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Animals

Big cats
Three great zoos of Victoria

Frogland
Tiger Information Centre

Animation

Cartoonster

Antarctica

Classroom Antarctica
Antarctica - Lonely Planet
South Pole Observatory

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day

Astronomy

Australia

Guide to Australia

 

Art

Australian Female Artists

Jane Sutherland

Artist’s footsteps

Australian prints

Thea Proctor

State of the arts

Margaret Preston

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Grace Cossington Smith

Grace Cossington Smith

 

Australian Male Artists

Arthur Streeton

National Gallery of Victoria

In the artist’s footsteps

Frederick McCubbin

National Gallery of Victoria

In the artist’s footsteps

Tom Roberts

National Gallery of Victoria

National Library of Australia

In the artist’s footsteps

Charles Conder

In the artist’s footsteps


Car Rally


Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australia's Culture and Recreation
Discover Australia
Maps of the World
New South Wales Government site
Northern Territory Government site
Parkes Observatory
Phillip Island Nature Park
Queensland Government site
South Australian Government site
States of Australia: Australian Travel, Resources & Information
Sydney.com.au
Tasmanian Government site
Victorian Government site
Western Australian Goverment site

Castles

Castles-of-Britain

 

Children's Literature

Focus on Fiction
Andy Griffiths
Seussville

Narnia
Into the Wardrobe

 

Chinese

Quia! Hangman
Quia! Chinese game

 

Clipart

Awesome clipart for kids
Clip Art Universe
Kidsclick!: image search tools
Yahoo Kids - Include the word "picture" in your search.

 

Dinosaurs

Zoom Dinosaurs

 

Diseases

Bandaids and Blackboards

 

Explorers

Discoverer's Web

 

Famous Australians

Behind the News - Australians
Discovering Democracy

 

Fashion

Fashion through the decades


Flags

Ausflag Information about Australian flags

 

Food

Fresh for Kids Lots of good information about fruit and vegetables

 

Human Body

Let's learn about your heart

 

American Inventors and Inventions
Inventors

 

Mathematics

http://www .nzmaths.co.nz/ Brilliant site for links to a host of games, puzzles, problem solving and much more. Covers the bulk of the curriculum and all ages.

http://www.nctm.org This is the leading American professional website and offers resources, lessons, activities and weekly problems catering for all ages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/ Enjoyable, adventure-based activities demonstrating the relevance of the subject to real-world contexts.

http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/ Game based activities for upper primary students.

http://www.teachrkids.com/ Drill and practice oriented website offering both on-line exercises and worksheets.

http://www.mav.vic.edu.au/ The Mathematical Association of Victoria is the most important professional organisation in the subject in the state. At this website you can find in-service information, publications, useful links and a host of items relevant to teaching.

http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/grade5.html (also grade 6) An excellent set of problems which require the application of acquired skills to unfamiliar situations. There are a set of problems for Year 5 and a set of problems for Year 6.

http://www.counton.org/ A set of useful links, games and activities. Subscription is required for some activities.

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/contents.htm A number of excellent activities, puzzles and worksheets which can be taken directly into the classroom.

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ Child centred and appropriate.

http://www.curriculum.edu.au/maths300 300 problem solving investigations on the web designed to show how mathematics is used in real life situations. The school subscribes to this site which is outstanding, the password required is accessible from the secure link on the Teachers Resources Page.

http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/calchange A set of excellent Prep-Year 6 activities which are designed to enhance number skills through engaging problem solving.

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin Fun games and useful activities for the first 2 years of school.

http//:www.mathpuzzle.com/multmaze.htm Spatial games and puzzles for the very able.

http://www.highhopes.com/snowflakes.html Excellent paper folding /2D.3D site with useful links. Great for the festive season.

http://www.olemiss.edu/mathed/contest Full of problems for the very able. Recommend the Problem of the week section.

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_letter_number.html

http://www.nrich.maths.org/askedNRICH/edited/2732.html

http://www.puzzles.com/PuzzlePlayground/PuzzlesHome.htm
The above three sites are full of challenging puzzles of various types, including many alphabet/Number (alphanumeric) puzzles and mazes.

http://www.rainforestmaths.com
Over 800 high quality interactive maths activities. Requires Flash.

http://www.mathgoodies.com
Interactive lessons, homework help, worksheets and forums. Activities for students, teachers and parents.

http://www.mathcats.com
Provides open-ended and playful explorations of important mathematical concepts through online games, off-line crafts and interactive projects.

http://www.mathletics.com.au
Mathletics is now the most used educational website in Australia. Covers the full primary and secondary maths curriculum and gives lots of positive feedback, nurturing and encouragement with strategies, even when they are incorrect.

http://www.apsmo.info/APSMO_Home.php
Australian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads. Challenging problem solving contests for students up to 14 years.


Middle Ages

Middle Ages

 

Minibeasts

Bugclub
Bug World

Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Music

Year 5

Xenos Music

Music of New Zealand
Maori musical instruments
Ka Mate

Indonesian Music
What is Gamelan?

African Music

Maori dancers

Zither

Flamenco


Year 6

Chinese music
Fact Monster: Chinese Music

Indian music
Ragas and Indian Classical Music
Basic overview of the Tabla

Spanish music
Flamenco

 

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends
Camelot Project Texts, images and other information about King Arthur's Court
Stories of the Dreaming Stories come from the cultures of Indigenous Australians which have been collected from all over Australia 

Encyclopedia Mythica


The Ocean

Dolphins

The Sea

 

Olympics

Olympics through time
Lots of interesting information about the history of the ancient Olympic Games in Greece and how they came to be revived in modern times 

 

Parliament

Australian Parliamentary Education Office

 

Pets

Information for Pet Owners
Care for Pets

PetNet

 

Prime Ministers

Space Exploration

Windows to the Universe
Click on Enter the Site, choose Space Missions and then click on Beginner Level. You can find information on space exploration, manned space missions (Apollo) and unmanned space missions (Sputnik) 
Hubble Telescope
Lots of good information about the Hubble Space Telescope. Click on the telescope image to enter the site and then click on Next Topic to find information.   
History of Space Exploration
Information about space history, spacecraft missions and a timeline of space exploration.
History of Manned Space Flight
This site comes from the Kennedy Space Center in America and has information on things such as Aeronautics History, Rocket History and Early Astronauts. 
NASA Human Space Flight
History of NASA space projects such as Project Mercury, Project Gemini, Skylab, Shuttle-Mir, Apollo-Soyuz and Space Shuttle 

J-2 Space
This web site has lots of terrific photos of the Space Shuttle, Mir, and Apollo space missions.


Volcanoes

Volcano World

 

Weather

Drought

 

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