Students - Student Resources

The following links contain a range of information that will assist our students to research projects or just to learn interesting facts. Oatley Public School takes no responsibility for the content contained in any of the sites listed.

Mathletics
http://www.mathletics.com.au
Mathletics is Australia’s most used educational website. It is the next generation in learning, helping students enjoy maths and improve their results. It covers the full K-12 maths curriculum.

Star Dudes
http://www.dudestudios.com
A cartoon site featuring the fictitious Star Dudes.

ABC Online
http://abc.net.au
A news site featuring up to date information on news, sports, weather, science, arts and entertainment, community and lifestyles.

Dinosaurs
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to a much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/
The Magic School Bus and lots of other book titles have games featured.

Royal Life Saving
http://swimandsurvive.royallifesaving.com.au
Games and information relating to water safety.

Lego
http://www.lego.com/eng/
Games, activities and products relating to LEGO. Complete a LEGO comic strip with your own ending.

Celebrations
Australia Day
Education Network Australia - Easter
Education Network Australia - Christmas
Education Network Australia - ANZAC Day
Ramadan on the Net
Islamic Holidays and Observances
Indian Holidays and Religious Festivals
The Earth Calendar - holidays and celebrations around the world

State and National Parks
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
State Forests of New South Wales
Australia's National Parks
Environment Australia
World National Parks

Antarctica
Australian Antarctic Division
Mawson Station Webcam, Antarctica
British Antarctica Survey
Welcome to the Ice!!! The Antarctic Adventures of Robert Holmes

Rainforests
The World Heritage of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia
Lizards of the Australian Wet Tropics
CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre
World Heritage List
Rainforest Live!

State Government
NSW State Government

Federal Government
Parliament of Australia
Federal Government

Democracy
Discovering Democracy
Parliament@Work
Lower Primary Online Civic Activities
Middle Primary Online Civic Activities
Upper Primary Online Civic Activities

Transport
Sydney Tramway Museum
Trams of Australia
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
Nature Conservation Council of NSW - Transport Website
Department of Transport and Regional Services

Gold
SBS Gold!
Gold Rush - The discovery of Australian gold
The Aussie Gold Prospector
Gold Downunder - Geoscience Australia
Gold!
Sovereign Hill

Bushrangers
The Bushranger Site
Australian Bushrangers
Bushrangers
Captain Thunderbolt
Matthew Brady
Australiana
Unique Australian Animals
National Symbols
Australian Flags
Floral Emblems
Australian Money
It's an Honour - The Australian Flag
It's an Honour - Commonwealth Coat of Arms
It's an Honour - Australia's National Anthem
It's an Honour - Australia's National Colours
It's an Honour - Australia's National Floral Emblem
It's an Honour - Australia's National Gemstone
About the Prime Minister
Documenting a Democracy
Guide To Australia
Australian Wildlife

Aboriginal Studies
Indigenous Australia
Aboriginalaustralia.com
Wingara
Yothu Yindi
Reconciliation Australia
Questions and Answers about Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders
Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Centre

Space Exploration
NASA Human Spaceflight
Star Child
NASA Kids
More NASA Kids: K - Year 4
More NASA Kids: Years 5 - 8
Space Place

Science Magazines
Double Helix Club
Scientriffic

Awards and Competitions
BHP Science Awards
CREativity in Science and Technology (CREST)

Women in Science and Technology
4000 Years of Women in Science
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Ada Lovelace
Anita Borg
Grace Hopper
Notable Female Scientists
Questacon

HTML
Oatley Public School's Student Resource for HTML Coding
A Beginner's Guide to HTML
Composing Good HTML
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
HTML quick reference
Australian Universities
University of New South Wales
University of Sydney
University of Wollongong
University of Technology Sydney
University of Western Sydney
Macquarie University
Charles Sturt University
University of New England

Places Of Interest
Australian War Memorial
Taronga Zoo
Taronga and Western Plains Zoos
National Museum of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
National Library of Australia

Sport
NSW Sport and Recreation
NSW Sports Federation

Environment
		Peaceful and Green Surrounds
		Leafy, Open Play Areas and Grassed Sports Field
		Outstanding Sporting facilities (Athletics, Basket/Netball, Tennis, Cricket etc.)
		Safe and Caring

Community
		Friendly, Respectful Children
		Great Teachers and Staff
		Supportive, Involved Parents
		Local Community Backing

Opportunity
		Academic Achievement and Results
		Technology, Language and Gifted & Talented Programs
		Inter-school Sport, Athletics and Swimming
		Art, Music, Three Bands, Drama, Dance and Choir
		Public Speaking and Debating
		Various Religious and Cultural Studies
		Before and After School Care (OOOSH)