This article, ‘All About Insects: Dragonflies and Damselflies’, provides information about dragonflies and damselflies. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: Dreamtime Stories’, describes Aboriginal Australians’ relationship with animals. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of Australian Aboriginal culture and includes colourful and engaging images.
The report, ‘Driving Cattle to Market’ describes the cattle drives of the American south in the 1860s to 1880s, when cattle had to be herded for long distances by cowboys to reach the trains that would take them to market. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with …More
This article, ‘Dugong’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and diet of the dugong and, briefly, the manatee. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the dugong’s physical features and habitat. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Echidna’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and life cycle of the echidna. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the echidna’s physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs and illustrations.
This article, ‘Elephant Seal’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat, life cycle and special abilities of the elephant seal. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the elephant seal’s physical features and habitat. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This graphic organiser, ‘Experiment Chart’ helps students to record and arrange information from an experiment in an efficient manner.
This graphic organiser, ‘Experimenting with Barometers’ asks students to conduct experiments using barometers and interpret the data.
This article, ‘Antarctic Discovery: Exploring the End of the World’, provides information about the discovery of Antarctica. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical and historical awareness and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘Extreme Serpents’ provides information about four species of snakes including their physical characteristics, habits, habitat, diet and hunting methods. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the snakes’ physical features and habits. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Fabulous Frogs’ provides information about five species of frogs including their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle and special abilities. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the frogs’ physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Family Names’, describes different names for animal families. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Finders Keepers’, explains how to catch insects for observation. It provides factual information about different insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Dinosaurs: Finding Dinosaur Bones’, explains what palaeontologists do with dinosaur bones. It is aimed at broadening students’ awareness of natural history and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Sea Creatures: Fish’, provides information about fish. It features interesting facts and colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Bushfires: Flame Wars’, provides information about bushfires. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Endangered: Flatback Turtles’, provides information about this endangered species. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Flying Families’, profiles different types of animal families that fly together. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Flying Mammals’ provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, habitat and diet of three species of bat. It also introduces students to various terms relating to the bats’ physical features. The text is supported by colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Sharks: Food Chain’, provides information about the diet of sharks and the diet of their prey. The full-colour illustrations provide a vivid description of the food chain and examples of the species involved.
This article, ‘Antarctica: Freeze Frames’, provides information about Antarctica. It is aimed at broadening students’ geographical awareness and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘Reusing and Recycling: From Trash to Treasure’, provides information about reusing and recycling. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental awareness and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Fruits of the Forest’, profiles different fruits that grow in rainforests. It provides factual information about these fruits and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Funnel-web Spider’ provides information about this spider’s habitat and behaviour, and first-aid treatment for bites. An illustrated step-by-step list describes the effects of a bite and what action to take.
This article, ‘Getting to Know Sharks’, provides information about sharks’ body parts and their function. It displays a detailed illustration of a shark with informative annotations for all key body parts.
This article, ‘Getting to Know Spiders’, provides information about spiders’ body parts and their function. It displays a detailed illustration of a spider with informative annotations for all key body parts.
This article, ‘Spiders: Golden Orbweaver’, provides information about habitat, life cycle, diet and behaviour. It includes a detailed Fact File of statistics and also displays full-colour close-up photographs of the spider in on its web.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Grasslands’, describes different animals that live in grasslands. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Great Inventions’, profiles some of the great inventions of our time. It provides factual information about these inventions and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Great White Shark’ provides information about the size, habitat, life cycle, diet and behaviour of the great white shark. It provides a detailed Fact File of statistics and also displays illustrations and photographs in full colour of the shark’s appearance and behaviour. Includes a map of migration.
This article, ‘Grey Nurse Shark’, provides information about this shark’s life cycle, habitat, diet, and behaviour. It provides a detailed Fact File of statistics and also displays illustrations and photographs in full colour with details of the shark’s appearance and characteristics.
This article, ‘All About Animal Homes: Habitats’, describes different places animals make their homes. It provides factual information about animal habitats and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Quicksand: Help Me… I’m Sinking!’, provides information about quicksand. It includes a basic explanation and a scientific explanation of what causes quicksand.
This article, ‘Help Me… There’s Lightning!’, provides information about lightning. It explains what causes lightning and includes tips on how to stay safe during a thunder storm.
This article, ‘Help! It’s a Jellyfish!’, provides information about jellyfish. It features interesting facts about thi venomous creature and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Birds: Helping Birds’, provides information about what we can do to help birds. It encourages students to participate in activities that will help to protect birds and is aimed at broadening their awareness of environmental issues.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Hiding Families’, profiles different types of animal families that hide. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Wingsuits: High Adventure’, provides information about wingsuits. Experienced wingsuit flyers describe what it is like to participate in this extreme sport.
This article, ‘Hive of Activity’, provides information about the internal structure of man-made beehives. It describes the purpose of the various sections and describes how the bees use them. The text is supported by detailed illustrations.
This article, ‘Volcanoes: Hot Stuff’, provides information about volcanoes. It is aimed at broadening students’ environmental and geographical awareness and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: How a Joey Grows’, describes the different stages of a baby kangaroo’s growth. It provides factual information about a joey’s development and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: How Big Is It?’, describes the sizes of different Australian animals. It provides factual information and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘How Deep are Sharks Found?’, provides information about various species of sharks and at what depths they are likely to be found. The text is accompanied by diagrammatic illustrations.
This article, ‘All About Birds: How Do Birds Fly?’, explains how birds fly. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging illustrations.
This article, ‘How Snakes Move’ provides information about the ways in which different snakes move depending on their environment or their own physical features. It also introduces students to various terms relating to snakes’ physical features and movements. The text is supported by detailed diagrams and several photographs.
This article, ‘How to Build a Frog Pond’, explains how to build a frog pond. It is aimed at encouraging students to participate in environmental activities and features colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘All About Animal Families: Hunting Families’, profiles different types of animal families that hunt. It provides factual information about these animals and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Huntsman Spider’, provides information about the spider’s habitat, life cycle, diet and behaviour. It includes a detailed Fact File of statistics and also displays full-colour close-up photographs of the spider in different colour forms.
This article, ‘Motion Sickness: I Feel Sick!’, provides information about motion sickness. It explains why this condition occurs and what can be done to help prevent it.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Insect Camouflage’, provides information about insects that use camouflage for protection. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging images.
This article, ‘International Space Station’, describes the International Space Station. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Is This the Greenest School?’, profiles an ‘eco-school’ in Australia. It explains what the students at this school are doing to help the environment and encourages students to participate in environmental activities.
This article, ‘All About Space: Jupiter’, describes the planet Jupiter. It provides factual information and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
This article, ‘Spiders: Killer Skills’, provides information about how spiders immobilise or kill their prey. Full-colour photographs display several species and describe a variety of killing techniques.
This report, ‘Lady Liberty’ describes the history of the Statue of Liberty and explains why it has become an American national monument. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘All About Insects: Ladybird Beetles’, provides information about ladybird beetles. It features interesting facts about these insects and includes colourful and engaging photographs.
In this story, ‘Late’ students learn how Charlene and her father worked out when to catch a train. It provides opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This article, ‘All About Australian Animals: Learn by Numbers’, provides interesting facts about Australian animals. It features statistical information and includes colourful and engaging images.