For teachers

Presentation: Marine Month - grade 6 - food chains and food webs
October is national Marine Month. This month is dedicated to celebrating our marine life. Did you know that our oceans produce more oxygen than the Amazon rainforest? They control our climate and give us food. Discover how we can protect our marine ecosystems for the health of the planet – and ourselves.

Presentation: The web of life - all about interdependence
The world is made up of a variety of plants and animals, and we call the variety of life on Earth biodiversity. These make up the web of life, where each living thing depends on the other for survival.

Quiz solution Classification of plants and animals International Day of Biological Diversity Grade 7
Do you know why the Western Cape's biodiversity is so special? Can you name the four kingdoms living things can be divided up into? Take our parent and teacher quiz today to see how much you know about this fascinating kingdom.

Radio clip: Fire - emergency contact numbers - English
Need to know how to react and who to call in event of a fire? This short radio clip gives you the important numbers needed for fire safety.

Radio clips: Interview with a Tree
Listen to these fun radio clips as kids interview a variety of trees on curriculum related topics in the 2020 and 2022 Arbor Day Interview with a Tree Competition. There are so many interesting things to learn about trees. Give it a try!
Radio Interview: Water & Biodiversity -Wetlands Day 2020
Learn all about the importance of wetlands in these English and Afrikaans radio interviews.

Radio Interview: Climate Change - Earth Day
Learn about what Earth Day is, why it is important and how it is linked to climate change.

Radio Interview: Day in the Life of a Field Ranger
Ever wonder what a field ranger does on a day to day basis? Listen to our rangers tell you all about their interesting work at CapeNature!

Radio Interview: Fire
Learn all about fire, why it is a threat and what can be done to prevent it. Available in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa.

Radio Interview: Water & Wetlands
Learn all about the importance of wetlands and how you can protect them in these radio interviews.

Video Series – Heritage and Conservation
This series of 9 videos includes a variety of topics on the history of conservation over the years. Each video is available in English and with Afrikaans and isiXhosa Subtitles.

Video: Learning & Awareness at CapeNature
This set of two videos includes a look at how the Learning & Awareness Component at CapeNature plans and runs their environmental education and capacity building programmes.