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Learning area	Subject	Topic	Infobase
Science	Astronomy	Exploring space	Artificial satellites
			Case study: Extraterrestrial life?
			Case study: Mars Pathfinder
			Case study: Space programs
			Humans in space
			Lunar exploration
			Rockets
			Space probes
			Space stations
			Telescopes
		Solar system	Asteroids, comets and meteorites
			Case study: Venus
			Earth and Mars
			Earth's moon
			Earth: rotation, gravity and tides
			Eclipses
			Exploring the solar system
			Inner planets
			Outer planets
			The Sun
		Universe, galaxies and stars	Case study: A case of mistaken identity?
			Galaxies and constellations
			Origin of the universe
			Our sun
			Stars: formation and evolution
			Stars: properties
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	Biology	Behaviour	Behaviour: innate or learned?
			Case study: Humans and animals
			Case study: Humans using animals
			Case study: To laugh or not to laugh
			Communication in humans
			Drugs and behaviour
			Plant behaviour
			Solitary and social behaviour
			Types of learning
			What is behaviour?
		Cells	Animal cells
			Case study: Cancer
			Cell chemistry
			Cell division
			Cell respiration
			Cell structures
			Cells, tissues and organs
			Cells: the units of life
			Enzymes
			Glucose transport and cell membranes
			Metabolism
			Microscopes
			Plant cells
		Classification	Bacteria and other micro-organisms
			Case study: Classifying a plant
			Characteristics of living things
			Fungi
			Keys
			The animal kingdom
			The plant kingdom
		Control and coordination	Body temperature
			Case study: Diabetes
			Glucose control
			Hormone control
			Kidneys and excretion
		Disease	Bacterial infections
			Case study: Contagious diseases and infections
			Case study: HUS
			Case study: Immunisation
			Causes of disease
			Fungal and protozoan diseases
			Immunity and vaccination
			Viral diseases
		Ecology	Case study: Biosphere project
			Case study: Conservation
			Case study: Logging
			Case study: Pesticides
			Case study: Population explosion
			Case study: The buried biosphere
			Case study: Vermiculture
			Cycling matter
			Ecosystems
			Energy flow
			Environments
			Food chains
			Food webs
			Habitats
			Human impact
			Producers and consumers
			The greenhouse effect
		Evolution	Case study: Artificial selection
			Case study: Human impacts on evolution
			Darwin and new species
			Evidence for evolution
			Natural selection
			Processes of evolution
			Sources of variation
		Gas exchange	Gas exchange in animals
		Genetics	Case study: Cloning
			Case study: Gene manipulation
			Case study: Genetic counselling
			Cell division
			Characteristics and inheritance
			Chromosomal abnormalities
			DNA: the double helix
			Genes and chromosomes
			Sex determination
		Hormonal systems	Hormone systems
		Life from the past	Case study: Australia's endangered species
			Case study: Creatures of Gondwana
			Case study: Reburying the past
			Dinosaurs
			Extinction
			Fossils
			History of life on Earth
		Living world	Case study: Aardvarks
			Case study: Scorpions
		Nervous system	Case study: Chocolate
			Nervous system
			Psychoactive drugs
			The brain
		Nutrition	Case study: Anorexia nervosa
			Case study: Performance enhancing drugs
			Case study: Sports science
			Digestion
			Enzymes
			Food and energy
			Metabolism
			Plant transport systems and photosynthesis
			Storage systems
			What is in food?
		Reproduction	Animal reproduction
			Case study: Animal breeding programs
			Case study: Reproductive technology
			Cell division
			Human reproduction
			Plant reproduction
			Sexual vs. asexual
		Transport systems	Animal circulatory system
			Glucose transport and cell membranes
			Plant transport systems and photosynthesis
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	Chemistry	Acids and bases	Acids and bases
			Acids and the swimming pool
			Acids and tooth decay
			Case study: Acid rain
			Dyes
			Neutralisation and your stomach
			pH scale and other indicators
		Biological chemistry	Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
			Chemicals of life
			Enzymes - biological catalysts
			Food, energy and respiration
			Metabolic reactions: catabolic and anabolic
			Performance enhancing drugs
			Pesticides: a case study
			Photosynthesis and types of respiration
		Chemical bonding	Bonding
			Bonding and matter
			Molecules and ions
			Valency and ions
		Chemical energy	Chemical reactions, energy and enthalpy
			Endothermic reactions
			Energy and food
			Fossil fuels
			Importance of Oxygen
		Chemical reactions	Acids and bases
			Case study: Aspirin—The Wonder Drug
			Chemical equations
			Endothermic reactions
			Fermentation
			Importance of Oxygen
			Physical and chemical change
			Rates of reactions
			Reactions of acids and bases
			Types of chemical reactions
		Compounds	Case study: New forms of carbon
			Case study: PVC
			Case study: Separating substances
			Chemistry of life: life's chemicals
			Common acids and alkalis
			Enzymes
			Food chemistry
			Fossil fuels
			Matter
			Oil, petrochemicals and their products
			Polymers, detergents and soaps
			Simple molecules
			Unleaded petrol
			Valency and ions
		Electrochemistry	Electrolysis and electroplating
			Metals and their properties
			Redox reactions
		Elements	Atoms
			Conductors and insulators
			Elements and compounds
			Importance of Oxygen
			Metals and the search for new materials
			Metals and their properties
			Periodic table: elements
			Semi-metals (metalloids) and non-metals
			Sources, mining
		Mixtures	Case study: Lava lamps
			Colloids and emulsions
			Separation by chromatography
			Separation by distillation
			Separation by evaporation
			Separation by filtration
			Separation of mixtures
			Sewage treatment
			Solutions and suspensions
		Periodic table	Isotopes
			Periodic table - an explanation
			Periodic table - development
			Periodic table - origins
			Valency and ions
		Quantum chemistry	Electron configuration
			Emission spectra
		States of matter	Atoms and Brownian motion
			Changes of state
			Compression and expansion
			Diffusion
			Measuring: Scales, time and temperature
			Particle theory
			Physical and chemical change
			States of matter
		The nuclear atom	Fission, reactors and the nuclear bomb
			Isotopes
			Nuclear energy
			Origin of the elements
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	Geology	Atmosphere	Earth's atmosphere
			Ozone hole
		Deposition	Deposition
		Earth - formation	How the Earth formed
		Earth - internal structure	Structure
		Geological mapping and economic geology	Case study: Australia's uranium deposits
			Fossil fuels
			Gold
			Looking for oil
			Looking for water
			Mining
			Natural resources
			Processing rocks
			Salinity
			The hunt for minerals
		Minerals and crystals	Case study: Artificial gemstones
			Identifying minerals
			Looking for minerals
			Rocks and crystals
		Plate tectonics	Continental drift theory
			Plate tectonics
		Sedimentary processes and rocks	How rocks are dated
			Sedimentary rocks
		Structures (folding and faulting)	Folds and faults
		Types of rocks	Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
		Vulcanology and seismology	Case study: Cloud of carbon dioxide
			Earthquakes and tsunamis
			Monitoring the Earth's activity
			Volcanoes
		Weathering and soil formation	Erosion
			Physical and chemical weathering
			What is soil?
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	Physics	Electricity and electronics	Capacitors
			Case study: Alternative sources of energy
			Case study: Binary logic
			Case study: Electronic decisions
			Case study: Lightning
			Case study: Solar energy
			Conductors and insulators
			Current and voltage
			Electrical circuits
			Resistance
			Resistances in series and parallel
			Transistors
			Using electricity
			Variable resistors
			What is electricity?
		Electrostatics	Conductors and insulators
			Electric charge and static electricity
		Energy	Case study: Coping with collisions
			Case study: Sports science
			Conservation of energy
			Efficiency
			Kinetic energy
			Potential energy
			Power
			Work and energy
		Force and motion	Acceleration
			Case study: Formula 1 cars
			Case study: Particle accelerators
			Case study: The Earth in motion
			Force of water
			Force, energy and friction
			Gravity
			Measuring forces
			Motion, speed and velocity
			Newton's laws of motion
		Light and optics	Case study: Fred Hollows
			Case study: Photography
			Case study: Pinhole camera
			Colour
			Comparing light and sound
			Electromagnetic spectrum
			Fibre optics
			Introduction to light
			Lenses
			Reflection
			Refraction
			The eye
		Machines	Case study: Design a machine
			Case study: Hot air balloons
			Case study: Machines = progress?
			Inclined planes
			Levers and pivots
			Machines and energy
			Stability and centre of gravity
			Wheels, pulleys and gears
		Magnetism and electromagnetism	Case study: Magnetic memories
			Case study: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
			Electromagnets
			Magnetic poles and fields
			Making and using magnets
		Measurement	Errors
			Graphing
			Scales and units
		Nuclear physics	Case study: Particle accelerators
		Sound	Case study: Breaking the sound barrier
			Case study: Noise pollution
			Case study: The theremin
			Characteristics of sound
			Comparing light and sound
			Introduction to sound
			Sound reflections
			Using sound
		Waves and radiation	Case study: Broadband
			Case study: Frequencies
			Case study: Mobile phones
			Case study: The greenhouse effect
			Electromagnetic spectrum
			Microwaves, TV and radio waves
			Transverse and longitudinal waves
			UV light, X-rays and gamma rays
			Wavelength and frequency
Learning area	Subject	Topic	Infobase
Infobases flagged with (Update) are found both in the Resource Centre and Atlas Updates.
Geography	Atlas across the curriculum	Using the Heinemann 3rd edn eAtlas Pack	KLA guide to the Heinemann 3rd Edn Atlas Pack (update)
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	Australia: States and Territories	ACT	Canberra: The nation's capital
		External Territories	Australia’s ocean resources
		New South Wales	1989 Newcastle earthquake & 1995 Kobe earthquake
			Impacts of urban growth in Sydney
			Newcastle
			Snowy Mountains Scheme
			Sydney's city west redevelopment
			Sydney: Australia's 'world city'
			The Murray–Darling Basin
			The Nyngan flood
			Threadbo landslide 1997
		Northern Territory	Cyclone Tracy, Darwin 1974
			Tourists and Australian deserts
		Queensland	A New Future for the Gold Coast (update)
			Life on the Great Barrier Reef
			Managing the Great Barrier Reef
			Port Douglas: A Changing Environment (update)
			Queensland's tropical rainforests
		South Australia	Barossa Valley (update)
			Case study: Great Victoria Desert
			Grape Growing in the Barossa Valley
		Tasmania	Tasmania: Temperate wilderness
		Victoria	Dairying in Gippsland
			Melbourne: City and suburbs
			Phillip Island (update)
			The Grampians (Gariwerd)
			The Murray–Darling Basin
		Western Australia	Case study: Great Victoria Desert
			Ord River Irrigation Scheme: Stage 2 (update)
			Shark Bay: World Heritage site
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	Australian Themes		Weather and climate
		Agriculture	Agricultural landuses
			Agriculture in Australia
			Agriculture in Australia's past
			Australia's cotton industry
			Case study: The Barossa Valley
			Changing environment of the wheat-sheep belt
			Country towns and the rural crisis
			Dairying in Gippsland
			Farming and exports
			Fieldwork on a farm
			From farm to you
			Land management
			New farming ventures
			Soil erosion and salinity
			The land as a resource
			Who'd be a farmer in Australia?
		Cities and towns	Australian cities
			Canberra: The nation's capital
			Conserving our built heritage
			Contrasts between cities
			Country towns and the rural crisis
			Fieldwork: An urban trail
			Growth problems in urban environments
			Impacts of urban growth in Sydney
			Landuse in cities
			Major manufacturing and mining centres
			Melbourne: City and suburbs
			Newcastle
			Shopping in cities
			Specialised urban centres
			Sustainable urban development
			Sydney's city west redevelopment
			Sydney: Australia's 'world city'
			Urban planning and infrastructure
		Climate	Drought, Dust Storms and El Niño (update)
		Demographic Change	The Future of Australian Country Towns (update)
		Economic Activity	Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone (update)
			Australia's New Natural Gas Boom (update)
			Changes in the Australian Wine Industry (update)
		Environment: Built	Australia's major cities and towns
			Growth problems in urban environments
			Living in the city
			Sustainable urban development
			Urban Renewal in the IMZ (update)
			Waste Management (update)
		Environment: Coasts and Oceans	Coastal environments—beaches and dunes
			Estuaries and estuarine bays
			Life on the Great Barrier Reef
			Living near the coast
		Environment: Deserts	Arid environments
			Case study: Great Victoria Desert
			Deserts of Australia
			Human developments in arid environments
			Introduced species in the desert
			Landforms of Australian deserts
			Life forms of the Australian deserts
			Tourists and Australian deserts
			Uses of Australian deserts
		Environment: Management issues	Australia's natural resources
			Australia's rainforests
			Australia's World Heritage sites
			Changing environment of the wheat-sheep belt
			Community groups and the environment
			Ecologically sustainable development
			Environmental management
			Exploiting Australia’s forests
			Indigenous Australians
			Land degradation
			Living in the environment—if there's room
			Looking after our natural heritage
			Maintenance and promotion of biodiversity
			Managing the Great Barrier Reef
			Protecting and managing environments
			Queensland's tropical rainforests
			Resources: The future
			Salinity in Australia (update)
			Soil erosion and salinity
			Sub-Antarctic World Heritage sites
			Temperate forests of south-eastern Australia
			The Grampians (Gariwerd)
			The Murray–Darling Basin
			Traditional and contemporary land management
			Waste in Australia
		Environment: Physical	Australia’s ancient soils
			Australia’s climatic diversity
			Australia’s relief and landforms
			Origins of the continent
			Relief and climate
			What makes Australia unique?
		Exploration and Settlement	Flinders and Baudin: A Surprise Meeting (update)
			Matthew Flinders and Australia (update)
		Government	Australian Government and Federation (update)
		Introduced Species	Cane Toads and Kakadu National Park (update)
			Fire Ant Outbreak (update)
		Location	Australia's location, size and shape
			Australia: Place and space
			Using an atlas map of Australia
		Manufacturing	Manufacturing as a system
			Newcastle
		Mining	Australia's rich mineral resources
			Extraction of mineral sands
		Natural Features	The Margaret River Masters (update)
			Year of the Outback (update)
		Natural Hazards	1989 Newcastle earthquake & 1995 Kobe earthquake
			1994 NSW bushfires
			Australian bushfire disasters
			Bushfires in Australia
			Bushfires: From genesis to management
			Coastal management
			Controlling rabbits
			Cyclone Tracy, Darwin 1974
			Drought
			Earthquakes
			Earthquakes and localised movements
			Floods
			Floods in Australia
			Floods in Northern NSW (update)
			Hazardous weather and bushfires
			Introduced species
			Land degradation
			Natural hazards
			Predicting hazardous weather
			Shark Attacks in Australia (update)
			Soil erosion and salinity
			The Nyngan flood
			Threadbo landslide 1997
			Tropical cyclones
		Natural Resource Management	Securing Melbourne's Water Supply (update)
			Securing Perth's Water Supply (update)
		Overview	Australia and international aid
			Australia and international treaties
			Australia and NGOs
			Australia's changing national identity
			Australia's global and regional military links
			Human rights
			What makes Australia unique?
			Work in Australia
		Population	Aboriginal issues today
			Ashmore Reef (update)
			Ashmore Reef and the Refugee Debate (update)
			Australia's Future Population (update)
			Australia's indigenous population
			Australia's Vietnamese community
			Australia’s Aboriginal heritage
			Australia’s population
			Australian Aboriginal identity
			Australian communities
			Changes in Australia's population
			Cultural groups in cities
			How many people should Australia have?
			Immigrants to Australia
			Indian Diaspora (update)
			Many cultures living together
			Multicultural Australia
			Preparing for an ageing population
			Processes causing change
			Recognition of indigenous rights
			Reconciliation
			Spatial inequality
			Tampa Crisis (update)
			Teenage communities
			The Ngarrindjeri people
			Traditional Aboriginal society
			What makes Australia unique?
			Where do Australians live?
		Sport	AFL Football: A National Game (update)
		Tourism	Australia and Tourism (update)
			Shark Bay: A world heritage site
			Tourism
			Tourism's September 2001 Setback (update)
			Tourists and Australian deserts
			Value of tourism to Australia
		World Heritage	Australia's World Heritage Sites (update)
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	Geography: Some basics	Careers	What do geographers do?
		What is it?	A great subject
			Geographers use resources
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	Skills	Atlases	For the record books
			Student Introduction to 3rd Edn (update)
			Teacher Guide to 3rd Edn (update)
			Using an atlas map of Australia
			Using atlas maps
			World Tour (update)
		Fieldwork	An urban trail
			Exploring natural systems
			Fieldwork for geographers
			Fieldwork on a farm
			Graphics from fieldwork
			Measuring water quality
			Sketch maps and field sketches
			Undertaking fieldwork
			Using a compass
			Vegetation maps
			Waste management in your school
		Heinemann Atlas 3rd Edn	Teacher Guide to 3rd Edn (update)
		Mapping	Australia: Place and space
			Cartography: The History and Nature of Mapmaking (update)
			Choropleth maps
			Communication patterns
			Cross-sections, vertical exaggeration
			Different types of maps
			Directions
			Elements of maps
			Geographers use topographic maps
			Grid lines, grid and area references
			Height, local relief, gradient
			Indexes, latitude and longitude
			Landuse maps
			Making maps
			Map projections
			Map symbols
			Mapping and the Grid System (update)
			Maps, Map Symbols, Latitude and Longitude (update)
			Maps, skills and you
			Measuring distances
			Planning maps
			Political maps
			Rivers on maps
			Scale
			Settlement patterns
			Showing relief
			Street directories
			The shape of the land on maps
			Tourist maps
			Using atlas maps
			Using topographic maps
			Vegetation maps
			Weather maps
		Methodology	Research Methodology Checklist (update)
		Photographs, satellite images	Geographers use photographs
			Map and photo sketching
			Sketching from photographs
			Using photographs
		Presentation	Communicating what you know: Oral reports
			Communicating what you know: Writing
			Graphics in a report
			Guidelines for graphics
			Preparing a report
			Presenting information to a group
		Research	Group work ideas
			Investigating a community
			Researching issues in Australian environments
			Taking and using notes
			Using contemporary issues
		Statistics, diagrams, graphics	Age–sex pyramids
			Bar or column graphs
			Climographs
			Drawing graphics
			Flow maps and diagrams
			Geographers use statistics
			Graphics from fieldwork
			Graphics in a report
			Guidelines for graphics
			Line graphs
			Proportional graphs
			Scatter & picture graphs, farming calendars
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	World Regions	Africa	Change in South Africa
			South Africa's cultural diversity
			The Nile
			The Okavango Delta
			The Sahara Desert
			The Sahel: Living on the edge
			Tropical grasslands
			Xhosa and Zulu cultures
		Antarctica	Antarctica's Natural Features (update)
			Antarctica: A new tourist destination
		Asia	Bali: Dealing with tourist problems
			Bangladesh (update)
			China's population
			China's Three Gorges Project
			Cultural and economic diversity of the Pacific
			East Timor's Nationhood (update)
			Flooding in Bangladesh
			Focus on Japan
			Forest fires in South-East Asia
			Forest fires in South-East Asia
			India (update)
			Indonesia: Development
			Indonesia: Physical environment
			Japan: Development
			Malaysia: Development
			Physical diversity of the Asia–Pacific region
			Population giants: India and Indonesia
			South Korea: Development
			The changing face of Hong Kong
			The Ganges: Sacred river under threat
			The impact of tourism
			The Indian Earthquake (update)
			The Penan of Borneo
			The South-East Asian Region  (update)
			Vietnam: Physical environment
		Europe	Spain (update)
			The Netherlands
			Tourism's impact on Greece
			Venice, Italy
		North America	Florida Everglades
			The Caribbean: Coral ecosystems under threat
			The USA (update)
			The wealth of the United States
		Oceans	Australia's ocean resources
			Harvesting the ocean commons
			The use of ocean resources
		Pacific	Australia (update)
			Background to the Pacific Islands
			Cultural and economic diversity of the Pacific
			Farming in Papua New Guinea
			Life in the Pacific Islands
			New developments in the Pacific
			New Zealand (update)
			Physical diversity of the Asia–Pacific region
		South America	Amazon Basin
			Galapagos Islands Oil Spill (update)
			South America (update)
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	World Themes	Agriculture	China's Three Gorges Project
			Do we need a gene revolution?
			Famine
			Farming around the world
			Food trade
			Large-scale water projects
			The green revolution
			World food trade issues
		Built Heritage	Venice, Sinking City (update)
		Climate Change	Climate maps
			Desertification in Mongolia (update)
			Floods in England and Wales 2000 (update)
			Global Warming (update)
			Impacts of global warming
			Is the climate warming?
			The hole in the ozone layer
			Weather and climate
		Conflicts, Alliances and Aid	Af