Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Sawfish
Use this site to learn more about the Sawfish with this brief description and images.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animal: Turquoisine Grass Parrot
Enjoy the images of this beautiful bird while learning more about its characteristics and lifestyle.
Unique Australian Animals
Unique Australian Animals: Wallaroo (Euro)
Read this description of a Wallaroo to find out why this animal is not a wallaby or a kangaroo.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Olympics
A short essay that describes what the ancient Olympic games were like.
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The History of Australian Theatre
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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Unusual Australian Facts
Many facts about Australia, including its history, environment, sports, cities and states, language, people, economy, and lifestyle.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian Government: Types of Fungal Fruiting Bodies
Boletes and polypores, coral and jelly fungi, stinkhorns, puffballs and birds nest fungi, stereoid and paint fungi, cup fungi, flask fungi, and truffle-like fungi are discussed in this comprehensive.
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian Government: Two Major Groups
The difference between ascomycetes and basidiomycetes are dealt with in this comprehensive site. Clear explanations are supplemented with pictures for clarity.
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Australian Museum: Sea Slug Forum
Excellent source for a vast array of information on the colorful sea slugs. Topics like localities, feeding, body shape, mating, and an entire list of species complete with photos are provided.
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Life on Australian Seashores: Molluscs
Provides a very basic look at the anatomy of a mollusk including the proposed anatomy of what the mollusc ancestor probably looked like. Hyperlinks to individual animals in the mollusk group.
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Australian Government: Energy and Change: Light What Is Refraction?
Present eight different activities that can be set up as stations for students to investigate light refraction.
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Australian Genome Research Facility (Home Page)
This is the homepage of the Austrialian Genome Research Facility. It is dedicated to the sequencing of DNA and understanding genetics.
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Australian Capital Tourism: Visit Canberra
The homepage for the city of Canberra, Australia. Links are provided to information and events in Canberra.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Student Stuff: Dissection of a Blue Spotted Flathead
This resource provides a step-by-step slide show of fish dissection. A description is provided with each slide.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Structure of Volcanoes
A comprehensive site covering everything from volcanic structures to pyroclastic materials. View pictures of major volcanic landforms, and volcanic rocks.
BBC
Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Eastern Grey Kangaroo
BBC Wildfacts profiles the eastern kangaroo of Australia with photographs and a fact sheet.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Art of the First Fleet
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...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (London): The Art of the First Fleet
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...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: The Kangaroo
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.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection: Historical Maps of Australia
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.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: How Researchers Trained Lizards to Avoid Toxic Toads
Learn about the toxic Australian cane frog. Includes video.
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Animal Myths & Legends
Creative site that collects Native American and Australian Aboriginal tales, retelling them in an easy-to-read style. Also collects animal stories, such as how the zebra got its stripes, from kids from all over the world. Includes links...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Graeme Base
This Wikipedia page summarizes English-born Australian writer Graeme Base's life and works. Links to other Wikipedia pages about some of Base's best known works, like "Animalia" and "Eleventh Hour." Also links to other sites about Base...
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