This website provides interactive exhibitions created by the British Museum. Within it you can explore works of art, sculptures and take visual tours of museums from around the world. The works come with explanations or the works and the history behind some of the pieces that date back hundreds of years!
The Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History virtual tours allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room tours of select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. Visitors can also access select collections and research areas at our satellite support and research stations as well as past exhibits no longer on display.
Students in younger years may require some support to guide them through and access the activities
Explore a story of natural history discovery in an interactive experience, Making Natural History, voiced by Museum researchers and curators.
Dive into the museum's 80 million specimens with unique, new features: encounter a prehistoric marine reptile in virtual reality, discover pioneering Museum research in a short film, navigate the galleries in 360 degrees care of Google's Street View team, take a tour of ten new exhibits tackling natural history themes, and take students on an expedition through the galleries to learn about adaptation in the natural world.
The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House helps people to understand Australia’s social and political history by interpreting the past and present and exploring the future.
They have a section that focuses on student resources and challenges that are fun and engaging!
Explore the NMA site and a huge collection of online resources dedicated to the history of Australia. Take a deep dive into highlights from their collection or search Collection Explorer for stories behind the objects at the heart of our National Historical Collection.
Behind the News (more commonly known as BTN) is a long-running news programme broadcast on the ABC made in Adelaide. It is aimed at school-aged children (8–13 years of age) with the hope of helping them understand issues and events outside their own lives.
Have your child watch a classroom episode and reflect using the stimulus questions provided in the teacher resource.
Kids News is a literacy resource using current daily news stories for students in the classroom.
The content is written into educational stories in child appropriate language and filtered/censored to remove any inappropriate content or imagery. The site does not link to any outside news sources or sites, therefore students can use it safely in an unsupervised environment or for independent learning.
The Australian War Memorial combines a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial's purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict. Its mission is leading remembrance and understanding of Australia’s wartime experience.
The website provides resources and activities that allow students to delve into the history of Australians at war along with information on artefacts and memorabilia collected throughout Australia's history.
Students in younger years may require some support to guide them through and access the activities