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Australian Museum: Concretions, Thunder Eggs and Geodes

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever break open a geode and see the beauty inside? Learn how those crystals formed, as well as the mineral formations in thunder eggs and concretions.
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Australian Museum Fish Site: Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian Museum provides a comprehensive site all about fishes. What is a fish? Learn about its scales, bones and fins.
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Australian Museum: Mammals of Sydney Harbour

For Students 9th - 10th
Engaging site which covers some of the 40 species of mammals that live in Australia. Get quick interesting information on rodents, marsupials, bats and marine mammals that live in the Sydney Harbour area of Australia.
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Australian Museum: Faq's About Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the biggest fish? What is the smallest fish? Do fishes have tongues? You will find the answer to these questions and more in this informative site.
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Australian Museum: Geological Ore Deposits

For Students 9th - 10th
Geoscience: the Earth presents this article on ore deposits. Read how deposits are found, formed and classified, and the economic viability of these deposits. Included are pictures of many rocks from different types of deposits.
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Australian Museum: Bluebottle or Portuguese Man of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Portuguese Man of War or Bluebottles, as they are called in Austrailia.
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Australian Museum Online: Leeches

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information including body diagrams of different types of leeches.
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Australian Museum: Minmi Paravertebra

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Minmi Paravertebra was an Ankylosaur, the first to be discovered in the Southern Hemisphere, in Australia. Detailed information about what is known about this dinosaur is presented, including its behavior, diet, classification, etc.
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Australian Museum: Plant Eating Dinosaurs Teeth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Some excellent photos of the teeth of herbivorous dinosaurs are presented.
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Australian Museum: Reptiles of Sydney Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Sydney Harbour has a large variety of reptile species roaming through its sandstone gullies and ridges. Learn about the turtles, lizards and snakes of Australia.
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Australian Museum: The Sydney Basin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the structure of the Sydney Basin in Australia. The Sydney Basin is millions of years old. It contains large coal fields which are economically important to Australia. Included are links to maps which show the geology,...
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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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Australian Museum: The Earth: The Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about the universe, its origin and composition. Also includes information about galaxies, stars, and the sun.
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Australian Museum Society: Arthropods

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of what arthropods actually are and a discussion of their origin, as well as some info on research.
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Australian Museum

The Australian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to information on Australia's museum.
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Australian Museum: Meat Eating Dinosaurs Teeth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Some excellent photos of the teeth of carnivorous dinosaurs are presented.
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Australian Museum: Structure of Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site covering everything from volcanic structures to pyroclastic materials. View pictures of major volcanic landforms, and volcanic rocks.
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Australian Museum: Igneous Rock Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of igneous rocks and how they are classified.
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Australian Museum: Metamorphic Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the process by which metamorphic rocks are created, where they are located, and how they are identified by texture (foliated and non-foliated) and mineral composition.
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Australian Museum: Sedimentary Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
Everything you need to know about sedimentary rocks and the processes by which they are created, including weathering, soils, environments, and classification.
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Australian Museum: Sedimentary Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives short descriptions of how sedimentary deposition occurs in rivers, lakes, river mouths, coral reefs, glaciers, arid environments, and tropical environments.
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Australian Museum

Great Barrier Reef

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Included are pictures and a map. Learn what makes up a coral reef and the two different types.
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Australian Museum: The Geological Time Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
What was Australia like during prehistoric times? Follow through history from 110 million years ago until the present and discover the different mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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Australian Museum: What Are Minerals?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what minerals are, how they form, and some properties that minerals have.