Ecosystems & Biomes: VR Curriculum Pack

Description

Bring ecosystems and biomes to life without leaving the classroom. Turn ecosystems from a worksheet topic into a world your students build themselves.

In this VR-integrated unit, students begin as explorers of real 360° ecosystems and finish as makers, coding their own interactive biome and pitching an evidence-based action tied to a UN Sustainable Development Goal. It’s science, geography, digital creation and global citizenship in one deeply engaging arc.

Built as a deliberate “consume → create” gradient: each lesson hands students a little more of the making, so by the capstone they’re building and presenting an immersive world they designed.

Students will:

• Define biomes by climate, soil, vegetation and productivity
• Model food webs and matter/energy flow, and predict the impact of changing conditions
• Analyse how humans alter biomes for food and fibre, and the challenges to food security
• Build an interactive biome in Delightex using drag-and-drop CoBlocks coding
• Pitch a sustainability recommendation linked to a specific SDG target

What makes it different:

• Real 360° / VR immersion: not clip-art, actual environments students step into
• Students create, not just consume: a genuine build capstone, not another worksheet
• Cross-curricular: one pack that works for both Science and Geography teachers
• SDG-linked: a global-citizenship thread that lifts it beyond content coverage
• No headset required: everything runs in a browser on Chromebooks and tablets; VR is an optional enhancement

What’s included (4 print-ready PDFs):

• Teacher Guide: 5 fully scripted, timed lessons with curriculum alignment and differentiation
• Student Workbook: printable worksheets for every lesson plus an SDG reference card
• Assessment Rubric: 6 criteria × 4 levels, with student self-assessment
• Delightex Quick-Start & CoBlocks cheat-sheet: so any teacher can run the tech confidently

Australian Curriculum V9 alignment:

• Year 7 Science: AC9S7U01, AC9S7U02
• Year 9 Geography: AC9HG9K01, AC9HG9K02, AC9HG9K03, AC9HG9K04
• Stretch/senior link: AC9S10U04 (natural bridge into the Climate Systems pack for extension or Year 10 classes)

Technology: Uses Delightex (formerly CoSpaces Edu) accounts, browser-based, GDPR/COPPA/FERPA compliant. Full setup guidance included.

Try before you buy: Download the free Lesson 1 sample to teach a complete lesson with your class first.

Teaching this across a whole year level? Ask about a school licence.