Museum site features the Cicada. Provides a comprehensive physical description as well as information as to where they are found and what they do.

For this activity, students conduct an experiment to investigate how difficult it is to clean up an oil spill. There is a comprehensive list of observation questions for students to respond to.

This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring Australia and its kangaroos. Using the online tools, students will draw pictures of trees that would shade kangaroos.

Text of the short story "The Oracle" by Andrew Barton Paterson, an Australian author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

[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.

This adorable site follows the travels of "L.J. Bear" on his trip to Queensland, Australia. Includes colorful photos, and a story about the journey of this stuffed bear.

Text of the short story "The Master's Mistake" by Henry Lawson. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)