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A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl Teaching Toolkit
Study Guide
A unique blend of documentary and theatre, A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl is a detailed study into the fascinating creature commonly known as the 12-year old girl. It features real Austr...
Accessing ACTF Resources in the Classroom
Teaching Resource
Peter Maggs (Head of Education) and Janine Kelly (Curriculum Officer) walk teachers through the structure and new features of our updated ACTF website.
ACTF: Inspire, Entertain, Engage
Professional Learning Resource
The ACTF is committed to providing Australian children with entertaining media made especially for them, which makes an enduring contribution to their cultural and educational experience.We are a n...
Animalia - Primary Teaching Resource
Teaching Resource
Alex and Zoe are two kids who find themselves in an extraordinary situation. After stumbling across a magical portal hidden in the town library they’re led to a parallel dimension, a sophisticate...
Animalia - Road Rules and Safety
Teaching Resource
In this activity, students will discuss concepts of community values, rules and norms that help shape society and make it a safer place and decide on the value to their lives and behaviours.
The c...
ANZAC Day - Education Package
Resource Package
The ACTF has a range of engaging educational content and support materials related to ANZAC Day.
The episode “1918: Bertie” from My Place depicts one Australian boy’s life in the final days ...
Australian Film & TV at Mansfield State High School
Webinar
ACTF series Mustangs FC, Little Lunch and Round the Twist are central to Mansfield State High School’s ‘Australian Film and TV’ unit. In this Year 9 Media Arts unit, students select a se...
Author Webinar: Writing About Place and Time with Nadia Wheatley
Webinar
Since its publication 33 years ago, My Place has been an unwavering favourite in Australian classrooms and homes. Teachers and students had the unique opportunity to hear author Nadia Wheatley disc...
Backyard Science - Primary & Secondary Teaching Resource
Teaching Resource
The Backyard Science 2: Primary & Secondary Teaching Resource (DVD-ROM) features experiments from the popular Backyard Science television series. This interactive resource uses video clips to s...
Backyard Science - Biodegradable Rubbish
Teaching Resource
In this sample activity from the Biological Sciences strand of the Backyard Science 2: Primary & Secondary Teaching Resource, students explore how decomposition occurs and discriminate between rub...
Backyard Science - Primary Teaching Resource
Teaching Resource
The Backyard Science: Primary Teaching Resource (DVD-ROM), a high-quality interactive teaching and learning resource for non-specialist science educators, is based on the acclaimed Backyard Science...
Backyard Science - Stomp Rocket - Part A & B
Teaching Resource
Get set to blast off with a homemade rocket, complete with launch pad. This fun idea uses not much more than some paper, plastic tubing and bottle. And you don't have to be a budding astronaut to g...