Critical Minerals Curriculum Resources for NSW Stage 5 High School Students

Provide learning opportunities on critical minerals for Stage 5 (Year 9 & 10) high school students via bespoke resources, materials & experiences aligned to NSW school curriculum & relevant syllabuses

Project goals

In line with the NSW Critical Minerals and High‑Tech Metals Strategy 2024 -2035, this project will strengthen STEM and earth science education by developing a suite of curriculum‑aligned resources that introduce school students to critical minerals.

These materials will provide:

• Learning opportunities connected to the NSW school curriculum and relevant syllabuses
• Raise awareness of the importance of geoscience and critical minerals in high school students.

Scope

This project will complement the new NSW Science Syllabus for Years 7-10 that is being introduced in 2026. The scope encompasses:

1. Development of a series lesson plans and/or guides that embed critical minerals learning outcomes into the relevant Science and Geography (Stage 5) syllabus focus areas which could include energy, materials, states of matter, environmental sustainability and depth projects. Learning content will cover areas including critical minerals found in NSW, geological regions of NSW, exploration techniques, technologies, and sampling methods, extraction and liberation processes and environmental sustainability.
2. Create supporting physical resources to enhance lesson delivery and accommodate learning diversity, such as posters, mineral kits, experiments and other shareable classroom tools.
3. Digital and Web Based Content such as short videos, geological maps and visualisations and virtual tours (such as a mine site or exploration footage).
4. Teacher professional development on critical minerals including explainers and fact sheets to guide lesson delivery and classroom application.
5. A promotion strategy targeting heads of curriculum at schools and teachers to ensure schools know about the new resources, how to access them, and their relevance to the syllabus.

Requirements

Opportunity requirements

1. Tender Documents

Please download all the attached documents and complete and return: -

Part B - Response Form

Response type

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