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A curated collection of externally developed resources that support teaching and learning in NSW. These links are to external sites – please use your professional judgement in relation to the suitability of resources for your students.

Australian Curriculum: History Units(2-6) Developed by the History Teachers’ Association of Australia to support teachers in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: History.

History in the making(K-6) The Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia’s collection of teaching and learning programs based on the Australian Curriculum.

State Library of NSW (K-6) Curriculum linked learning programs and resources in history.

Voyage Game (3-6) Australian National Maritime Museum – games-based learning resource exploring convict transport in 1830 from England to Australia.

Australian War Memorial education resources

Asia Education Foundation information and learning sequences about Asian festivals for students in lower primary.

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has digital educational resources with teachers' notes available on Australian screen and specialist resources on prime ministers, the First World War and the Cold War.

Australian Museum archives and library hold records for historical research.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies has a collection of resources encompassing films, photographs, audio recordings etc.

Bringing Them Home is an educational resource to support teachers in helping students understand the effects of the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from their families, communities and Country.

ABC Education contains resources such as audio files, videos and digibooks on the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The Australian Dream education resources explore the story of Adam Goodes and his cultural identity.

Colonisation in Australia is an ABC YouTube playlist that explores the history of the impact on Australian land from 1868 to now.

Aboriginal Indigenous Astronomy resources for the Australian Curriculum.

GeogSpace (K-6) Core units and support units comprising illustrations of practice as described in the Australian Curriculum: Geography.

National Geographic teacher resources (K-6) Teacher resource library.

National Geographic for kids (K-6) Classroom resource library and ideas in history and geography.

The Parliamentary Education Office educates Australians and inspires their enthusiasm for, Australia’s parliamentary democracy.

State Library of NSW (K-6) Curriculum linked learning programs and resources in geography.

Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego (Google Earth version). An interactive game that teaches students about countries and problem-solving.

Education.com Geography activities

Classroom Antarctica resources for Stage 2 and Stage 3

Build a biome - online interactive zoo game.

NASA Earth Observatory weather resources and interactive biome activities.

Ventusky free desktop computer weather app for visualising local and international weather patterns.

Asia Education Foundation information and learning sequences about Asian festivals for students in lower primary.

Australian National Maritime Museum has a collection of resources to research, explore stories about significant events and remarkable people, and browse through a rich and diverse range of vessels, photography and artefacts.

Weigh your waste is an ABC Education resource that can be used to teach sustainability in households.

Reducing landfill waste is an ABC Education resource that can be used to teach sustainability for the environment.

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