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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Australian Mammals: Evolutionary Development as a Result of Geographic Isolation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend the difference between monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals. They are able to compare and contrast these organisms (Australian mammals) with other mammals. Students are able to identify Australian mammals.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Australian Mammals: Evolultionary Development as a Result of Geographic Isolation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils examine the differences between monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals and are able to contrast these organisms with other mammals. They learn about unique variation and the diversity of mammals located in Australia.
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Unit Plan
National Geographic

Australia, Antarctica, and Oceana

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Go on a traveling adventure throughout Australia, Oceana, and Antarctica! This textbook excerpt offers a full unit of study that can easily be supplemented by extra projects or research materials. Learners study maps, read about...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Amazing Australia (Grade K)

For Teachers K
Students listen as the teacher reads "Possum Magic" to them. They watch the movie of the book, and create a T graph illustrating the differences and similarities between the book and movie. They research an animal and print a picture in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Island Biogeography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work in small groups to sort through photos of an ecosystem following a major disturbance. They place these photos in chronological order to show the process of succession. They then do an experiment with yeast to show the...
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Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Gather the facts about the adorable Australian marsupial, the Koala. This webpage provides a simple descriptive overview of the koala. It also discusses where they are found, their habitat, reproduction, activity, feeding and much more.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Australian Fur Seal

For Students 3rd - 8th
This personal webpage from Unique Australian Animals offers a nice little description of the Australian Fur Seal. There are also several images of these seals included with the description.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Australian Numbat

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a webpage from Unique Australian Animals that offers a simple overview on the characteristics and lifestyles of the Australian Numbat, also known as the Banded Anteater.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Australian Magpie

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a webpage from Unique Australian Animals offering a nice description of the Australian Magpie. This easy to read overview also includes several images of various magpies.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Unique Australian Animals you can meet the one of the most feared animals of the ocean, the Great White Shark. Learn what Great Whites are really like by reading their description at this web page.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Giant Australian Cuttlefish

For Students 9th - 10th
The Unique Australian Animals site devotes a page with pictures and facts about the about the Giant Australian Cuttlefish.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Bogong Moths

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal page from the Unique Australian Animals offers a nice description of the Bogong Moth along with some very detailed images.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Bottlenosed Dolphin

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a personal site from Unique Australian Animals that provides a simple description of a bottlenose dolphin.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Dugong

For Students 9th - 10th
Unique Australian Animals introduces you to the dugong or sea cow, an mammal that is similar to the manatees found in Florida.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Goanna

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage from Unique Australian Animals offers a small description of the Goanna (Sand Monitor).
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Leadbeater's Possum

For Students 9th - 10th
Unique Australian Animals profiles the marsupial mammal Leadbeater's possum with photos and text.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Mallee Fowl

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the facts on this megapod, the Mallee Fowl. At this site from Unique Australian Animals, you'll find a nice overview on the Mallee Fowl along with several Mallee images.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Oystercatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Unique Australian Animals you can click here for a simple, brief overview of the characteristics and lifestyles of the Oystercatcher.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo is described and illustrated.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Yabby

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Yabby is an Australian freshwater crayfish. Read the description at this website to learn more.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Cassowary

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this personal webpage to learn more about this interesting Australian bird, the cassowary.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Tasmanian Devil

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tasmanian devil is a real Australian marsupial mammal and nothing like the cartoon character as you will find out in this illustrated article.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Red Tailed Phascogale

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the Australian red-tailed phascogale, also called the brush-tailed marsupial mouse, in this illustrated article.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Western Swamp Tortoise

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to the facts about an endangered Australian tortoise called the Western Swamp Tortoise.