Other resources

Education Notes
These student activities and teacher's notes relate directly to the Victorian Patents and Patentees website and are linked to Curriculum and Standards Framework II Level 5 outcomes in the Key Learning Areas of English and Materials Technology.
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CSF II Level 5 English
English level 5 teachers notes.pdf            English level 5.pdf

CSF II Level 5 Materials Technology
Tech level 5 teachers notes.pdf                Tech level 5.pdf


Websites

The Victorian Patents collection at the State Library of Victoria
Included in the State Library of Victoria's patent collection are the following:
Australian patents (1904+
British patents (1617-August 1994)
American patents (1920-1999)
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/slv/scitech/#patents

Bright Sparcs
Australia's premier scientific biographical and archival source for people involved in science, technology and medicine.
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/bsparcshome.htm

Technology in Australia 1788-1988
A condensed history of Australian technological innovation and adaptation during the first two hundred years, published by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/titlepage.html

MV (Museum Victoria)
At the Inventions & Technology site, learn about the history of H.V.McKay's Sunshine harvester, Herbert Thomson's development of a steam car in 1898, and Victoria's early windmills
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/sitemap/index.asp?th=19

IP Australia
IP Australia is the federal government agency that grants rights in patents, trade marks and designs.
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/