G'day mates and welcome to the treasure hunt!  For this adventure you will need to have your treasure hunt sheet ready to record your answers.

To begin your adventure you will first need to find out some facts about Australia.  Click on the link to find the Facts about Australia.  Use your 'BACK' arrow in your browser to make your way back here to continue your search. 

To find a map of Australia and it's territories, click on the map of Australia link .  Remember to use your 'BACK' arrow in your browser to make your way back here to continue your search.   Map of Australia

There are many places to visit in Australia.  Let's take a quick trip to see some famous landmarks in Australia.  Landmarks

Visit these sites to find out about some of the animals that live in Australia. Animals of Australia 1 and Animals of Australia 2

People in Australia speak English like you and I but do you know what fairy floss is?  Visit these sites to learn a few Aussie words.  Language 1 and Language 2

To hear the national anthem of Australia, you will need to put on your headphones.  When you click on the link, first find 'National Anthems' then find Australia and click to hear the song. National Anthem of Australia

Congratulations!  You have completed the treasure hunt. I hope that you have learned a great deal about Australia. Share your knowledge of Australia with your friends and your family. 

Extension Activities

• Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast America and Australia. 

• It's time to visit the language sites again and make your own word search with Australian words.  Visit Puzzlemaker to create your own word search.  When you are done you will print it out and give it to a classmate to find the words.  

 Credits
Australian flag  from  http://www.plcmc.org/forkids/mow/details.asp?id=124  obtained  2/23/05
Created by T.Cruz 2/24/05