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Across Australia, places are known for their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander names. But what do they mean? In this series of videos, #Indigenous communities share the stories behind place names of their Country. abc.net.au/education/collect… #geography #ThisPlace
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In the olden days, there were no #toilets inside the house. Instead there was a "potty" for the children and a commode chair for the parents. Would you be brave enough to help empty the potty in the morning? 💩 abc.net.au/education/an-olde… Thanks to @CityofWanneroo #history

An olden day toilet - ABC Education

In the olden days, there were no toilets inside the house.

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In this video, discover how the intense orange lichen at the #BayofFires in #Tasmania is a special marriage of fungi and algae. abc.net.au/education/back-to… #BackToNatureAU with @cultureislife

Back to Nature - The Fires of Larapuna, episode 5 - ABC Education

Everything in nature is in a relationship with everything else. At the Bay of Fires, the intense orange lichen is a marriage of fungi and algae.

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In this video, Dodly and Flynn show different ways to represent each of the numbers from 6 to 10 through writing, drawing or sharing between two groups. abc.net.au/education/clip-co… #CountUsIn #numeracy #counting

Count Us In, Ep 6: Cool ways to count 6 to 10 - ABC Education

Dodly and Flynn meet while Flynn is building a model volcano.

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In Australia, we throw away an estimated 3.5 billion #straws every year. Find out why straws can be so problematic in this #WarOnWasteAU video: abc.net.au/education/war-on-… #sustainability

War on Waste: Why go straw-free? - ABC Education

Single-use plastic drinking straws are another type of waste that can be problematic.

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Don't miss out on the fabulous #MyPlaceCompetition!
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8 Sep 2022
Teachers - there's just a week left to submit entries for the 2022 #MyPlaceCompetition! Students can submit their creative writing entries until next Friday, 16 Sept: ow.ly/W6Un50Kv7l6 Presented by the #ACTF, @ABCEducationAU and @ReadinAustralia. #OzKidsTV #ACTFLearning
Last time we asked this, one cheeky teacher said "I had one for 18 months. It was called 'mute all'." 🤣 #FunFridays
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Live coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II will continue throughout the day on @ABCTV , with a two-hour special to air at 7pm. Regular programming has been suspended as we reflect on her life and death. Watch the latest coverage on ABC iview: ab.co/QEII

Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace has announced. She was Britain's longest-serving monarch.

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Sarah Donnelley went from the bustling streets of Sydney to the dusty plains of #Wilcannia and has released a book about her experience in a bid to attract more #teachers to work in the bush. abc.net.au/news/2022-09-02/w… @sarah_wilcannia #ABCBrokenHill

Wilcannia teacher publishes book about 'often overlooked' outback community

Sarah Donnelley went from the bustling streets of Sydney to the dusty plains of Wilcannia and has released a book about her experience in a bid to attract more teachers to work in the bush.

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Start the school holidays with a bang by joining this free @cityofmelbourne #writing adventure with the wonderful Australian author #AlicePung: melbourne.vic.gov.au/communi…
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If we want children to become socially and emotionally literate, we need to help them expand their emotional vocabulary. @ms_dzt explains: abc.net.au/education/teens-n… #parents #teenagers #emotions

Teenagers need a wider emotional vocabulary to better express how they’re feeling - ABC Education

If we want children to become socially and emotionally literate, we need them to learn and express emotions, and expanding their vocabulary of emotions will help. Daisy Turnbull explains.

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Why does a grapefruit float when its skin is on, but sink when its skin is removed? Watch these young #scientists perform an #experiment to discover why! abc.net.au/education/why-doe… #science
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In this #English #game, students can watch a short cartoon about a close encounter with an alien spaceship, then build a basic recount of it. 👽 abc.net.au/education/an-eeri… @EdServAus @scootle

An Eerie Encounter - ABC Education

Watch a short cartoon about a close encounter with an alien spaceship, then build a basic recount of it.

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Students in Years 3–4 can join Mrs Jegers to learn how to make predictions about the content of a text. abc.net.au/education/english… #English #literacy #MiniLessons #TextDetectives with @NSWEducation
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Éamonn, age 5, from WA, wants to know how the #crocodiles 🐊 survived the asteroid that killed the #dinosaurs. An expert in evolutionary #biology explains. abc.net.au/education/how-cro… #CuriousKids
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#Alphablocks is a fun #literacy series that uses animated blocks to help children #LearnToSpell. iview.abc.net.au/show/alphab… #iview #alphabet
Did you know possum skin cloaks not only provide warmth to the wearer, but they also represent a map of a person's life and their personal connection to Country? abc.net.au/education/cultura… @seamuseum_edu #DeepTimeHistory
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Discover 10 fabulous ideas for teaching kids about sustainable living: abc.net.au/education/10-idea… #sustainability
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The story of the Wagalak (or Wagilag) Sisters is told across #ArnhemLand. The place where the story is said to have taken place remains a sacred site. No-one is allowed to go there — not men, women or children. abc.net.au/education/dust-ec… #DustEchoes @DjilpinArts

Dust Echoes, Ep 10: The Wagalak Sisters - ABC Education

The Wagalak Sisters once created the landscape, but their power was stolen when they weren’t paying attention.

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This collection of engaging #English resources will help spark a love of #literature and learning. Students can discover the enduring power of Australian stories; find out how to identify nouns; learn the secrets to #writing a great speech; and much more! abc.net.au/education/subject…
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