Our Big Blue Backyard by Alex Hoffman https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS Tomorrow's Leaders for Sustainability en-us 2021-10-07 05:29:08 UTC 2026-03-10 20:56:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f420.png Have we discovered all the species under the ocean? gib00123 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809542171 2021-10-12 03:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809542171 Lots of species in the ocean that I thought were friendly really hate each other and they try to eat each other gib00123 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809548118 2021-10-12 03:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809548118 Explore more of the ocean around us gib00123 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809549325 2021-10-12 03:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809549325 Was the ocean always the same depth? Or was it once hills or forests? https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809551208 2021-10-12 03:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809551208 Why does seaweed stink so much? https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809553861 2021-10-12 03:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809553861 There is this huge stingray who has been living next to the pier for years. https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809560422 My question is why is this stingray so drawn to his area? ]]> 2021-10-12 03:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809560422 Encouraging Beach clean-ups https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809561302 2021-10-12 03:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809561302 Why do puffer fish 🐠 puff https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809562604 2021-10-12 03:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809562604 How do you make Pearls https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809565435 2021-10-12 03:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809565435 what does carbon foot print mean https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809565449 2021-10-12 03:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809565449 We take a lot for granted: https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809567156 As in the sea.
We are destroying the sea and not even giving it a second glance.]]> 2021-10-12 03:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809567156 What is the rock formation called https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809567424 2021-10-12 03:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809567424 The ocean 🌊 covers 2/3 of our earth and so much is un explored https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809570999 2021-10-12 03:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809570999 Have a session that's about sustainability at our school so we can teach students about why its important to care for our land. gib00123 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809573014 2021-10-12 03:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809573014 Why is the great barrier reef so much bigger than any other reef in the world? sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809614858 2021-10-12 04:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809614858 Why do we exist and why are we trashing the planet? sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809620747 2021-10-12 04:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809620747 Biodiversity alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809624223 2021-10-12 04:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809624223 Educate the younger students on climate change and run programs for the foundations such as going to the pier and seeing what creatures we can see so we can encourage them to be interested in the natural environment sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809630541 2021-10-12 04:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809630541 Create a recycling hub at school to make our school community rethink waste and its affects on our bay/oceans. Include a recycled artwork to highlight the need to care for our Earth. 08638452 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809639731 2021-10-12 04:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809639731 Which of the 1300 species in Port Phillip are not found anywhere else in the world? 08638452 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809650701 2021-10-12 04:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809650701 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809798548 We definitely have not discovered all the species we haven’t even discovered most of the ocean]]> 2021-10-12 06:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1809798548 What animal does the biggest poo https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1810132292 My friend and I have swam in human poo]]> 2021-10-12 08:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1810132292 Where does animal poo go https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1811953508 2021-10-12 20:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1811953508 2 twice a year 3-6es do a beach clean up https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1811956892 2021-10-12 20:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1811956892 The 5s and 6s do a litter audit every term sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1812097783 It would mean doing citizen science and it would educate us on how much plastic is on the beaches nearby ]]> 2021-10-12 21:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1812097783 Noodlebugz Podcast - Fam Charko, Marine Biologist talking about Port Phillip Bay alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1812253971 Fam Charko is the Marine Biologist at the Port Phillip EcoCentre. Sheldon King of Noodlebugz is a young podcaster who interviews people about the natural world]]> 2021-10-12 23:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1812253971 What year did dinosaurs vanish? https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1825904259 2021-10-19 02:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1825904259 can you just remove the suctions on the bottom of the star fish so they can move and survive for long https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826083046 2021-10-19 04:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826083046 Audrey's Google Doc - Sustainability Facts sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826084104 2021-10-19 04:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826084104 Scroll down to get an idea of how deep the oceans really are! 08638452 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826160419 https://neal.fun/deep-sea/]]> 2021-10-19 05:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826160419 keystone species alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826167299 A keystone species is an organism that helps hold the system together. Without its keystone species, ecosystems would look very different. Some ecosystems might not be able to adapt to environmental changes if their keystone species disappeared. That could spell the end of the ecosystem, or it could allow an invasive species to take over and dramatically shift the ecosystem in a new direction.

In this article, it explains the three types of keystone species we may find: predators, ecosystem engineers or mutualists]]> 2021-10-19 05:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826167299 oviparous alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826172229 producing young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parent, as in birds.

Ben used this term when talking about the Port Jackson Shark eggs]]> 2021-10-19 05:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826172229 The Bay filled with water 10,000 years ago and the BoonWurrung people have stories of this time alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826176696 The BoonWurrung Story of the flooding of Port Phillip Bay is known as The Time of Chaos

The Bay is 20,000 square kilometres]]> 2021-10-19 05:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826176696 Port Phillip Bay Taxonomy Toolkit alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826179859 You can use this resource to explore the different species (and find out about them) in the Bay!]]> 2021-10-19 05:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826179859 Northern Seastar Removal 08638452 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826201834 https://earthcarestkilda.org.au/get-involved/northern-pacific-seastar-removal/]]> 2021-10-19 05:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826201834 Field Guide App to Victorian Fauna alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826203300 You can use this app from the Melbourne Museum to help you identify different species that live in Victoria, including marine species. Enjoy!]]> 2021-10-19 05:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826203300 Keystone Species 08638452 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826226950 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/wolves-yellowstone/]]> 2021-10-19 05:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826226950 I found this clip capturing the world’s biggest poo! I’m curious to know why it’s this colour?! https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826824229
"Their poo is a key nutrient for the ocean environment which essentially creates 'pastures' for small fish and krill to feed on.”

"It's a really amazing cycle because the whales need krill to eat, the krill need algae, the algae are feeding on the iron and the nutrients that have been pooed out by the whales."

“It’s perfectly disgusting!”


]]> 2021-10-19 11:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1826824229 Competition - Sea to Source - Conservation Volunteers Australia alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1828867407 If interested in doing a video or poster to raise awareness about plastics in the ocean, we might also like to submit it as part of this competition!]]> 2021-10-20 00:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1828867407 9000kg of plastic recently removed from the ocean! https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1832451314 https://mymodernmet.com/ocean-cleanup-system-jenny/]]> 2021-10-21 04:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1832451314 Ocean Clean Up Project alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1843204646 Project envisioned and designed by a boy, Oyan Blat, when he was just a teenager. The technology he designed has now been tested and proved effective. Their goal is to clear the ocean of 90% of floating plastics by 2040. This does not collect microplastics but is still a huge and exciting project! ]]> 2021-10-25 23:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1843204646 another Competition sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1849530783 this Competition is due on November the third ]]> 2021-10-27 21:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1849530783 The Majestic Plastic Bag alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1863565815 Questions/reflections: 
What was the goal of this video? What do you think is effective about this film? Why? What strategies or techniques are they using to help persuade people to sign the bill to ban plastic bags? 

Fun fact: Who do you think the narrator of this film is? (Hint: it's a character from the original Lion King film)]]> 2021-11-03 03:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1863565815 Clean Bay Blue Print - EcoCentre alex1528 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1863580376 Research about plastic pollution entering Port Phillip Bay conducted by the EcoCentre.
1 billion items of plastic enter the bay every year
80% of these items are microplastics (smaller than 5mm)

Questions/reflections:
What do you think the most common plastic items are? Take a walk down the street or at the beach - what items do you notice? Do you see any microplastics (pieces smaller than 5mm)? What impact do you think these items have on marine life?]]> 2021-11-03 04:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1863580376 Bins https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873703530 2021-11-08 01:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873703530 Bins Overflowing https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873704735 Bins can overflow and then the plastic and items can be free to fly into the ocean and travel through many different water sources.
We can add lots more bins along the beach and try to encourage people to stop littering. ]]> 2021-11-08 01:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873704735 Encouraging port Phillip council to put QR codes on our bins so they know when there full. https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873707396 2021-11-08 01:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873707396 Add a sign to the bins sch00092 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873707607 2021-11-08 01:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873707607 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873708426 2021-11-08 01:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873708426 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873719764 This is different micro plastic before they get melted down into objects and they can fly everywhere and can be very difficult to catch. They also might be ruined in the process and be no longer able to be of use. Which will be put into landfill and make the population so much bigger.]]> 2021-11-08 01:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873719764 https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873731172 2021-11-08 01:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873731172 For the class sushi every class should have their own sushi bottle instead of these: https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873754402 2021-11-08 01:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alex1528/SKPPS/wish/1873754402