Australia Interest Projects

The Outback:

Outback from Wikipedia - lots of information, and be sure to click on the photos to make them larger!

Wild Kids - click on the links to the animals

Desert

Water in the Outback

Gibson Desert - Western Australia

Great Sandy-Tanami Desert in Western Australia

Great Victoria Desert

Nullarbor Plains Shrublands

Pilbara Shrublands - yet another environment of the Outback

Simpson Desert in South Australia

Crossing the Simpson Desert - a good report about crossing this desert

Tirari-Stuart Stony Desert

Western Australian Mulga Shrublands

Climate Change and the Outback

The Australian Outback - a teacher's links to many good sites about the outback - difficult reading, but there are many links.

Red Centre and Central Australia - some info

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Animals of the Outback:

Wild Kids - click on the links to the animals

Australian Animals - Birds - Many excellent links to bird life of Australia!

Mammals of Arid Australia - many mouse-like animals

Australian Animals - Mammals - many excellent links to animals!

Australian Animals - Reptiles and Amphibians - many excellent links to these animals!

Desert Animals - student report

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Kangaroo:

Kangaroos - many excellent links to kangaroos

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Dingos:

Dingoes - eleven links to excellent sites on dingoes

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Platypus:

Platypuses - many excellent links on platypuses

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Great Barrier Reef:

Great Barrier Reef in Wikipedia - good info. Click on the photos to make them larger!

Great Barrier Reef - Tells of how many kinds of living things are on the reef

The Great Barrier Reef - includes a neat photo from space, info about the reef, and threats to the health of the reef!

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Ayers Rock (Uluru):

Ayers Rock - Uluru - good article and photos!

Uluru in Wikipedia - lots of information, and click on the photos to make them larger!

Uluru (Ayers Rock) - good article and be sure to click on the photos ot make them large

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Aboriginal Tools:

Aboriginal Subsistence Startegies - click on the links on the left to see their tools

Traditional Tools, Weapons and Utensils - describes a number of tools

Australian Indigenous Tools and Technology - a number of tools are described

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Koala:

Koalas - many excellent links on koalas

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Timeline of Australian Technology and Construction:

Australian Science, Technology and InventionTimeline

Timeline from 50,000 BC

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Other Australia Info:

Outback Towns

Outback Now

Video on colors of Australia - click on the play button! Check out the other videos shown on the top of the window too.

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