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Australia
Students participate in activities in which they discover facts about Australia. They examine its climate and history. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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From the Heights to the Depths
Students create a relief map of Asia and Australia. They work in small groups on sections of the map to make one complete map of the continents.
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Literature: "Koala Lou" by Mem Fox
Students participate in various activities that explore the book, Koala Lou, by Mem Fox. They listen to an audio file of the author reading the book aloud, complete graphic organizers, investigate the animals of Australia, and read an...
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History/Geography
Students review North America, Africa, Europe and Asia. They identify Australia as the smallest continent. They identify Australia as an island continent nicknamed "the land down under." They color a map of Australia.
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Journeys from China
Students place the stories of Chinese migration to Australia into geographical context, appreciating the distances travelled and the time involved - suggest reasons that people may have for migrating to Australia.
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Sharing Dragons
Students investigate the contribution of Chinese people to celebrations in Australia and explore why they have played such a prominent role. They suggest how a group from their local area, if they had moved to live in another country,...
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Animal skeletal design-reduction relief prints
Sixth graders compare and contrast various forms of artistic expression associated with specific groups of people, geographic regions, or time periods, specifically, art of Australia, and create art works using procedures borrowed from...
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Didgeridoos
Students explore the Aboriginal culture from Australia and create and play their own didgeridoo using recycled objects.
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The Cultural Geography of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica
Students use information from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Web site to explore multiculturalism and immigration in Australia. They create graphs and charts from immigration data.
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Continents of the World
Second graders participate in a lesson about how people are the same, how people are different and where the continents are located. They go on a trip around the woworld to visit a country in each continent.
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Australia: the Land Down Under
Students give a solid history and geographic explanation of the country of Australia and explain why it is important. They use some creativity in designing their own island, by using the physical features of this particular country.
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The Outback
In this geography worksheet, students answer 12 short answer questions describing the landforms and characteristics of the Outback in Australia. Teacher must provide research material.
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Australia
Learners discover and write stories from the past. In this instructional activity on Australia, students conduct interviews of family or friends to discover stories and legends from the past. Learners then create a brochure for Australia.
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Australia
Sixth graders study the continent of Australia. In this Geography lesson, 6th graders create an Australian city using their knowledge of Australian cities. Students participate in a game about the continent.
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Test Your Research Skills: Spotlight on Australia
In this Australia research learning exercise, middle schoolers use the Internet or a research library to answer questions about Australia.
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Koala Lou
In this Australian worksheet, students explore the koala and other Australian animals. Students read about the Bush Olympics and things koalas are good at, and write and complete a matching activity.
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Project Atmosphere Australia Online
In this atmosphere worksheet, students research the weather patterns of Australia online and fill out the information on this page regarding rainfall, temperature, wind, clouds and other weather patterns.
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Australia Did You Know Cards
In this geography worksheet, students research interesting facts about Australia and write them on these "Australia: Did you know..." cards. Students use these cards to make a fact book, poster or bulletin board.
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Walkabout Word Search
In this social studies worksheet, students complete the word search looking for words related to the subject of Australia. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Paper Making and Stories
Learners create a handmade paper using pre-soaked paper pulp and a screen. They then decorate the paper using water color paint and brushes in a style that expresses ideas from a reading of, "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney.
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United Nations International Declaration of Human Rights (1947) - 12 October 2000
Learners use the 1947 Declaration of Human Rights to explore the concept of basic human rights in relation to past and present world situations. They brainstorm or think of cases where rights are being abused at school, in Australia or...
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Australian Travel Adventure
Seventh graders are introduced to the states and territories within Australia. Using the internet, they bookmark sites and take notes on what they want to share with their classmates. They also complete a map study on the country to...
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Boomerang Fun
Young scholars study information about boomerangs and use common materials to create boomerangs.
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Surprise in a Suitcase
Students research an animal from Australia. They create a habitat (in the form of a diorama, poster, mobile, etc.) for their animal and write a coordinating paper. They present their animal and habitat to the rest of the class.