Famous Australians
http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/02235.html

Contributed by Greg Cooper.

ABS: Year Book Australia

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/2.6.4!OpenView&Start=1&Count=1000&Ex
pand=1#1
 This section of the Australian Bureau of Statistics provides current information on population trends in Australia.

 The Australian Family
 http://amol.org.au/theaustralianfamily/index.htm
 Online exhibition about family life in Australia that includes picture
books and stories.

EdNA Online Theme Page - Australian Identity
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page1426.html
The aim of this page is to provide a useful collection of resources for teachers to support classroom learning and activities connected with learning about our Australian identity. The resources listed have been evaluated in the searchable EdNA Online database. Each of the links on this page gives a customised search of the EdNA Online database, yielding selected resources suitable for classroom use. Topics include: Aboriginal Culture & Heritage, Australia Day, Immigration, Inventions, Banknotes & Coins Maps, Culture, National Parks, Explorers, National Symbols, Famous Australians, Population & Statistics, Flags, Postage Stamps, Food, Bush tucker & Recipes, Prime Ministers, Gold Rushes, WebQuests, Heritage, and World Heritage Areas.
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/Heroes/australian_heroes.htm

Australia Zoo
official site for both Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, and the Australia Zoo.
http://srd.yahoo.com/drst/20772952/*http://www.crocodilehunter.com/

webquest about famous Australians

http://www.internal.schools.net.au/edu/webquests/aussiewho/  

Title: Famous Australians
Activity Format: WebQuest
Level: Upper Primary (9-12 years)
Description: To discover information about Famous Australians, past and present.

 Australian Biography
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/cross/austbiog.htm

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/achievers/australian.html

 

http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/Heroes/australian_heroes.htm

 

Australian Identity
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page1426.html

http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/p1/p1.htm

What does it mean to be Australian? - Webquest

 

http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/exchangestudent/we_are_australian.htm

 


This EdNA Online theme page provides a useful collection of resources for teachers to support classroom learning and activities connected with learning about our Australian identity. The resources listed have been evaluated in the searchable EdNA Online database. Each of the links on the page gives a customized search of the EdNA Online database, yielding selected resources suitable for classroom use.