Year 6

Sustainability and Fast Fashion

Search CLOTHING in World Book STUDENT.

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INDUSTRY

SUSTAINABLE

This will have some information on sustainable fashion as a growing industry.

There is also information on various materials if you are researching a particular material/fabric.

Search in Britannica MIDDLE.

It has information on:

  • clothing industry

  • various materials and their production

  • fashion

  • sustainability


Enter ClickView

There are 5 videos that may support your research. Make sure you read the description of each before viewing.


  • BTN: Fast Fashion

  • The Project: Fashion Faux Pas - Shein

  • War on Waste: Coffee Cups and Fast Fashion

  • ABC News: Upcycling

  • Sustainability in Aust.: Eco Fashion

Websites and Articles on Fast Fashion

An article that covers:

  • The history of fashion

  • Defining fast fashion

  • Impact of fast fashion

  • Identifying fast fashion brands

This article covers:

  • Understanding fast fashion

  • Leaders in fast fashion (Zara, H&M)

  • Advantages and disadvantages to fast fashion

  • Ways to avoid fast fashion

Fact Sheet: Fast Fashion

Click on the arrow in the corner to expand the text.

This factsheet:

  • What is fast fashion?

  • How does clothing harm the environment?

  • Where does unwanted clothing end up?

  • Helping to make a difference.

Printable Factsheet_ Fast Fashion _ Young People's Trust For the Environment.pdf

The article looks at:

  • What is fast fashion?

  • Why does fast fashion exist?

  • Why is it bad?

  • How to avoid fast fashion

The article looks at:

  • Disposable clothing

  • Environmental impact

  • Solutions

Indigenous Australian Land Rights

In World Book eBooks, search for this book. Use the contents and index to find the pages relevant to your topic.

  • Yirrkala

  • Tent embassy

  • Uluru

  • Mabo


Search ABC Education for your topic or person. Refine your search using the filters on the left hand side.

  • Yirrkala

  • Tent Embassy

  • Noonkanbah

  • Uluru

  • Mabo

Search the National Australian Archives for information on:

  • Yirrkala

  • Tent Embassy

  • Uluru

  • Mabo

This link will take you to 'Defining Moments' including:

  • Tent Embassy

  • Uluru

  • Mabo

You can also view Primary Sources for:

  • Yirrkala

  • Noonkanbah

Britannica has information on:

  • Uluru

  • Mabo

World Book has information on:

  • Uluru

  • Mabo

  • Tent Embassy

Yirrkala is mentioned in two articles.

Deadly Story has information on:

  • Tent Embassy

  • Mabo

  • Yirrkala

  • Uluru





Secondary Sources


Term 1 - Prime Minister Research

Research Tips

ctrl + f

Using the shortcut ctrl + f creates a search box to search a page of a website. It does not search the whole website.

About Us

We should always look at the About Us tab to see who is responsible for the website and its content.

Indigenous Australian Land Rights

In World Book eBooks, locate this book. Use the contents and index to find the pages relevant to your topic.

This link contains a number of biographies for Indigenous Australians involved in the Aboriginal Rights Movement.

Search the National Australian Archives for information on; Mabo, Charles Perkins, Maralinga, Wave Hill or the Referendum.

This link will take you to 'Defining Moments' including, the Day of Mourning, Right to Vote Protests, Wave Hill Walk-off , Tent Embassy and Uluru.

Search ABC Education for your topic or person. Refine your search using the filters on the left hand side.

World Book has information on:

  • Faith Bandler

  • Charles Perkins

  • Eddie Mabo

  • Pearl Gibbs

ADB has information on:

  • Eddie Mabo

  • Faith Bandler

  • Jack Patten

  • William Ferguson

  • Pearl Gibbs

  • Gladys Elphick

  • Charles Perkins

  • Reverend Ted Noffs

  • Sam Passi

Deadly Story has information on:

  • Tent Embassy

  • Mabo

  • Freedom Rides

  • Day of Mourning

  • Wave Hill

The National Portrait Gallery has information on:

  • Michael Anderson

  • Mabo

  • Charles Perkins

  • Jessie Street

  • Gary Foley

  • Chicka Dixon

  • Roberta Sykes

  • Yami Lester





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