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Dictionaries
and Research
Dictionary:
Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Search for a word and get a brief
definition and example of useage.
Encyclopedia: Columbia
Encyclopedia - Containing nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling
six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than
80,000 hypertext cross references, the Columbia Online encyclopedia lacks
images, but is a useful source of information about a huge range of topics.
Literature
Harry
Potter - The official Harry
Potter site from publisher Scholastic includes information about the books,
the characters, R.K.Rowlings the author and quizzes.
Eric
Carle - The
official website for Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
and other stories.
Australian
Association for the Teaching of English
- Site includes a comprehensive list of web links in its reources section.
Invaluable for teachers of English and English Language.
The
Butterfly Life Cycle - The Butterfly
Life Cycle is currently featured on this site. This web exploration site,
developed by South Australian teacher-librarian, Jackie Miers, provides learning
in the areas of Science, Studies of Society and the Environment, English and
the Arts and is loosely based on the Webquest model by Tom March. It has excellent
links and activities and results in students developing their own slideshow
using Kid Pix.
Quia
Quia offers the Web's most extensive collection of educational tools and
templates. With Quia, you can create 14 types of educational games and
activities, quizzes with eight different question types, surveys, Web pages,
and much, much more!
Puzzle
Maker: Puzzlemaker is
a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print
customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
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Funbrain
- Lots of games under lots of different subject areas. Great fun!
Numeracy Week Activities
for Early
Years
Numeracy Week Activities
for Middle
Years
Daisy
Maths Home Page
Puzzle
Maths Are you ready to take
the challenge? Go to Channel4 and have a go!
Quia
Quia offers the Web's most extensive collection of educational tools and templates.
With Quia, you can create 14 types of educational games and activities, quizzes
with eight different question types, surveys, Web pages, and much, much more!
Welcome to Aplusmath.com!
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively.
Maths
Is Fun
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Dr Karl.
Dr Karl Kruszelnick
explores the science of the everyday, from belly button lint to road corrugations.
Enchanted
Learning -Lots of great fun
activities to do related to science. There is a great section where you can
print out questions and the children can then find the answers in a dictionary
that is part of the site.
Berit's
Best Sites for Children - A
collection of different sites that are grouped according to subject
areas.
Funbrain -
Lots of games
under lots of different subject areas. Great fun!
National
Geographic - In the Kids section
there are fun things to do related to the environment and animals.
Coolscience
- Very slow to load but the activities are simple although the general information
at the start is more for the better readers.
Discovery
Channel
- A website loaded with great
activities and games for kids.
Waterwatch
Victoria - a very comprehensive
site about the Waterwatch programme. The manual is excellent for adult background
reading but the in school Waterwatch manual has the same info in children
friendly language.
Gould
League - this is the Gould League
site and it is an excellent site. It has some easy activities for Primary
school level on making food webs and being a science detective. Well worth
a visit!
Animals,
Myths and Legends
- Animals, Myths and Legends is a delightful, award winning Australian site
suitable for primary-age children. There is an activities page where students
can do crosswords, colour-in, search for words and more.
We hope you enjoy J-Track
3-D. It should appear in
its own window and begin loading a database of over 500 satellites. J-Track
3-D is all about viewing satellites in space around the world.
The
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets. A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System. by Bill Arnett.The
Nine Planets is an overview of what we know today.
Description: An overview of the history, mythology,
and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets.
Howstuffworks.com
What does WD-40
mean? How do gun silencers work? Is flour inflammable? How does a ball-point
pen work? If you find yourself always stumped by this kind of trivia, then
head over to howstuffworks.com. Hailed as one of the biggest information providers
on the Internet, How stuff works will guide you through all the answers to
every imaginable question on the mechanics of day-to-day life. You also have
the chance to submit your own questions on how stuff works and the site
has educational services and media available for purchase.
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TV
Channels
ABC
Online - ABC Online has a special
Education gateway devoted to delivering a wide variety of educational material
especially relevant to primary school teachers and students.
Discovery
Channel
- A website loaded with great
activities and games for kids.
National
Geographic - In the Kids section
there are fun things to do related to the environment and animals.
oyment and Training, through the Hidden Histories Project, to
assist in the documentation of the oral histories of Koorie communities and to
increase the wider community's understanding of Koorie culture.
Museums
Australian
Museums and Galleries Online (AMOL) is a collaboration of Federal, State and
Territory governments and the museum sector, and is the national gateway to Australia's
cultural heritage institutions.
Census
Australian
Bureau of Statistics
- The Bureau of Statistics is responsible for the 2001 census. Its website
has a range of information and resources about the management and analysis
of the Australian Census.
Countries
and Maps
Countries
of the World - A great website offering information of countries of the
world. It includes an easy to use index.
Countries:
the CIA World Factbook 2001 - Maybe not everything the CIA knows, but a
comprehensive snapshot of information about almost every country in the world.
Time:
the world Time Server - Find out the time correctly adjusted for daylight
saving, anywhere in the world. No more ringing your overseas relatives up at
3am.
Year
of the Outback
Australian
Stockman's Hall of Fame The Stockman's Hall of Fame is dedicated to those
men and women who created the pastoral industry in Australia's outback.
National
Pioneer Womens's Hall of Fame This national project is dedicated to
preserving the place of women in history and their special contribution to
Australia's Heritage.
Australian
Shearer's Hall of Fame Focusing on Australia's vibrant and colourful shearing culture, this
museum opened on Australia Day, with a special broadcast
from the ABC. Also ABC Shear
History.
Rural
Legends ABC Rural's reporters have sought out everyday people who have made
their own contribution to the rich history of rural life. From the quiet
achievers to those who've become household names - across the nation, these
people recount their stories with nostalgia, wit and the dry humour that
characterises life in rural areas.
Planet
Ark Your daily guide to helping the planet. The Planet Ark site contains
information about a wide range of practical environmental campaigns you can get
involved with, including mobile phone recycling and activities or National
Recycling Week in November. You can also listen to the latest environmental news
online.
Futurescapes
An excellent interactive site from the Gould
League. Design your future by answering a series of questions and see what
kind of impact your actions will have on the environment of the future. Explore
ways in which you can act to keep the planet healthy.
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updated on 28th February, 2008
