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This site provides educators and specialists in Japan Studies a space for sharing, discussing and developing teaching ideas and resources about Japan, especially as they relate to K-12 classrooms. The site features thought-provoking essays; classroom-ready lesson plans; an area for asking and answering questions; resources including historical documents, maps and images; and member profiles. In addition to user-generated content, the editorial team will develop original materials organized around different themes.

In this unit, students explore a variety of resources-texts, images, sounds, photos, and other artifacts-to learn more about the Holocaust. Beginning with journal writings and a picture book to introduce the central issues, the unit focuses on student-centered inquiry. Students explore a range of print and non-print resources through extensive online inquiry activities. Progressing from individual work to a group learning project, the unit culminates in publishing the group's findings in topic-based newspapers.

"Developed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) MoneySmart Teaching provides professional and personal learning programs and resources for teaching and learning. It also has resources to assist parents to provide their children with good consumer and financial education from an early age."

MoneySmart Teaching offers quality resources for secondary teachers that are aligned to the Australian curriculum. Our units of work and teacher guides give educators lesson plans that they can take directly into the classroom. Our digital activities help students to learn real life skills like mobile phone security and buying your first car.

Some great resources on physical geography.

"Do you want to learn or teach about children's rights and the responsibility we all have in helping realise these rights? Maybe you want to learn more about UNICEF's work all around the world. Or maybe you're looking for ways that you can help to support UNICEF's work through using your voice or your time. We have a wealth of amazing educational resources on our website - for parents, teachers and students. These resources can help you, or your students and children to be a global citizen and guide you in helping make a difference to the lives of others."

These pages contain a variety of resources for teachers and students including teaching resources, factsheets and interactive quizzes.

"May 17, 2014 will mark the 60th anniversary of the monumental Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which declared the status quo of "separate but equal" to be unconstitutional. Although this meant public schools were now required to be integrated, the battleground for equality in education was just beginning. Use the resources below to provide students with the historical context of Brown v. Board of Education in the civil rights movement, to inform them of the important roles students played in integrating the schools and engage them in conversation about the unfinished work of the civil rights movement."

School resource from the NT government about the bombing of Darwin.

UNICEF lessons for secondary students on: UNICEF: An Introduction Child Rights The Millennium Development Goals Children, Youth and Climate Change Child Labour Water and Sanitation

Lesson plans and resources for Ancient Egypt. Relatively simple information

National Geographic project on Geography education. Resources and research.

New site from ABC. Some interesting resources for History & Geo

Lessons and resources on Asia, including China and Japan

Free resources and lesson plans, including PPT presentations

A comprehensive resource on the Holocaust and World War II, with over 3,000 text files, and tens of thousands of photos.

"The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's oral history collection is one of the largest and most diverse resources for Holocaust testimonies in the world. The collection contains over 9,000 audio and video interviews. These testimonies enable students, researchers, and the general public to see and hear the first-hand accounts of those who experienced, witnessed, or perpetrated the events of the Holocaust."