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New South Wales Country Areas: Aussie Nature Reserve

For Students 3rd - 5th
A colorful WebQuest from the New south Wales Country Areas where students will learn lots of information about animals of Australia. Using the information, they will create a "Nature Reserve," made up of six animals of their choice.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Kamilaroi

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Kamilaroi people of New South Wales, Australia. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales: Create Your Own Impressionist Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Think you can paint like Monet? Choose from four of his paintings and see if you can match his style by copying one of his works with a virtual paint program.
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New South Wales Country Areas Program: Australian Dinosaur Quest

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this web quest, students are asked to research three dinosaurs from Australia, determine which is the most dangerous and present their findings.
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Art Gallery of Nsw: Pissarro, the First Impressionist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Gallery of New South Wales developed this website to accompany an exhibition of Pissarro mounted by the museum in late 2005. The site contains an interesting, although limited, mix of photographs of the artist and reproductions...
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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: "One World" [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Reading unit plan about endangered animals from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training entitled "One World" (Forty-four page PDF file). It contains ten days worth of teaching suggestions that use a variety...
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National Museum of Australia: Exploring the World at Port Macquarie

For Students 9th - 10th
In this virtual museum exhibit, explore three different places in the town of Port Macquarie, Australia. Learn how the people investigated, recorded, and responded to the landscape there.
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Migration Heritage Centre: Draught Instructions for Governor Philips

For Students 9th - 10th
Scans of the 1787 "Draught Instructions for Governor Phillip," accompanied by a brief description, transcriptions, and footnotes. An interesting piece of history from Australia's early days as a British Colony.
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Curated OER

Bungaree, a Native Chief of New South Wales [Picture] /

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring colonial art 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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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: Retelling [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
PDF page from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training that contains suggestions for helping students retell things they have read or seen. It includes some suggestions for how to achieve this as well as a...
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Encouraging Students to Edit and Proofread Their Work [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
PDF page from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training that contains suggestions for helping young students edit and proofread their work. It includes a six step process and a student work sample.
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Nsw Dept. Of Ed.: Predicting [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
PDF page from the New South Wales, Australia, Department of Education and Training that contains suggestions for helping students predict the outcome of something they are about to read. It includes some suggestions for how to achieve...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British Canada, 1791

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of eastern Canada in 1791 after the American Revolution, during the formation of British North America and the division of Quebec into the largely French-speaking Lower Canada and the Loyalist Upper Canada. The map is color-coded...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Australia and Australasian Islands, 1882

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Australia and the Australasian islands in 1882 showing the states and territories of Australia at the time, including De Witt Land and Tasman Land in Western Australia, Alexandra Land and North Australia, Queensland, South...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Australia, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Australia in 1872 showing the states and territories of Australia at the time, including Tasman Land in Western Australia, Alexandra Land and Arnhem Land in North Australia, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Australia, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Australia in 1885 showing the states and territories of Australia at the time, including Nuyts Land, De Witt Land and Tasman Land in Western Australia, Arnhem land, Alexandra Land in North Australia, Queensland, South Australia,...
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Unesco: Australia: Australian Convict Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia...
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20th Century Society: Rose Seidler House

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the Rose Seidler House in Australia, which is an interesting mix of modern art and American culture.