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Explore Australia's history at the National Library's Digital Classroom, aligned with the Australian Curriculum. With over 10 million items, we support diverse learning styles, fostering inquiry-based learning for students to analyse sources and draw conclusions about the Australian story.
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cartoon of a man gesturing to a diagram of the uranium atom

McCrae, Stewart, 1919-. (1963). "Of course, in the matter of uranium, it's a case of the atom splitting people!" [Nuclear physicist giving a lecture on the uranium atom] [picture]/ McCrae. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-145842939

The use and influence of science

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Science for Year 9 students. It draws on the Library's Oral History and Folklore Collection, which has recorded the thoughts and stories of thousands of influential Australians from all disciplines.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology
painting of Australian bush landscape

Von Guerard, Eugene, 1811-1901. Eugene Guerard's Australian landscapes. (1867). Source of the Wannon [picture] / Eug. v. Guérard. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135740687

Timeline of Australian innovations

Topic

Australians have a talent for ingenuity and creative thinking. From ancient times, Australians have used the materials around them to develop unique and practical tools to help them live and prosper.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology
black and white photograph of Sir Howard Florey

Australian News and Information Bureau. [Portrait of Howard Florey] [picture] / [Australian News and Information Bureau]. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136743351

Oral history: Sir Howard Florey

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Sir Howard Florey was an Australian medical scientist.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology
photograph of Nancy Millis

McDonald, Damian, 1971-. (1999). Portrait of Nancy Millis [picture] / Damian McDonald. nla.gov.au/nla.obj-144499251

Oral history: Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis

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Professor Nancy Millis was an Australian microbiologist who worked and studied microbial growth and the fermentation process.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology

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