Junior History

Aboriginal Focus of the History Syllabus K-10

http://www.owningourhistory.net.au/

Includes teaching resources to provide a unique insight into the traditional lives of Australia's First People and the impact of Contact with White Australia

Ancient

http://www.digonsite.com/

Archaeology skills acquisition set up by American Archaeology Magazine.

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm

Interactive educational page for youngsters teaches fun facts, has information-gathering games and contains a vast amount of historical data.

Medieval

http://www.regia.org/village.htm

Take a photographic tour through a re-creation of an Anglo-Saxon village. Includes extensive details about tribal organization and daily life.

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/anglo-saxon_life-kinship_and_lordship.htm

Resource explains the personal nature of Saxon social obligations and its effects on legal and military structures. Also assesses women's role.

Ancient History Links

http://robbrownarchaeologist.blogspot.com/

Ancient History Preliminary and HSC Resource site for students and teachers

Rob Brown is an Ancient History teacher from Sydney doubles as a volunteer team member on various archaeological projects. He has recently become a team member for the Pompeii Food and Drink Project which will undergo its field season in June and July. Join him as he provides information, images, video and activities from the ancient city of Pompeii. Rob will be blogging his work in the ancient city as well as providing exclusive images and video footage that can be used as source material for studies in the core HSC topic. He is also answering any questions students and teachers may have for him that he can answer direct from Pompeii as well as posting a number of source based activities from the site.

The blog will also be used for future field work write ups as part of his work with the project in Pompeii and will also feature interesting current information to supplement study for HSC covered topics.

The blogsite is at http://robbrownarchaeologist.blogspot.com/

http://www.athensagoradig.com

In the Athens summer of 2008 Australian history teacher, Sasha Jessop, was invited and participated in the volunteer excavation program. For Australian school students studying Athenian history as part of the New South Wales HSC syllabus, or even junior history students studying Stage 4 or 5 history, this was an exciting opportunity to connect with someone who is experiencing the evidence firsthand. In the 2009 season, Australian archaeologist Julia Psorakis will work with Sasha Jessop to provide new information and images for students to access.This website provides a diary of the progress being made on the excavation, useful photos, as well as an opportunity for students to ask an archaeologist about what its like to work on a dig.

http://www.pompeiiinpictures.com

This website provides a complete pictorial record of the remains of Pompeii. It contains a record of every house, villa, caupona, shop, workshop, temple, public area as well as all the tombs, gates, towers etc in Pompeii, as well as all the areas closed to the public. It is the most complete record of the remains available and is used by teachers, students authors and archaeologists all over the world.

It has been developed with the permission and support of the Soprintendenza di Pompei for academic use.

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

A vast array of Greek topics including a massive catalogue of archaeological sites; translations of classical texts and a variety of academic essays on various topics especially Thucydides

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/herculaneum-uncovered/108/

'Herculaneum Uncovered'

A PBS documentary on Herculaneum featuring an interview with Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.

Modern History Links

http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/

Covers Australia's nvolvement in seven major wars over the past 100 years - from the Boer War to the Vietnam War and recent overseas peacekeeping effort

http://www.dva.gov.au/

Details Australia's role in the wars of the 20th century and especially Gallipoli and World War One

https://www.memorial.org.au/Education/index.htm

Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Education Committee has compiled a number of resources that history teachers can use in the teaching of Second World War history. These resources include a teaching document which teachers can use in their teaching program, including: background notes; lesson plans with content links to the National History Curriculuma; student worksheets including a free 15 minute DVD 'Some Came Home' in which POWs and civilian internees are interviewd about their wartime experiences; and a list of resources that teachers can use - websites, books and DVDs.

Today in History

These sites provide information to interesting Historical events that occurred 'today'.

http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/history/today.htm

http://www.historyorb.com/today/index.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/