Kids

ARTICLES
• Aboriginal peoples of Australia
• Aboriginal peoples of Tasmania
• Aboriginal languages
• Aboriginal flag
• Aboriginal Tent Embassy
• Arnhem Land
• Boomerang
• Bora ground
• Budj Bim
• Bull roarer
• Bunya ceremony
• Bunyip
• Bush Tucker
• Corroboree
• Deep Time
• Didgeridoo
• Dreamtime
• Emu in the Sky
• Fire-stick farming
• Harmony Week
• Indigenous peoples of Australia
• Lake Mungo archaeological site
• Myall Creek massacre
• Mabo Decision
• NAIDOC Week
• National Sorry Day
• Noongar
• Nulla nulla
• Pinjarra massacre
• Pointing the bone
• Stolen Generation
• Torres Strait Islanders
• Ubar
• Uluru
• Wave Hill Walk-Off
• Welcome to Country

IMPORTANT PEOPLE
• Arabanoo
• Josh Addo-Carr
• Bronwyn Bancroft
• Faith Bandler
• Ash Barty
• Neville Bonner
• Ernie Bridge
• Linda Burney
• William Cooper
• Ernie Dingo
• Mick Dodson
• Pat Dodson
• Buddy Franklin
• Cathy Freeman
• Doris Pilkington Garimara
• Pearl Gibbs
• Kevin Gilbert
• Adam Goodes
• Evonne Goolagong
• Jimmy Governor
• Jandamarra
• Emily Kngwarreye
• William Lanne
• Vincent Lingiari
• Eddie Mabo
• Jessica Mauboy
• Patty Mills
• Latrell Mitchell
• Albert Namatjira
• Sir Douglas Nicholls
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal
• Lowitja O’Donoghue
• Pat O’Shane
• Pemulwuy
• Nova Peris
• Charles Perkins
• Boori Monty Pryor
• Archie Roach
• Fanny Cochrane Smith
• Shirley Smith
• Truganini
• Robert Tudawali
• David Unaipon
• Margaret Valadian
• Eric Willmot
• Nicky Winmar
• Ken Wyatt
• Wylie
• Galarrwuy Yunupingu
• Mandawuy Yunupingu

PICTURES
• Aboriginal bark painting
• Aboriginal ceremony
• Aboriginal initiation ceremony
• Aboriginal flag
• Aboriginal painting
• Aboriginal man with boomerang
• Aboriginal smoking ceremony
• Brewarrina fish traps
• Boomerangs
• Bora ceremony
• Bronwyn Bancroft
• Bush tucker
• Dancer Reconciliation Week
• Emily Kngwarrey
• Emu in the Sky
• Health care programs
• NAIDOC dance event
• Nulla Nulla
• Point the bone
• Reconciliation Week
• Smoking ceremony
• Stolen Generation
• Sydney Opera House lights
• Uluru
• Walk for Reconciliation
• Witchetty grub
• Yirrkala bark petitions
• Yothu Yindi

SOUND
• Didgeridoo

VIDEO
• Aboriginal language
• Apology to Indigenous Australians
• Bush Tucker (Student)

MAPS
• Aboriginal Languages
• Arnhem Land

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
• Aboriginal Peoples of Australia
• Aboriginal Rights Movement
• Myths and Legends
• True or False? Weird Food
• Carved by Time

WORKSHEETS
• Aboriginal Peoples of Australia
• National Sorry Day
• NAIDOC Week

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
• Aboriginal Peoples of Australia

CURRICULUM STANDARDS
Australian Curriculum v9 – Social Studies
Year/Grade: Year 3
Strand: Knowledge and understanding
Sub-strand: Geography
Content description: AC9HS3K04
The ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place

Year/Grade: Year 4
Strand: Knowledge and understanding
Sub-strand: History
Content description AC9HS4K04.
The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion

ARTICLES
• Blue-ringed octopus
• Dolphin
• Jellyfish
• Humpback whale
• Killer Whale
• Ocean
• Octopus
• Seal
• Sea anemone
• Sea turtle
• Shark
• Stingray
• Whale

GAMES
• No Place Like Home

SCIENCE PROJECTS
• Under Pressure

WEBQUESTS
• Whales

WORKSHEETS
• Blue-ringed octopus
• Shark

eBOOKS WORKSHEETS
Under the Sea:
• Sharks
• Animals that Look Like Plants
• Colourful Fish
• Crab
• Dolphin and Whale
• Octopus
• Rays
• Sea Horse
• Sea Turtle
Tropical Fish:
• Angelfish
• Clownfish
• Flounder
• Frogfish
• Lionfish
• Moray Eel
• Parrotfish
• Porcupinefish
• The Tropics
• Trumpetfish

WORLD OF ANIMALS
• Fish & Sea Creatures
• Water Mammals

MAPS
• Ocean

VIDEOS
• Animals of the oceans
• Swimming sea turtle
• Stingrays in the ocean
• How many sharks live in the ocean?
• Humpback whale mother and calf

PICTURES & VIDEOS
• Saltwater fish
• Water mammals

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
Animals of the World:
• Clownfish
• Blue Whales
• Fur Seals
• Hammerheads and other Sharks
• Jellyfish
• Killer Whales
• Lobsters
• Sea Stars
• Sea Turtles
Animal Lives:
• Fish
• Mollusks and Sea Creatures
Bolt:
• Dolphins
• Great White Sharks
• Killer Whales
• Sea Turtles
Learning Ladders:
• Tropical Fish
• Under the Sea
Where in the World?
• Swim with a Manta Ray?
Other:
• Endangered Animals of the Ocean
• Oceans and Climate Change

ARTICLES
• ANZAC
• Anzac Day
• Gallipoli Campaign
• Simpson and his donkey
• World War I

MAPS
• Gallipoli Campaign
• Turkey

PICTURES
• Anzac Day march
• Anzac Day ceremony in New Zealand
• Australians at Gaba Tepe, 1915
• Australian War Memorial
• ANZAC troops landing at Gallipoli
• ANZAC troops in Sydney, 1919
• Anzac Cove, Gallipoli

WORKSHEETS
• Anzac Day
• The Battles of Villers-Bretonneaux
• Gallipoli Campaign

ARTICLES
• Bushrangers
• Ned Kelly
• Dan Kelly
• Ben Hall
• Captain Moonlite
• Captain Thunderbolt
• Matthew Brady
• Joe Byrne
• John Caesar
• Martin Cash
• Jack Donohoe
• Frank Gardiner
• Jimmy Governor
• Steve Hart
• Michael Howe
• Joseph Bolitho Johns
• Daniel Morgan
• Musquito
• Harry Power
• John Whitehead

eBOOKS (for subscribers)
• True or False – Outlaws

ARTICLES
• Dinosaur
• Albertosaurus
• Allosaurus
• Ankylosaurus
• Apatosaurus
• Brachiosaurus
• Camptosaurus
• Deinonychus
• Dimetrodon
• Diplodocus
• Edmontosaurus
• Eoraptor
• Fossil
• Giant Wombat
• Hadrosaur
• Maiasaura
• Paleonotology
• Prehistoric animal
• Seismosaurus
• Stegosaurus
• Supersaurus
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus
• Velociraptor

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
Dinosaurs!:
• Armoured Dinosaurs
• Birdlike Dinosaurs
• Fierce Dinosaurs
• Giant Dinosaurs
Other:
• Dinosaur Days
• Dinosaur Extinction
• True or False? Dinosaurs
• True or False? Prehistoric People
• World of Dinosaurs

PICTURES
• Dinosaurs
• Extinct birds
• Extinct mammals
• More on extinct animals

VIDEOS
• Dinosaur
• Could dinosaurs survive today?
• Fossil Formation
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Who would win a fight between a mammoth and a mastodon?

COMPARE PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
• Prehistoric Animals

WEBSITES
• Age of Dinosaurs

WORKSHEET
• Dinosaurs

WEBQUESTS
• Dinosaurs

eBOOKS WORKSHEETS:
World of Dinosaurs
• Allosaurus
• Ankylosaurus
• Diplodocus
• Maiasaura
• Stegosaurus
• Triceratops
• Tyrannosaurus
• Velociraptor
• Weird Creatures

ARTICLES
• Habitat
• Biome
• Animal
• Endangered Animals
• Australian Animals

LESSON PLAN
• No Place Like Home

SCIENCE PROJECT
• Make our own wormery

GAMES
• No Place Like Home

eBOOKS
Bolt Adorable Animals:
• Baby Giraffes
• Baby Harp Seals
• Baby Hedgehogs
• Baby Hippos
• Baby Koalas
• Baby Owls
• Baby Pandas
• Baby Tigers
Earth’s Changing Climate:
• Biomes and Climate Change
• Wildlife and Climate Change
Other:
• Animal Homes
• Animals Making Homes
• Learning About Animals
• Into the Rain Forest

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
Animal Homes:
• Holes and Tunnels
• Lodges
• Logs and Leaves
• Bird’s Nests
• Dens
• Hives and Insect Nests
• Pets’ Homes
• Shells
• Treehouses

VIDEOS
• Are animals happy living in zoos?
• Animals of the temperate forests
• Animals of tropical forests
• Baboon in the forest
• Chimpanzee hanging in a tree
• Elephants eating in a marsh
• Koala climbing a tree
• Orangutan swinging in trees
• Pandas eating
• Puffins
• Tasmanian devil
• Why are polar bears endangered?

WORKSHEET
Australian Animals:
• Blue-ringed octopus
• Blue-tongued lizard
• Cockatoo
• Dingo
• Echidna
• Emu
• Frilled lizard
• Funnel-web spider
• Kangaroo
• Koala
• Kookaburra
• Platypus
• Possum
• Redback spider
• Sugar glider
• Tasmanian Devil
• Wallaby
• Wombat
Asian Animals:
• Orangutan
• Panda
• Tiger
• Komodo dragon
Other:
• Adaptation
• Habitats

ARTICLES
• Japan
• Japan flag
• 2011 earthquake and tsunami
• Japanese language
• Japanese literature
• Kabuki
• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Osaka
• Mount Fuji
• Shinto
• Samurai

IMPORTANT PEOPLE
• Select Japan under the tab
Choose country or cultural heritage

LESSON PLAN
• Origami doll

ACTIVITIES
• Origami doll

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
• Become a Ninja

QUESTIONS
1. What is the capital of Japan?
2. What are the names of the four main islands of Japan?
3. How does Japan earn most of its money?

VIDEOS
• Honshu tsunami in the Pacific Ocean

PICTURES
• Japan flag
• Tokyo skyline
• Tokyo at night
• Sumo wrestler
• Samurai
• Shinto shrine
• Shinto dancers

INTERACTIVE MEDIA
• Osaka

OUTLINE MAPS
Japan map and Flag outline

MAPS
• Japan
• Economy in Japan
• Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011
• Average yearly precipitation in Japan
• Average January temperature in Japan
• Average July temperature in Japan
• Population density in Japan
• Fukushima nuclear disaster

WEBSITES
• Kids Web Japan

WORKSHEET
• Japan

ARTICLES
• Life Cycle
• Metamorphosis
• Frog
• Caterpillar

ACTIVITIES
• Life of a frog

GAMES
• Name That Baby Animal

SCIENCE PROJECTS
• Watch a metamorphosis!

WORKSHEETS
• Life Cycle

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
Building Blocks of Plants & Animals:
• Animal Life Cycles
• Plant Life Cycles
Nature’s Patterns:
• Animal Life Cycles
World of Insects:
• Ant
• Beetle
• Butterfly
• Dragonfly
• Grasshopper
• Honey Bee
• Praying Mantis
• Water Insects
• What is an Insect?

PICTURES
• Life cycle of ants
• Life of a frog
• Tadpole

VIDEOS
• Frog life cycle
• What’s a tadpole?

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
• Animals Caring for Their Young
• Animal Life Cycles
• Plant Life Cycles
• Nature’s Patterns
• World of Insects

QUESTIONS –
Frogs
1. How do tadpoles breathe?
2. How do adult frogs breathe?
3. What specialised body part help frogs jump?
4. What are some of the changes a tadpole undergoes during its metamorphosis into a frog?
5. Where on Earth are frogs found?
6. What kind of environment do frogs live in?
7. What do frogs eat?
8. What animals eat frogs?

ARTICLES
• Nutrition
• Food
• Health
• Digestive system
• Fat
• Minerals
• Obesity
• Protein
• Sugar
• Vegetarianism
• Vitamins

FOOD FUN LESSON PLANS
• Freeze cream
• Get to know your food
• Herb mobile
• Cookie ornaments
• Purifying water

ACTIVITIES
• Food fun

GAMES
• Mealtime matter

VIDEOS
• What is organic gardening?
• Is food radiation safe?

TABLE
• Vitamins and their benefits

PICTURES
• Food made from wheat
• Food stand in China
• Dairy products
• Eggs are high in protein
• Farmer’s market
• Harvesting organic vegetables
• Variety of foods at grocery stores
• Vegetarian foods

QUESTIONS
1. What is nutrition?
2. Why should people eat a variety of foods?
3. What are the six main groups of nutrients?
4. By what process does the body break food down into nutrients?

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
Building Blocks of Life Science:
• Digestive & Uninary System
Taste the World:
• Chocolate
• Corn
• Garlic
• Potato
• Rice
• Salt & Pepper
• Sugar
• Tomato
Other:
• Good Food for You
• My Body
• The Foods You Eat
• Weird Food

WORKSHEETS
• Nutrition
• Food
• Health
• Human Body

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
Good Food for You:
• Eating Healthy
• Fats
• Food Groups
• Grains
• Living Healthy
• Meat and Beans
• Milk
• Vegetables
My Body:
• Staying Well
What Living Things Need
• Food
Cook@home with Taste the World:
• Chocolate
• Corn
• Garlic
• Potato
• Rice
• Salt & Pepper
• Sugar
• Tomato

ARTICLES
• Solar System
• Planet
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Moon
• Neptune
• Pluto
• Saturn
• Sun
• Uranus
• Venus

SCIENCE PROJECTS
• Going around in circles
• Universe watch

ACTIVITIES
• Make your own planetarium

GAMES
• What on Earth?

VIDEOS
• Where does space begin?
• Moon landing July 20, 1969
• Mars surface
• Why haven’t astronauts travelled to Mars?
• Why is the sun so hot?

eBOOKS (subscribers only)
Learning Ladders:
• A Place in Space
Learning Playground:
• Learning About the Sun, Moon, Planets & Stars
Bolt:
• Earth and Other Inner Planets
• The Milky Way and Other Galaxies
• Pluto and Other Dwarf Planets
• The Sun and Other Stars
• Saturn and Other Outer Planets
Explore the Solar System:
• Earth and Earth’s Moon
• Jupiter and the Asteroids
• Mars
• Mercury and Venus
• Neptune, Comets and Dwarf Planets
• Saturn and Uranus
Our Solar System:
• Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
• Earth: Our Home Planet
• Exploring Space
• Mars: The Red Planet
• Mercury and Venus: The Inner Planets
• Pluto and the Dwarf Planets
• The Moon: Earth’s Companion
• The Sun and Solar System
• Uranus and Neptune: The Ice Giants
• Jupiter and Saturn: The Gas Giants
True or False?:
• The Solar System
• Planet Earth

PICTURES
• Earth in the Solar System
• Solar System
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Moon
• Neptune
• Pluto
• Saturn
• Sun
• Uranus
• Venus

WEBQUESTS
• Solar System
• Moon Landing

WORKSHEETS
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Moon
• Neptune
• Saturn
• Solar System
• Sun
• Uranus
• Venus
• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Neil Alden Armstrong

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
A Place in Space:
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Saturn
• The Solar System
• The Sun
• Uranus
• Venus
Learning Playground:
• The Sun, Moon, Planets & Stars

WEBSITES
• The Solar System in Action

QUESTIONS
1. Name three planets that have rings
2. What are meteoroids?
3. What is the Kuiper belt?
4. What two planets do not have moons orbiting them?

ARTICLES
• Telephone
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Cellular Telephone
• Fax Machine
• Modem

LESSON PLAN
• Make a Tin-can Telephone

ACTIVITIES
• Make a Tin-Can Telephone
• Sending and Receiving

GAMES
• Matching

PICTURES
• The first telephone 1876
• Alexander Graham Bell spilling liquid on himself
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Early cellular telephone

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
Inventions:
• Telephone

QUESTIONS
1. Who invented the telephone?
2. When was the telephone invented?
3. What type of machine sends written words and pictures over telephone lines?
4. What part of the telephone does a person pick up to make a phone call?

ARTICLES
• Weather
• Barometer
• Climate
• Cloud
• Cyclone
• Fog
• Frost
• Hail
• Hurricane
• Lightning
• Monsoon
• Rain
• Season
• Snow
• Storm
• Tornado
• Wind

SCIENCE PROJECTS:
• Charting temperature data
• Watch how clouds form
• How much rain fell?

ACTIVITIES
• Lightning Strikes

PICTURES
• A blizzard
• Cyclone storm
• Cumulus clouds
• Fog
• Hailstone
• How cloud form
• Lightning
• Rainbow
• Tornado

VIDEOS
• Dew
• Lightning during a thunderstorm

EBOOKS
• Learning about Weather
• Learning Ladders – Weather
• Natural Disasters
• True or False? Weather
• Weather and Climate Change

eBOOK WORKSHEETS
Weather:
• Changing Seasons
• Clouds and Rain
• Cold Winter
• Cool Autumn
• Hot Summer
• Snow and Ice
• Thunder and Lightning
• Warm Spring
• Wind

QUESTIONS
1. What is weather?
2. What is the name of scientists who study the atmosphere and the weather?
3. What is climate?
4. What are the three main things that affect the weather in the troposphere?