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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Thylacine

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal webpage is a brief description of the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger.
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Wombat

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this webpage to learn more about the wombat.
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Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Prefer Winners

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals with social behavior of dogs and current research suggesting that they gravitate toward "winners." When they observe other animals or animal-human interaction, they go towards the...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Explore the Outback

For Students 1st - 4th
In this interactive game, players are challenged to complete a series of missions to photograph desert plants and animals in the Australian outback. Through the clues provided, players learn about desert ecosystems, the plants and...
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Website
Other

Travellers Worldwide: Animal Care in Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of each of the various animals found at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Project in Australia. Photos and basic facts of each animal are included.
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Unit Plan
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum (London): The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of articles and online exhibits that gives information on the various specimens, plants and animals that were collected and illustrations were then made. Cook led the world's first scientific naval expedition to the South Pacific.
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Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Australia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides lots of links to elementary information about Australia. Find agricultural products, maps and animal forms, learning games, and more.
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Graphic
Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Student Stuff: Dissection of a Blue Spotted Flathead

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a step-by-step slide show of fish dissection. A description is provided with each slide.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Pictures of Australian Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to many photos of Australia.
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Handout
The BIG zoo

The Big zoo.com: Queensland Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features some fascinating facts about these interesting creatures from down under. Provides a physical description, information on diet, habitat, social structure as well as reproduction.
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Website
PBS

Nova: Bone Diggers: Australia's Vanished Beasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Get profiles of 10 different examples of Australia's extinct megafauna. Each profile includes a picture of what the animal looked like.
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Handout
Other

New South Wales Country Areas: Aussie Nature Reserve

For Students 3rd - 5th
A colorful WebQuest from the New south Wales Country Areas where students will learn lots of information about animals of Australia. Using the information, they will create a "Nature Reserve," made up of six animals of their choice.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Birds and Animals of Australia.

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring Australian birds can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Handout
Australian Museum

Australia Museum: Thylacine

For Students 9th - 10th
The Thylacine, once an inhabitant of Australia is now extinct because of excessive hunting and competition with dingos and dogs. The Australian Museum provides general information on this interesting carnivore and photographs of the last...
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Website
PBS

Nova: The Extinction Enigma

For Students 9th - 10th
45,000 - 50,000 years ago the megafauna of Australia became extinct. This interview investigates several possible causes such as, continental drift, human impact, and climate change.
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Handout
The BIG zoo

The Big Zoo: Duck Billed Platypus

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a general overview of the duck-billed platypus. Content explores what this animal eats, where it lives, how its social life is structured, how it raises its young, and more.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Tasmanian Devil

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about Tasmanian devils with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Australia, Interesting Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used with any level elementary class to study about the culture, environment and other features of Australia. There are links to many interesting and interactive websites. The...
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Website
Other

Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge: Australia Rainforest

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides specific information about much of the Australian Rain Forest. Content ranges from the waterfalls to be found there to plants and wildlife.
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Unit Plan
Tramline

A Desert Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Rainforest Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Rainforest Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Rainforest Reptiles

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site explores the types of animals you can find in the Australian rainforest. Detail information is available down to the species level.

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