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Read Works: Follow That Koala!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes travels of the author with a team of scientists on St. Bees Island in Australia, where they track koalas to find outmore about the animals and theirenvironment. This...
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Read Works: Our World
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read facts about seven continents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works: Coral Reef Goes Digital
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Musical Instruments the Didgeridoo
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an Australian instrument called a didgeridoo. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Great Barrier Reef
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about the The Great Barrier ReefThis passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Australians
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Australians. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Australian Aborigines
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Australian Aborigines. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Museums Victoria
Museum Victoria
Museum Victoria is Australia's largest public museum organization and is responsible for the care of the state's collections and conducting research.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 9 12 Teacher Resources
A plethora of resources, science teachers can utilize this education center for academically aligned lesson plans and video clips for middle and high school students.
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum
This site features links to information on Australia's museum.
Other
South Australian Museum
The main page of the South Australian Museum describes the major exhibit currently on display. Links are provided to explore more of the museum.
Other
Australian Government: Dept. Of Agriculture: Environment
Improving stewardship and sustainable management of Australia's environment including topics such as biodiversity, EPBC Act, Marine, Protection, International Activities, and Partnership.
BBC
Bbc News: Country Profile Australia
A comprehensive country profile focusing on the continent of Australia. Topics include basic facts, early history, colonization and settlement, politics, and economy. A map and links to related topics are included.
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Paleomap Project
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: About Antarctica: Plate Tectonics
Explanation of why Antarctica has fossils of ferns, amphibians, and reptiles. Gondwanaland is discussed and shown in an interactive map.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Australia
From the BBC, an overview of the Asia-Pacific country of Australia. Presents a map, timeline, facts at-a-glance, and information on leaders and the media. For fun, listen to the Australian national anthem.
Other
The History of the Green Party
An overview of the beginnings and development of the Green Movement originating in New Zealand and Australia, then spreading worldwide.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Investigation Begins Into Australia Wildfires
Brief article explains that Australian authorities are launching an investigation into whether an Australian military exercise might have caused the massive wildfire that is causing damage in the country.
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Cientficos Descubren Que El Oro Crece en Arboles
In Spanish. Article reports on the recent discovery of gold deposits in eucalyptus tress in Australia.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom School: Australia
Use this site to visit the land Down Under and learn about the country of Australia. Explore art, history, animals, flags, explorers, folk music, dinosaurs, map, geography, story time and more. Includes an interactive quiz.
Other
Education Services Australia: Australian Government: Biographies Gallery
Thirty nine biographies of influential Australians are featured here providing images and a brief description of their accomplishments.
Other
Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia
The Australian coasts where explored and established during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. During the nineteenth century many explores trekked across the continent to find new areas to farm. Some of those explorers are listed...
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Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia
The Australian coasts where explored and established during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. During the nineteenth century many explores trekked across the continent to find new areas to farm. Some of those explorers are listed...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Norfolk Island (Australia)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Norfolk Island (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...