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About our Black Cockatoo Resource Kit
About our Black Cockatoo Resource Kit
Explore the world of WA’s iconic black cockatoos with our hands‑on resource kit! Packed with interactive materials and lesson plans, it’s perfect for bringing conservation, biodiversity and biosecurity into the classroom.
Each kit contains the resources required, background information for educators and complete lesson plans. Materials are linked to the Western Australian Curriculum and are designed for students from Foundation to Year 6.
Resources include: Books, posters, hand puppets, movies, animal sounds, marri nuts, complete lesson plans and more! Everything you need to run 11+ lessons on biological sciences.
RESOURCE KIT LESSONS
RESOURCE KIT LESSONS
Foundation to Year 6
Foundation to Year 6
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 6: COCKATOO FACE MASK ACTIVITY
Get creative and make your own black cockatoo face mask!
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: IMPACT CARDS
Discover how black cockatoos are influenced by habitat changes and human activities.
LESSON 10: 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 11: GET INVOLVED!
Design your own mini revegetation project, nestbox initiative or become a citizen scientist.
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