Education

In the classroom

Activities

These activities provide students with ways of exploring, investigating, understanding, and empathising with Australia's military experience. Use them to build on a visit to the Memorial or as stand-alone activities.

KidsHQ

Have you explored our interactive website? Developed by the Memorial's Education Section, it's an excellent way to prepare for your visit to the Memorial.

Online encyclopedia

The encyclopedia features answers to frequently asked questions about Australians at war.  It allows you to search the Memorial's databases and provides links to other resources.

Commemoration: remembering those who served

This section provides information on when, why, and how we commemorate Australians who have suffered or died in war.

Australians at war

Australians at war provides an overview of every conflict  in which Australia has been involved. The section includes links to information about military structure, ranks, and statistics, as well as month by month accounts of significant events in Australia's military history.

Databases

The Memorial's online databases are divided into two main sections: Collection databases, which contains information about and links to the Memorial's National Collection, and Biographical databases, based on biographical information held in the Memorial's Research Centre collections. The databases provide a wealth of information about Australians at war.

Online exhibitions

Visit our online exhibitions that accompany the Memorial's travelling exhibitions.

Gallipoli and the ANZACs

A useful website that explores the Gallipoli campaign, and personal stories of the ANZACs who served there. This site also provides information on Gallipoli today.

National History Challenge

The Memorial is a proud sponsor of this exciting research-based competition.

ANZAC Day schools’ awards 2010

Open to all Australian primary and secondary schools, the 2010 ANZAC Day Schools’ Awards is an exciting competition that encourages students to learn about ANZAC Day and why veterans are commemorated on this special day. Schools can enter as an individual class or a whole school.

Causes of war

A guide to published and online sources about the causes of war.