• Delivery to and pick up from your school/ organisation/home school group (for educators within our operational area)

• Each box includes the required resources, clear background information for educators and curriculum-linked lesson plans

• All Pesky Pests curriculum books and worksheets will be provided electronically and are yours to keep, even after the resource box has been returned

LESSON 1: Who am I?

What is the difference between a native and an introduced animal? Explore common Western Australian animals, their physical features and how those features help them survive in their habitats.

LESSON 2: What do they eat?

What do animals need to survive? Explore herbivores, carnivores and omnivores, match animals with their food, and investigate how competition for resources can affect native species.

LESSON 3: How do animals become pests?

How can farm animals and pets become feral? Explore reproduction, compare offspring with their parents, and investigate how pest animals can affect native species and their habitats.

LESSON 4: Changing habitats

What happens when a habitat changes and animals can no longer find the resources they need? Learn about Gilbert’s potoroo and explore how food, water and shelter affect animal survival.

LESSON 5: How can science help?

Discover how science and wildlife rehabilitation help care for injured native animals. Explore threats to wildlife and investigate how people can help protect native species.

LESSON 6: From seed to plant

What do plants need to grow and reproduce? Explore the plant life cycle, germination, pollination and seed dispersal, and investigate how these processes contribute to the spread of weeds.

LESSON 7: How do weeds spread?

What makes a plant a weed and how do weeds spread? Explore The Story of Rosy Dock, investigate different methods of seed dispersal and identify characteristics of weeds.

LESSON 8: What do we eat?

Where does our food come from, and how can pests affect food production? Explore farms, food sources and different ways farmers manage pest animals and weeds.

LESSON 9: The fruit fly experiment

Explore the life cycle of Mediterranean fruit fly and discover why it is a declared pest. Observe different life stages and investigate how experiments and traps can be used to monitor fruit flies.

LESSON 10: Insect investigation

Not all insects are pests. Explore beneficial insects, pollination and biological control, and investigate the insects living in your school or community garden. 

LESSON 1: LEARN ABOUT BLACK COCKATOOS 

Learn to recognise black cockatoos native to our region. What do they look like? Where do they live? What sounds do they make?

LESSON 2: NAME THE BODY PART

What physical features do black cockatoos have, and how do these features help them survive?

LESSON 3: WHO'S THAT BIRD?

Listen to different bird sounds and see if you can figure out which species is making the sound!

LESSON 4: ON A WING & A PRAYER

Explore the fascinating life cycle of the endangered Carnaby's Cockatoo, told through the engaging story of a single cockatoo family.

LESSON 5: GET CREATIVE!

Follow step-by-step instructions to paint your own black cockatoo.

LESSON 7: WHAT DO THEY EAT?

Explore the food that black cockatoos enjoy and learn how to recognise their chew marks on Marri nuts.

LESSON 8: A HOLLOW IS A HOME

Find out about tree hollows and why black cockatoos struggle to find the right places to nest.

LESSON 9: PEST BIRDS

Find out about common pest birds and the damages they cause. 

LESSON 10: IMPACT CARDS

Discover how black cockatoos are influenced by habitat changes and human activities.

LESSON 11: PRO OR CON?

Join the discussion! Take on the role of black cockatoos, farmers, developers, feral animals or conservationists. Share your arguments for or against protecting habitats or managing pests.

LESSON 12: GET INVOLVED!

Design your own mini revegetation project, nestbox initiative or become a citizen scientist.