 – WASTE MINIMISATION (110.4 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 15 – PACKAGING (86.6 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 16 – LANDFILLS (158.0 KB PDF)

Waste Education Sheet 18 - COMPOSTING (coming shortly)

Activity sheets and colouring book

How to Reduce Waste in Primary & Intermediate Schools (244.6 KB PDF)

Litter & Water Safety Activity Sheet (877.7 KB PDF)

Recycling Colouring Book (386.5 KB PDF)

Reduce Reuse Recycle Activity Sheet (498.2 KB PDF)

Todays Landfills - Purpose, Design, Construction & Care (913.6 KB PDF)

Waste Management in the Auckland Region - Overview (598.6 KB PDF)

Recycling Poster

Treading Lighting On the Earth - secondary schools waste resource kit

TLOE Book 1 - WHAT A WASTE: An Introduction to Waste in NZ, part 1.

TLOE Book 1 - WHAT A WASTE: An Introduction to Waste in NZ, part 2.

TLOE Book 2 FROM GREEN WASTE TO BLACK MAGIC The Technology of Composting for Waste Minimisation (638.5 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 3 RECYCLING, THE ENDLESS LOOP The Technology of Recycling for Waste Minimisation (625.4 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 4 DEMOLITION DERBY Project C&D Real Life Waste Minimisation in the Construction & Demolition Industry (545.0 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 5 HANDLE WITH CARE Hazardous Wastes may be Harmful to your Health (694.7 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 6 YOUR SCHOOLS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT Less Waste equals More Savings for Environmentally Schools (597.2 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 6 YOUR SCHOOLS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT Less Waste equals More Savings for Environmentally Schools Part 2 (150.2 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 7 CLEANER PRODUCTION Technologys Contribution to Business Success and a Healthy Environment Part 1 (510.1 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 7 CLEANER PRODUCTION Technology's Contribution to Business Success and a Healthy Environment Part 2 (565.5 KB PDF)

TLOE Book 8 THE LAST RESORT Safe Technologies for Waste Disposal (563.6 KB PDF)

A Word on Waste
Junior and intermediate schools.

AWOW Introduction (249.6 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 1 - Resources (1.2 MB PDF)

AWOW Unit 2 - Waste (393.8 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 3 - Landfill (272.4 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 4 - Reduce (206.1 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 5 - Reuse (340.9 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 6 - Recycle (843.9 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 7 - Packaging (887.4 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 8 - Composting (388.4 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 9 - Litter (568.8 KB PDF)

AWOW Unit 10 - Hazardous Waste (256.3 KB PDF)

AWOW Further Suggestions (227.0 KB PDF)

AWOW Appendices (163.5 KB PDF)

City Issues


City Issues

City Issues focuses on some of the major environmental issues facing an expanding urban Auckland region.

Curriculum focus: Social Studies, Science - Levels 3-4.

 

 

Teacher Resource (475.8 KB PDF)

Urban Growth (644.5 KB PDF)

Stormwater (1.7 MB PDF)

Air Quality (1.2 MB PDF)

Waste (1.4 MB PDF)

Open Spaces (1.4 MB PDF)

Cultural Heritage (1.8 MB PDF)

Biodiversity and Natural Heritage (2.1 MB PDF)

E-Vibe Environmental Education Newsletter

E-Vibe is an educational newsletter that was sent to all schools, tertiary institutions, NZAEE members and environmental community groups in the Auckland region.

E-Vibe issue 4 – Heritage (831.7 KB PDF)

E-Vibe issue 5 – Stormwater (2.1 MB PDF)

E-Vibe issue 6 – Waste (2.9 MB PDF)

E-Vibe issue 7 – Transport (983.0 KB PDF)

E-Vibe issue 8 – Regional parks (1.9 MB PDF)

E Vibe issue 9 – Biodiversity & Natural Heritage, part 1 (937.9 KB PDF)

E Vibe issue 9 – Biodiversity & Natural Heritage, part 2 (925.2 KB PDF)

E Vibe issue 9 – Biodiversity & Natural Heritage, part 3 (806.8 KB PDF)

E Vibe issue 9 – Biodiversity & Natural Heritage, part 4 (995.8 KB PDF)

E Vibe issue 9 – Biodiversity & Natural Heritage, part 5 (747.1 KB PDF)

E Vibe Issue 10 - Biosecurity, part 1 (784.4 KB PDF)

E-Vibe issue 10 – Biosecurity, part 2 (1.2 MB PDF)

General resources

The Big Clean Up School Action Plan (462.1 KB PDF)

The council also produces a wide range of resources on a variety of topics such as: