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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Heard Island and Mc Donald Islands (Australia)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Heard 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 the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Coral Sea (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Cocos Islands (Australia), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Christmas Island (Australia)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Christmas 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...
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives Learning Curve: British Empire
This resource provides information about the British Empire, and its part in world history.
Other
National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
The online arm of the National Gallery of Victoria, which maintains an extensive collection of art by Australian artists and a collection of international art as well. Both collections are easy to browse through by artist name or subject...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Continents: Australia
Use these internet sites and complete the activities for each one to learn more about the smallest continent.