~ Australian Identity ~

Links
Image Aussie Icons
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/ricky/index.html

Pictures, Photographs, Graphics Images of Australia
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/cross/pictaus.htm

Picture Australia
Looking for images of Australiana? Picture Australia is the place to start!
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/

Images Australia
http://www.imagesaustralia.com/

Australia Through the National Geographic Lens
National Geographic photographer Sam Abell has captured the diversity of faces and places that gives Australia its unmistakable allure.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/australia/abell/

Follow the Sun
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/sun/

Virtual Australia
http://www.virtualaustralia.com/

Main Menu of Oz
http://www.lukasland.com/oz/

Visual Journey Through Australia
http://www.australia.com/

Australian Identity and values
http://www.midcoast.com.au/~ttc/identity.html

Australian Identity and Values – links
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/curriculum_links/stage_three_links.htm

Australia you’re standing in it – lots of links
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/australia.html

Australian Identity
http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/pid/1426

Assignments

What does it mean to be Australian? Knowledge Hunt
A mini research assignment focusing on the composition of the Australian population.
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/trhunt/hunt.htm

What does it mean to be Australian? Subject Sampler
In the following activity, students find links to Web sites related to the topic of What does it mean to be Australian? After each link are three prompts designed to get them to answer one question: 'What does this subject have to do with me?'
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/subjsamp/sampler.htm

What does it mean to be Australian? Webquest
Who are Australians? Where have they come from? In which ways do we perceive our 'Australianess'? Would we all answer these questions in the same way?
A WebQuest where groups of 6 students research what being Australian means to the Aborigines and immigrants from 5 countries.
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/webquest/actualquest/actualquest.htm

Being Australian: a research unit
Activities entitled The First Australians, I’m Australian too, Notable Australians, Cultural Diversity, Our Heritage, Aussie English, Our Image Overseas,
http://www.beenleigss.qld.edu.au/requested_sites/beingaustralian/index.html

Discovering Democracy - Teaching Civics - Classroom Activities –
Activity 1. Setting the scene: 'What is Australian identity?'
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/classroom/setscene.htm

Discovering Democracy - Teaching Civics - Classroom Activities –
Activity 3. The Australian identity over time
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/classroom/ausident.htm

Which symbols and events are relevant to the Australian nation today?
We Remember. Which symbols and events are relevant to the Australian nation today? Students investigate currently celebrated events and persons, and design a new symbol/event. Discovering Democracy Middle Primary Units
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/ddunits/units/mp3fq5acts.htm

Discovering Democracy - Classroom Activities - This Australian nation: Who are we? What do we value?
Discovering Democracy Classroom Activities
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/classroom/thisaus.htm

We are Australian – identity and values
Australia is a country of diverse cultures, images and people. Through its history many significant events and the people involved in those events have shaped the way we see ourselves as a nation. We call this our national
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/exchangestudent/we_are_australian.htm