What happened on Easter Island to make it go from a bustling civilisation to a derelict island? Use the Easter Island Resource Bundle to answer this question and engage your students in a study of Polynesian expansion across the Pacific. Australian Curriculum Links: ACDSEH013, ACDSEH066, ACDSEH067, ACDSEH068 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled What Happened on Easter Island? ✓ Comprehension questions about the above article to assess student understanding. ✓ The Cult of the Birdman worksheet ✓ Doves and Hawks game instructions, to illustrate the once peaceful attitudes of the Rapanui ✓ Cartoon Analysis ✓ Essay Planner ✓ Write Rongorongo activity Purchase Issue 28 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag.

What do we know about the man who named Australia, and what did his voyages accomplish? Use the Matthew Flinders & Voyages of Discovery Resource Bundle to answer these questions and engage your students in a study of explorers and discovery. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK084 This resource is delivered as a 13 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Entertaining 700-word article entitled Trim's Diary written from the perspective of Flinders' pompous cat! ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ 3-2-1 Worksheet asks students to list 3 things they remember from the article, 2 examples of things they learnt, and 1 questions they have after reading it. ✓ Flinders' Explorations Timeline activity. ✓ Sea Shanties activity to get students singing as if they were heaving and hauling on the seven seas! ✓ Design a Figurehead activity. ✓ Monuments to Flinders and Trim activity Purchase Issue 22 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

Who were the female rulers of ancient Egypt? Use the Hatshepsut & Other Female Pharaohs Resource Bundle to answer this question and engage your students in a study of the key figures of ancient Egypt. Australian Curriculum Link: ACDSEH129 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 600-word article entitled Hatshepsut: The Female King of Egypt targeted at 11 to 13 year old readers. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ Female Pharaoh Profile worksheet. ✓ Cartoon Analysis worksheets asks students to think critically about a humorous cartoon relating to the article. ✓ Story Board Template to help students plan a short play about Hatshepsut's rise to power. Purchase Issue 08 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

How did World War II come to Australian soil? Use the Bombing of Darwin Resource Bundle to answer this question and engage your students in a wider study of World War II on the Australian home front or, for younger students, how we commemorate the war. Australian Curriculum Links: ACDSEH109 This resource is delivered as a 14 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 650-word article entitled Australia Under Attacky targeted at 12-16 year old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above story to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Investigate a War Memorial worksheet. ✓ Investigate a Symbol of War worksheet. ✓ De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats activity asks students to think in a variety of styles about the bombing of Darwin. ✓ Objects of Wartime activity. ✓ Duck & Cover! worksheet gets students in the mind-frame of a school students in the 1940s when bomb raid drills were common. Purchase Issue 14 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What would Australia be like today if it had never federated? Use the Australian Federation Resource Bundle to take a different approach to teaching Federation: from the assumption that it never happened! Encourage students to think about how their lives would differ, for better or worse. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK134 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ 650-word engaging and entertaining article entitled Australia Un-Federated? targeted at 10-12 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ Positives & Negatives Worksheet asks students to think critically about Federation. ✓ Political Cartoon Analysis ✓ National Symbol Evaluation Worksheet to assess the current relevance of symbols that have been in place since the time of Federation. ✓ Flag Redesign Worksheet to get creative juices flowing! And, ✓ A list of other teaching ideas for utilising Australia Un-Federated in your classroom. Purchase Issue 05 of HistoriCool Magazine in digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

Who was the Boy King? And was there a CURSE placed on those who discovered his tomb?! Use the Tutankhamun Resource Bundle to answer these questions and engage your students in a study of the important figures of ancient Egypt. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK176 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging and entertaining 600-word article entitled The Curse of the Child King targeted at 10-14 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ Pharaoh Profile worksheet ✓ An excerpt from Howard Carter's diary about the day he broke the seal to Tutankhamun's tomb. ✓ King Tut's Tomb Sensory Chart worksheet ✓ Make a Cartouche template Purchase Issue 01 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What was it like to be a female ruler in ancient history? Or should that be 'her'story! Use the Cleopatra Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of Cleopatra and role of women in the ancient Egyptian society. Australian Curriculum Links: ACDSEH032, ACDSEH129 This resource is delivered as a 14 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled Cleopatra: The Last Queen of Egypt ✓ Comprehension questions about the above article to assess student understanding. ✓ Women in Ancient Egypt question chart asks students to develop W-questions about an aspect of female daily life for inquiry. ✓ Female Pharaoh Profile worksheet. ✓ Brand Cleopatra worksheet asks students to consider the aspects of Cleopatra's story or personality that three real brands may have tried to associate themselves with. ✓ The Most Historically Important Woman activity and class discussion. ✓ 'The Sands of Time' activity asks students to be the researcher and producer of a new TV drama set in ancient Egypt. Purchase Issue 27 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding magazine: www.historicool.com.au

What are some of Australia's most iconic places? And how have they - as well as places in our local area - changed over time? Use the Australian Icons & Environments Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of Australian places and how they have changed and stayed the same though history. An ideal accompaniment to the Australian Curriculum Grade 3 topics ACHASSK063 and ACHASSK069 Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK063, ACHASSK069 This resource is delivered as a 18 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging and informative article entitled Australian Icons and Legends to read as a class. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ Places over Time: Same or Different worksheet asks students to compare an iconic Australian place across two eras, and then complete the same task for a place in their local area. ✓ KW Chart for students to record what they already know and what they would like to find out about a significant local site ✓ Local Site Investigation worksheet ✓ Local Monopoly Boardgame Template Purchase Issue 20 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

The culture, politics and economics of ancient Greece all stemmed from where it was and what was around it! Use the How Geography Shaped Greece Resource Bundle to engage your students in the the geographical significance of ancient Greece. Australian Curriculum Link: ACDSEH003 This resource is delivered as a 11 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging and humorous article entitled A Fly on the Wall: the Eruption of Thera, written from the perspective of Buzz - a literal fly on the wall - during an ancient volcanic eruption in Greece. ✓ Ancient Greece Mapping activity. ✓ Geography of Ancient Greece Video Response worksheet. ✓ How Geography Shaped Greece worksheet. ✓ Facts of Ancient Greek Geography worksheet. ✓ Essay Planner guides students through writing an essay on the importance of the geographical location of ancient Greece. ✓ Greek Alphabet activity. Purchase Issue 25 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What happens when disease and the expansion of empires collide? Use the Spread of Disease to the New World Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of the Spanish conquest of the Americas and the effects on the native peoples. Australian Curriculum Links: ACDSEH075 This resource is delivered as a 13 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Spanish Conquest of the Americas Glossary ✓ An article extending upon background information for this topic titled What the Europeans Brought to the New World ✓ Understanding 'What the Europeans Brought to the New World' comprehension worksheet ✓ Cause & Effect worksheet asks students to consider the impact of the conquest on the inhabitants ✓ Ranking Impacts worksheet ✓ Fun article title Infect the World! in plain-text format ✓ Infectious Disease Profile worksheet ✓ Disease Travel Inc. Testimonial task Purchase Issue 29 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag.

Mesopotamia. Although it kind of sounds like it might be a brand of fertilizer, this HistoriCool Resource Bundle will delve into why it is actually one of the most important civilizations of the ancient world! Use the Mesopotamian Civilization Resource Bundle to engage your students in a wider study of the ancient world and the ancient innovations that still impact our lives today. Australian Curriculum Link: ACOKFH002 This resource is delivered as a 11 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ 700-word engaging and entertaining article entitled Made in Mesopotamia targeted at 12-14 year-old readers. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Cause & Effect Worksheet to help students define important aspects of Mesopotamian society and how these worked towards its development. ✓ Mesopotamian Artifact Analysis to help students put on their archaeologist caps and encourage analytical thinking. ✓ A template and rules for the ancient Mesopotamian game of 'Twenty Squares' to be played in pairs. ✓ A Spot-the-Difference of a scene depicting Mesopotamian inventors - a bit of fun for students and teachers alike! ✓ A list of other teaching ideas for introducing and utilising Made in Mesopotamia in your classroom. Purchase Issue 13 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What do some sets of human footprints reveal about life in ancient Australia? Use The Willandra Footprints Resource Bundle to engage your students in the lives of Indigenous Australians before European settlement and how historians and archaeologists investigate this past. Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK083 ACDSEH031 ACDSEH148 This resource is delivered as a 15 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled Willandra Footprints: Walking Through Australia's Pre-History targeted at readers in Years 4-7. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar words in above article to build vocabulary. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ KW Chart template to find out what students know, and what they would like to know about the historic Willandra Lakes region. ✓ Discoveries at Lake Mungo worksheet. ✓ Examining Indigenous Art worksheet. ✓ Willandra Lakes in Art creative activity. ✓ Cartoon Analysis Purchase Issue 23 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

They happen just once every four years... So what will your students have learnt about the Olympics before they pass? Use The Ancient & Modern Olympics Resource Bundle to engage students in the history of the Games, and its 2016 host nation: Brazil. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK069, ACHASSK139, ACDSEH036 This resource is delivered as a 19 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Two engaging and entertaining articles to get students into the spirit of the Games: a 1000-word article entitled A Bizarre History of Olympic Events and a 700-word article entitled The Fall and Rise of the Olympics. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ KW Chart template to find out what students know, and what they would like to know about the Olympics and its host nation. ✓ South America Map template instructs students to mark key geographical features. ✓ Ancient vs. Modern Olympics comparison worksheet. ✓ Olympic Symbol Profile worksheet. ✓ Brazil and Australia comparison worksheet. ✓ Olympic Impact PNQ chart worksheet asks students to assess the positives and negatives for Brazil in hosting the Games, as well as the questions the government needed to ask before committing to it. ✓ Design an Olympic Medal activity. ✓ Fun Spot the Difference puzzle Purchase Issue 22 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

Once upon a time people couldn't just whip out their iPhone to check the time! Use the History of Telling the Time & Other Changing Technologies Resource Bundle to go back in time to when your student's parents, grandparents and distant ancestors grew up and find out the sorts of technologies they used everyday! Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK046, ACHASSK063 This resource is delivered as a 14 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled 'Telling the Time Through Time.' ✓ What Old Technology is This? activity asks students to identify old technologies and match them to modern day equivalents. ✓ Technology Over Time Parent & Grandparent Interview worksheet ✓ Flow of Technology worksheet asks students to consider what technologies led to a certain invention and what new technologies followed as a result of it. ✓ The Timeline Game instructions and playing cards. ✓ My Technology Predictions worksheet. Purchase Issue 26 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding magazine: www.historicool.com.au.

Aboriginal kings and queens? Believe it or not, there were such figures in colonial Australia and they reveal a lot about the interactions between the Europeans and First Australians! Use the Aboriginal Royalty & Other Interactions Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of the nature of the contact between Australia's Aboriginal inhabitants and European colonisers. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK086, ACHASSK107 This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled Aboriginal Royalty. ✓ Comprehension questions regarding the above article. ✓ Indigenous Terminology Guide instructs students, using examples and explanations, of the appropriate terms when talking about Indigenous people, culture and history. ✓ Aboriginal Trailblazers worksheet. ✓ More Like Home worksheet asks students to consider the ways in which European settlers tried to bring European customs and structures to Australia. ✓ Aboriginal Elders worksheet. Purchase Issue 26 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

How on earth would one go about building a colony?! Use the Governor Macquarie & Life in the NSW Colony Resource Bundle to engage your students in a study of the governance of New South Wales and the man who shaped it! Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK107 This resource is delivered as a 16 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging article entitled 'How to Build a Colony' "written by" Governor Lachlan Macquarie. ✓ 'Lachlan Macquarie: The Governor' video response sheet. ✓ Governance of the NSW Colony cut-and-paste timeline activity. ✓ Life in the Hyde Park Barracks webquest worksheet. ✓ Port Jackson, 1823 analysis image. ✓ Governor Macquarie's Philosophy worksheet. ✓ Certificate of Freedom template to grant students a 'ticket of leave' Purchase Issue 27 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding magazine: www.historicool.com.au

Take the stories of some of history's greatest explorers to the stage! Use the World Explorers Resource Bundle to engage your students in the journeys of navigators, explorers and traders, with the ultimate aim of putting on a play to demonstrate their learning! Australian Curriculum Link: ACHASSK084 This resource is delivered as a 14 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and prepare to perform! ✓ Entertaining and informative script, titled Exploring the Explorers. ✓ Question Die template encourages students to formulate who, what, where, when, why, how questions. ✓ Explorer Profile worksheet. ✓ Mapping My Explorer worksheet. ✓ Exploring My Explorer Storyboard template, for students to come up with their own short skits. ✓ Stage Tips for Superstar Performers. ✓ Exploring the Explorers Performance Invitation template. Purchase Issue 26 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

How did Australia's Indigenous inhabitants communicate with the Europeans who arrived on their land? And did the interactions go smoothly? Use the Native/Settler Communication Resource Bundle to answer these questions and engage your students in a study of first contacts. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK086 This resource is delivered as a 16 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 700-word story entitled Turtle Trouble: More than One Side to a Story targeted at readers in Years 3 to 6, which looks at an ill-fated interaction between Captain Cook's Endeavour crew and the Guugu Yimitthir people of Northern Queensland from both angles. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above story to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- and Post- reading quiz to assess reading comprehension. ✓ Tri-level question guide about the above article. ✓ First Contacts Timeline cut-and-past activity. ✓ Thinking About Perspective activity, which uses Edward de Bono's 6 Thinking Hats applied to a story of the first interaction between a convict boy on the First Fleet and an Indigenous boy. ✓ Indigenous Message Stick Activity (instructions and template) Purchase Issue 11 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What prompts inventions? And how do new technologies help us? Use the Historic Inventions Resource Bundle to answer these question and engage your students in a study of changing technologies and the positives and negatives of our technology-obsessed society. Australian Curriculum Links: ACHASSK046 + Reading & Responding to Texts at all year levels. This resource is delivered as a 12 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Fun 900-word article entitled Accidental Inventions looks at the histories of six common inventions that were invented completely by accident! ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above story to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Invention Terminology Memory Game. ✓ Invention Profile worksheet ✓ How do Inventions Help Us? worksheet. ✓ Old & New Technologies venn diagram template. ✓ The Pros & Cons of Modern Technology worksheet Purchase Issue 13 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au

What did it take to be a soldier in the Roman Army? Use the Roman Army Resource Bundle to answer this question and engage your students in a study of ancient Roman practices. Australian Curriculum Links: ACDSEH039 This resource is delivered as a 13 page PDF in A4 size. So, what's included? ✓ Dozens of ideas to introduce the topic, dig a little deeper and get creative with it! ✓ Engaging 1100-word article entitled The Roman Army: A Training Manual targeted at 12-15 year-old readers gets students thinking about their eligibility to join the Roman Army, and the expectations of them once a member. ✓ Glossary of unfamiliar terms found in the above article to build understanding and vocabulary. ✓ Pre- & Post-Reading Quiz for analysing prior knowledge and reading comprehension (answers included). ✓ Understanding the Text Tri-Level Question Guide asks students 'Does the text say this? Does the text suggest this? Do you agree with this statement regarding the text? ✓ Roman Word Glossary worksheet for students to add to during their topic study ✓ Legionnaires and Auxiliaries Comparison worksheet ✓ Roman Army Reverse Revision worksheet asks students to write the questions to obtain the provided answers Purchase Issue 06 of HistoriCool Magazine in print or digital format to use this resource alongside the coinciding mag: www.historicool.com.au