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VELS Thinking Starters Teacher Resource is here!

VELS Thinking Starters are unique resources to help teachers introduce lessons and promote thinking. They all have Victorian marine themes. Each one is closely linked to VELS and provides ideas, resources and links for cross-curricular and cross-level activities.



Catchments and Marine Pollution Thinking Starter

This video is the ISIC TV episode regarding the Ambassador Marine Pollution Workshop.

Check out DRI's
Don't Pee in My Pool Catchment Excursion. 		For information on Melbourne Water's Healthy Waterways Waterwatch Program for Schools.

Download VELS Learning Ideas Matrix Catchment and Marine Pollution (pdf 951kb)
Download VELS Learning Ideas Local Catchment Map (pdf 2mb)
Download VELS Learning Ideas Regional Catchment Map (pdf 277kb)




If you can't view this,download it : ISIC Pollution Workshop 2011 (43MB).



Blue Whale Thinking Starter

This video is the ISIC TV episode regarding the stranded blue whale at Rye.

Check out DRI's
Through the Eyes of a Whale
Incursion Program.

VELS Learning Ideas Matrix and Backgrounder for teachers: (pdf 807kb)



View directly in YouTube: Blue Whale stranding (April 2009)
If you are unable to see it due to a firewall issue, go to: ISIC TV




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