Kelp: The invisible forest #googlearts

In the following lesson, students will discover:

• The Great Southern Reef off the coast of Australia and Tasmania
• How Kelp Forests are endangered globally
• What is being done to save the forests and what we can do

There are activities to complete:

• Create a food web for the kelp ecosystem
• Write an article for the local newspaper
• Design a poster to help save the kelp forests

By the end of the lesson students will

• Understand what kelp is and its importance to life on earth
• The variety of life in the kelp forest
• An awareness of how humankind is impacting on natural systems
• What we can learn from first nations about living in harmony with our environment
• What can be done to preserve this precious ecosystem

This lesson plan is designed to support students as they explore Google Arts & Culture stories related to the lesson topic.

This lesson is suitable for anyone but is recommended for students aged 10-14 years

The lesson plan can be used in the classroom or given to students as a workbook to complete at their own pace.

All you need to get started is any device with internet access. You don’t need to print this lesson plan, as there are links to different resources.

This lesson was created in association with The Great Southern Reef Foundation