Australia: the Land Down Under

Here is a quick printable with some basic facts about Australia, such as its population, area, type of government, and currency, as well as a simple drawing of an outline of the country.

Your youngsters will be experts on the geography of Australia after working with these activities and worksheets, which review the continent's weather, major landforms, dimensions, history, and climate.

In this Aboriginal land claims reading comprehension worksheet, students find the 8 missing words or phrases that best complete each of the sentences in the 2 paragraph selection pertaining to Aboriginal land claims.

At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.

In this Aboriginal Land Claims worksheet, learners read about the culture and development of New Zealand and Antarctica, complete a chart about causes and effects, then answer comprehension questions.

Students explore the reasons Mangrove forests are in jeopardy.  In this lesson, students read an article that discusses specific facts on Mangrove forests, then complete numerous activities that reinforce the information, such as taking...

Here is a great series of lessons all about Australia. Learners get into groups and perform some research on one of the six Australian states. On day four, they will present the information they find to the class as a group. The lesson...

Students explore Australia. In this geography skills lesson plan, students participate in classroom activities that require them to locate Australia as well as distances between Australia and other locations. Students also note cities...

Pupils explore Australia. In this global studies lesson, students listen to audio clips and watch video clips that introduce them to the the nation-continent. Pupils discuss what they already know about Australia and what they would like...

For this Australia Day worksheet, students use several referenced website to look up information and answer questions about Australia Day.