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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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A black and white photograph of a group of men standing at a white information desk. Above the desk is a large sign that says INFORMATION. Men behind the counter and speaking and hanging out brochures.

Wolfgang Sievers, Information desk at German stand, Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Victoria 1966, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-161478886

Information sources

Topic

Information is all around us, every day. Regardless of whether we are looking for the information or having it presented to us unexpectedly, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of data we are exposed to.

English
Languages
Mathematics
Teachers
Communications and media
A yellowed sheet of paper with the headline '[Co]nventional Lies of the Anti-Federal Party'. The 'C' and 'O' of the word 'conventional' is missing as the corner of the page has been torn off. The very small text is set out in four columns

(1899). Conventional lies of the Anti-Federal Party, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135107257

Commentary: Conventional Lies

Topic

The idea of Federation of the states had been discussed in Australia from about 1850, with the movement gaining real momentum in 1889 after a speech by veteran New South Wales politician Sir Henry Parkes.

English
Languages
Mathematics
Teachers
Communications and media
A page of a newspaper with the headline 'LITERACY: FACT and FICTION'. The page also includes cartoons and black and white photos

N.S.W. Teachers' Federation & New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. (1919). LITERACY: FACT and FICTION, Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-710682297

Defining literacies

Topic

Media, information and digital literacy, by their most basic definitions, relate to a person’s skills and ability to locate, create, use and engage critically with information in a range of formats.

English
Languages
Mathematics
Teachers
Communications and media
Man wearing face mask and purple vest standing new a doorway. On the wall around the door are instructions on how to vote in a federal election.

Sandy Scheltema, Australian Electoral Commission officer standing next to a 'How to Vote in a Federal Election' poster outside the polling place in Glenlyon Hall, during the Australian federal election, Glenlyon, Victoria, 21 May 2022, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3108998796

Media literacy skills matter

Topic

We interact with information in a vast array of forms from any number of sources every day. It is becoming increasingly apparent that, to fully participate, navigate and thrive in the modern world, people need the skills and abilities to engage critically with information presented to them.

English
Languages
Mathematics
Teachers
Communications and media
A yellowed typewritten page saying 'Foreword' and some hand written words saying 'or both?' next to fact or fiction.

Joan Lindsay & Andrew Fabinyi, Typescripts, [ca. 1967], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-573778720

Cultural perspectives in literature

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: English for Year 7 students. The module is designed to introduce students to a variety of texts on the theme of cultural perspectives and to enable them to understand how authors, poets and cartoonists reflect their own cultural perspectives through their chosen medium.

English
Year 7
Literature and writing
painting of Australian bush landscape

Eugene Von Guerard, Source of the Wannon, 1867, 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

Topic

Sir Howard Florey was an Australian medical scientist.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology
photo of a woman standing against a purple background

Philip Gostelow, Professor Fiona Stanley at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Subiaco, Perth, 21 August 2013, 2013, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153312966

Oral history: Professor Fiona Stanley

Topic

Professor Fiona Stanley is an Australian paediatrician and epidemiologist who is best known for her work linking deficiencies of folic acid in pregnant women with birth defects - specifically, spina bifida and related conditions.

Science
Year 9
Science and technology
Preah Khan, rows of stone posts lined towards gopura

Yves Coffin, [Preah Khan, rows of stone posts lined towards gopura], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140374253

The way of life in the Khmer Empire

Topic

The Khmer Empire lasted almost 630 years.

Humanities
Year 8
Asia-Pacific
World cultures and history
A black and white photo of a man sitting on a train

Robert McFarlane, Charles Perkins travelling to University, 1963, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136494589

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Topic 

Additional Library resources with educational value for teachers and students.

Teachers
First Australians
Wat Ek, comprehensive view, southern side

Yves Coffin, [Wat Ek, comprehensive view, southern side], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140371255

The decline of the Khmer Empire

Topic

The Khmer Empire flourished on the rich and fertile mountains, lakes, and plains of Cambodia for 629 years.

Humanities
Year 8
Asia-Pacific
World cultures and history
Angkor Wat, perron of main temple and sculptures

Yves Coffin, [Angkor Wat, perron of main temple and sculptures], nla.gov.au/nla.obj-140376052

Building Angkor

Topic

The Khmer kings were prolific builders.

Humanities
Year 8
Asia-Pacific
World cultures and history

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