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The Red Kangaroo: An Outback Survivor

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch an episode of "Nature" about the "Big Red Roos." They create food chains and webs based on the information they've researched on the red kangaroos. They write an editorial on the topic of the killing of kangaroos in the...
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Essential Kids

Australian Word Search Puzzle

For Students 1st - 7th
From wombat to the outback, send your little learners on a mission to find words related to Australia with this word search puzzle.
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Australian Aborigine Lizard Painting

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students become familiar with Australian "dot paintings." In this Australian Aboriginal Lizard painting instructional activity, students make illustration of three types of lizards and complete pictures using "dot painting." Students...
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia

For Students 9th - 12th
The Aboriginal people of Australia survived for over 40,000 years by using the plants that grow in the bush for food, medicine, tools, and utensils. Introduce young botanists to the wonders of the Outback with a 25-page packet that...
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Geography of Australia: The Shaping of a Continent

For Teachers 7th
Whether you are embarking on a unit on ecosystems, or on the characteristics of the Australian terrain, this picture-packed presentation would be a great one to use. Not only does the presentation contain useful information, it also has...
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Cooking

For Teachers 1st
First graders make jell-o bugs following 100% of the written instructions. They prepare home made jell-o and then get out the jell-o molds. Students discuss what types of bugs are found in the Australian Outback. They pour the jell-o...
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Australian Aboriginal People: A Fun Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read from a book of poems titled, "Ann the Goanna," and discuss the concept of indigenous people with the teacher. Students answer questions about specific poems read, using a final poem titled, "Reconciliation" to discuss the...
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Computer/Grammar: Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice computer skills while visiting a dinosaur Website. They write sentences there beginning with assigned letters, circle the beginning capital letter, and underline the ending punctuation.
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Australia

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the country of Australia through books, Internet research, maps and music. They listen to stories, watch videos, decorate cookies and participate in an Australian-themed day of activities.
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Australia

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners identify the climate and type of land that is in Australia.  In this Australian climate lesson students create a poster that displays the uniqueness of a specific region in Australia. 
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Australia: Introductory Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Australia. For this global studies lesson, students listen to audio clips and watch video clips that introduce them to the the nation-continent. Students discuss what they already know about Australia and what they would...
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Film English

We've All Been There

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What does empathy look like? Encourage your pupils to put themselves in another person's shoes with several writing and discussion activities that relate to a featured short film. Over the course of the instructional activity,...
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Geography Project: Australia

For Students 3rd - 5th
A presentation packed with project ideas and research questions encourages viewers to use images to describe Australia's climate, leisure activities, location, interesting facts, culture, and landmarks.  Learners combine...
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National Geographic

Australia, Antarctica, and Oceana

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Go on a traveling adventure throughout Australia, Oceana, and Antarctica! This textbook excerpt offers a full unit of study that can easily be supplemented by extra projects or research materials. Learners study maps, read about...
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Advanced Sentence Completion

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and select the best word or words to complete the 12 sentences.
Interactive
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 1

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers...
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Robot Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils construct a simple robotic energy transformer. In this space science lesson, students explain how energy is transformed from one form to another. They identify the different uses of robotic devices.
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G'Day Mate

For Teachers K
Students understand that Australia is the smallest continent, locate it on a map and sing about the continents. In this Australia lesson, students listen to facts about Australia and complete a book about information they have learned.
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Australia

For Teachers 1st - 4th
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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Tourism Australia: More About the Australian Outback

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the Australian outback, also known as sunburnt country, where students can learn about scorched desert, purple vegetation, and green waterholes.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Explore the Outback

For Students 1st - 4th
In this interactive game, players are challenged to complete a series of missions to photograph desert plants and animals in the Australian outback. Through the clues provided, players learn about desert ecosystems, the plants and...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Outback Pelicans

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Facts on the Australian pelicans and the trip they take to Lake Eyre, a pelican heaven. Videos on these pelicans and a graphic on the pelican bill and pouch are also available. [0:30]
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Aboriginal Stockman, Central Australia [Picture] /

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the year of the Outback can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.

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