Sites (11)

Australian Cites and States
Map of capital cities in each state of Australia.

Australian Local Governments and Community Groups
Links to local councils around Australia.

BOS Resources
List of sites suitable for this unit.

Dreaming Stories
All over Australia, Dreaming stories tell of the ancestor spirits who created the land and everything on it.

HREOC: Human Rights
This article discusses the term, Human Rights, and explains it in a simple way.

Kidlink: Multicultural Calendar
This site contains recipes for holiday foods, historical background, significance of the holidays and the special ways in which these days are observed.

Living in Communities Weblinks
Compilation of links related to this unit prepared by Sue Lacey, Teacher-Librarian Bega West Public School.

Planet Tolerance
Interactive site that teaches students about tolerance through the use of games and simulations.

Racism: No Way
Games room where students participate in games that teach about Racism.

Refugees and Children in Our World
Learners will describe problems of refugee populations around the world and human rights issues related to refugees.

Tindale's Map of Aboriginal Tribal Areas
Tindale's map of Aboriginal group boundaries at the time of European contact, published in 1974. Click on the map to zoom in.

Lessons (8)

Australia's Religious Diversity
Students identify major world religions and forms of spirituality and recognise the religious diversity of communities in Australia.

Community Groups
Students make a documentary about one of the groups in their community.

Cultural Diversity
This lesson aims to help students understand Australia as a multicultural society.

Learning Adventures in Citizenship
The site uses New York City as an example of how cities developed into unique centers of commerce, politics, architecture, culture, and ethnicity. Includes many community action projects.

Webquest: Create a Community Shopping Centre
Your local shopping centre management wants to redevelop the local shopping centre.

Webquest: Harmony Day
Students plan a Harmony Day celebration for their class.

Webquest: People Working in our Community
Learn about the jobs that people working in the community do.

Which Group
Webquest related to community groups.

Software (1)

BOS Resources
List of Software suitable for this unit.

Texts (1)

BOS Resources
List of Texts suitable for this unit.

Videos (0)

Teacher References (9)

Australian Indigenous Languages
Addresses, dictionaries, and place names of Aboriginal Australia.

Australians Against Racism: Voices of Hope Stories
Prize winning stories about racism contributed by students from across Australia.

Castle Builder WebQuest
Students design a castle.

HREOC: Face The Facts
Face the Facts draws on information from a wide variety of sources, to correct what the HREOC sees as some common myths about refugees.

Making Multicultural Australia
This site aims to assist teachers to find and develop resources to assist in teaching about multiculturalism in Australia.

Multicultural Pavilion
Resources and dialogues for equity in education.

NSW Aboriginal Land Council
NSW Aboriginal Land Council aims to protect the interests and further the aspirations of its members and the broader Aboriginal community.

The Language Investigator
The site provides a number of opportunities for investigating languages together with links to multilingual materials which will support the teacher in developing them.

Time for Citizenship
This site contains resources on the theme of citizenship and provides an opportunity for students to discuss aspects of citizenship with others around the world.