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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Sawfish

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to learn more about the Sawfish with this brief description and images.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animal: Turquoisine Grass Parrot

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy the images of this beautiful bird while learning more about its characteristics and lifestyle.
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Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Wallaroo (Euro)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this description of a Wallaroo to find out why this animal is not a wallaby or a kangaroo.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Winged Sandals: Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A short essay that describes what the ancient Olympic games were like.
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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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Unusual Australian Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Many facts about Australia, including its history, environment, sports, cities and states, language, people, economy, and lifestyle.
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian Government: Types of Fungal Fruiting Bodies

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian Government: Two Major Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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)

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage for the city of Canberra, Australia. Links are provided to information and events in Canberra.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Student Stuff: Dissection of a Blue Spotted Flathead

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a step-by-step slide show of fish dissection. A description is provided with each slide.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Structure of Volcanoes

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site covering everything from volcanic structures to pyroclastic materials. View pictures of major volcanic landforms, and volcanic rocks.
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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Eastern Grey Kangaroo

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC Wildfacts profiles the eastern kangaroo of Australia with photographs and a fact sheet.
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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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PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: The Kangaroo

For Students 1st - 3rd
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.
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University of Texas at Austin

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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BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about koala bears.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: How Researchers Trained Lizards to Avoid Toxic Toads

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the toxic Australian cane frog. Includes video.
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Animal Myths & Legends

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
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...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Graeme Base

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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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