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Project Gutenberg Australia: Australian Explorers, Discoverers and Pioneers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to Australian explorers, discoverers, and pioneers.
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Australian Explorer: Australian History

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn the history of Australia, see photos of nature, animals and places through the continent, learn how to speak slang in Australian. Navigate the site by clicking on the category words in the orange bar.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: The Art of the First Fleet

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum (London): The Art of the First Fleet

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
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Australia: Australian Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage provides links to many stories of Australian origin.
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The History of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to many articles concerning Australian history, including its settlement, convicts, women, aborigines, and twentieth-century Australia.
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National Archives of Australia: Documenting a Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site for primary source materials on the history of Australia. From the Australian government's National Archives.
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The History of Australian Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of theater in Australia, with links to many articles, plays, performers, and other things related to Australia's theater history.
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Australian Museum

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

Australian Museum: Malacology

For Students 9th - 10th
See the Australian Museum Online collection of mollusca. Read about how the sea slug defends itself and the history of the bivalve pulvinitidae.
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Australian Museum: Aborinigal and Torres Strait Islander

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian Museum Online presents the anthropology of the Indigenous people of Australia. See their collection of artifacts and read about western desert art and other historical ideas about Australia.
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Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
These incredible historical maps from the University of Texas Library Online provide a clear and detailed account of Australia's history. They also include maps of New Zealand and Tasmania.
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South Australian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The main page of the South Australian Museum describes the major exhibit currently on display. Links are provided to explore more of the museum.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Kagu O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one about the Australian kagu contains information about habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can answer a few questions when...
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Australian Department of Foreign Affairs: Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes facts about the people, land, government, history, economy, foreign relations, and political conditions of Brazil. There is a concentration on Brazil's diplomatic relations with Australia plus some travel advice if you plan on...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Menopause

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a valuable informational resource on the topic of menopause, including information on history, myths, and therapy. Also includes a message board and FAQ section.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Age of Reptiles

For Students 4th - 8th
In this interactive you will discover the history of ancient reptiles. Click your mouse on the dinosaur you wish to explore and learn all about its history. Learn about Pterosaurs, Nanatius, the Sauropod, Minmi paravertebral and many...
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Death: The Last Taboo

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout the world, death and the rituals that surround it are steeped in taboos. Explores what happens to us when we die and the different ways we deal with death.
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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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Australian Museum

The Australian Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features links to information on Australia's museum.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom School: Australia

For Students 3rd - 6th
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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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Find People and Places: Australia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click-through facts-and-photo file about Australia's geography, nature, history, people, culture, and government. Includes a map of the country that pinpoints its Pacific location and a video about ancient rock paintings made by the...
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Edmund Barton: Our First Prime Minister

For Students 6th - 8th
Online exhibit that traces the life and career of Australia's first prime minister, Edmund Barton.
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Natural History Museum (London): The Endeavour Botanical Illustrations

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of articles and online exhibits that gives information on the various specimens, plants and animals that were collected and illustrations were then made. Cook led the world's first scientific naval expedition to the South Pacific.

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