Classroom Units

Teaching ideas on ANZAC Day activities for early childhood students.

Find evidence and make decisions about what happened to one of Australia's greatest aviators.

An article Finding 'Smithy'. Exploring the legend and reality of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith to supplement the In Search Of series.

Participants are asked some thought provoking questions while reading three illustrated speeches.

Using evidence to investigate the life of an Australian hero.

Using evidence to explore what happens to servicemen and servicewomen after the wars.
Student Resources

The role of the Australian Navy in World War 1.

The Red Cross in two wars.

Map of hospital bases in Egypt, England and Western Front in World War 1.

The Australian Flying Corps in World War 1.

Les Carlyon's oration. Assessing the nature and impact of the ANZACs at Gallipoli.

An outline of the war.

Some Australian statistics from World War 1.

An outline of the Australian war at sea during World War 1.

What happened to soldiers after the war?

An outline of the role of nurses during World War 1.

An outline of the war in the air during World War 1.

A list, explanation and diagram of the organisation of hospitals in World War 1.

Request for WW1 Service Record
Setting out information needed to request a soldier's official war record.

A useful table for summarising information.

Request for Info on Burial Place
Setting out information needed to get information on a soldier's place of burial overseas.

Request for Photo of Soldier's Headstone
A form of request to send to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

A calendar for using when tracing a soldier's World War 1 service and movements.

Map showing the opposing forces in World War 1.

26 ideas about the ANZACs, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Reproductions of service medals and other awards from a variety of wars.

How much do you know about ANZAC? Try this quiz.

A story of an encounter between a Vietnam veteran and an ANZAC.

The eulogy at the dedication of the Unknown New Zealand Warrior.

Map and flags show the ANZAC connection.

A brief description of ANZAC Day

Map showing Australian involvement in three wars.
Interactives

Find evidence and make decisions about what happened to one of Australia's greatest aviators.

Students work out on a map where Australians have served in peace and war.

Explore an interactive timeline of uniforms worn by Australian servicemen and women over time.

Find out which countries fought in the two World Wars.

See and hear what Australian women have done in wars and peacekeeping.