About this resource
Created by the ACTF in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum, this learning resource supports students and teachers in Years 3 to 6 to explore the award-winning animated television series The Deep in the classroom and beyond.
Based on the graphic novels by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer, The Deep follows the adventures of the Nekton family - a brilliant team of underwater explorers. With state-of-the-art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, the Nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean, where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained. Read more about the series in the About The Deep section.
Created by the ACTF in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum, this learning resource supports students and teachers in Years 3 to 6 to explore the award-winning animated television series The Deep in the classroom and beyond.
Based on the graphic novels by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer, The Deep follows the adventures of the Nekton family - a brilliant team of underwater explorers. With state-of-the-art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, the Nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean, where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained. Read more about the series in the About The Deep section.
Getting started
The Deep learning resource includes two learning sequences. They can be completed individually or together. Each page includes a sequence of tasks students can complete in the classroom with guidance from a teacher.
Ocean creatures, habitats and stories
This learning sequence explores how the television series The Deep incorporates some creatures based on real-life underwater animals, others that are works of fiction, and some that are a mix of...
Protect the oceans with design and technologies
This learning sequence explores how the Nekon family in The Deep - and real world scientists - use technology to support the navigation, exploration and protection of our oceans.
Curriculum links
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| Science | English | Media Arts | Critical and creative thinking | |
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Year 4 |
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Year 5 |
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Year 6 |
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| Science | Design and Technologies | Sustainability | Critical and creative thinking | |
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Year 3 |
AC9S3H02; AC9S3I01
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AC9TDE4P01; AC9TDE4P05
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Year 4 |
AC9S4H02; AC9S4I01
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AC9TDE4P01; AC9TDE4P05
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Year 5 |
AC9S5H02; AC9S5I01
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AC9TDE6P01; C9TDE6P05
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Year 6 |
AC9S6H02; AC9S6I01
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The Deep learning resource episode package
To support this resource, a downloadable episode package is available to teachers. The package includes the full episodes listed below along with the edited clips from The Deep used in this learning resource. Download the The Deep learning resource package here.
The Deep learning resource episode package
Episodes in learning sequence 1
- Series 1 Episode 1: ‘Here Be Dragons’
- Series 1 Episode 20: ‘The Song of the Siren’
- Series 1 Episode 22: ‘Strange Migration’
- Series 2 Episode 4: ‘Treacherous Waters’
- Series 3 Episode 7: ‘The Sea Unicorn’
- Series 4 Episode 3: ‘Little Problems’
Episodes in learning sequence 2
- Series 1 Episode 12: ‘Phantom Sub’
- Series 1 Episode 14: ‘Junior Nektons’
- Series 2 Episode 3: ‘Mermaids’
- Series 3 Episode 9: ‘The Race’
- Series 4 Episode 8: ‘Unidentified Floating Objects’
- Series 4 Episode 9: ‘At the bottom of the Gyre’
- Series 4 Episode 10: ‘Walking with Fish’
- Series 4 Episode 11: ‘Getting Warmer’
The Deep graphic novel
Explore the following links to learn more about The Deep graphic novel and the accompanying Reading Australia teaching resource.
Additional resources
Australian National Maritime Museum Learning Programs https://www.sea.museum/learn
Exploring The Deep https://www.exploringthedeep.com/ / https://www.exploringthedeep.com/mission/
The Deep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugiTRpz7c2eStGB2uZ4DDA
Feedback
The ACTF would like to better understand how teachers are using our resources in the classroom. We welcome feedback from teachers who have delivered and adapted our resources. Please reach out to education@actf.com.au with questions, comments and suggestions.