Fact sheets from our friends at Field of Mars EEC

All fact sheets have been created by Field of Mars EEC. We welcome you to visit their website to explore these resources.

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre fact sheets provide student-friendly, curriculum-aligned information on Australian animals, plants, habitats, ecosystems and environments for primary and secondary students and teachers in NSW. Each fact sheet explains what the species or environment is like, where it is found, its adaptations, supported by photographs and visuals, ideal for classroom inquiry, excursion follow-up and independent research.

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Fact sheets - Australian animal, plant, habitat and ecosystems

Explore more than 160 student-friendly fact sheets across fauna, flora and habitats. Each fact sheet explains what the species or environment is like, where it is found, its adaptations, supported by photographs and visuals, ideal for classroom inquiry, excursion follow-up and independent research.

Fact sheets - Ecosystems and environments

For NSW primary and secondary students and teachers. These resources explain how living things interact with non-living features in forests, wetlands, coasts, mountains, drylands, farms and urban areas.

Use these fact sheets to compare ecosystems and environments, including producers, consumers, decomposers, food chains, habitats, biodiversity, ecosystem processes and human-environment interactions. They support learning about how plants, animals, water, soil, sunlight, climate, landforms and people shape Australian environments.