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Scientific Explanation of the geology of Uluru and Kata Tjuta (Year 8 Physical Geography Unit)

This site is a virtual field trip to ULURU. Very cool. Good for yr 8 landforms unit.

My Country by William Santo: ISBN 1-86334-017-3 William Santos quest to reclaim his own Gudjal language from around Charters Towers, Queensland, led to his creation of small picture word books containing his own lively paintings of animals, birds and the environment. The pictures were first produced as posters to teach children the Gudjal language, in the local schools. The books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santos daughter. Black Ink Press is a community-based Indigenous writing, illustrating and publishing project based in North Queensland. It trains and mentors emerging writers and artists in order to create contemporary illustrated books especially for young Indigenous readers. It supports Australian Indigenous languages. Black Ink Press is part of the CCDEU (Congress Community Development & Education Unit Ltd.), an activity of the Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Christian Congress. For further information about Black Ink Press visit www.blackinkpress.com.au Black Ink books are distributed by Australian Book Group. www.australianbookgroup.com.au

Here you'll find animations, Flash interactives, audio-on-demand, collection highlights and (in time) selected video clips. Units of Work are also available.

Excellent AC aligned Asian Education Foundation Curriculum Resources for Asian Perspectives. Fabulous. 

Journalists, teachers, bloggers and storytellers (to name a few) use Map Tales to chronicle news events, scrapbook holidays, describe walks, plan campaigns, illustrate literature, recount journeys, and bring events to life.

Love this, I think this might be useful for my yr 9 students. They are tracking the production, of a product from the thought to the shelf in a globalisation unit and plotting the locations onto Google Maps at the moment. I think this could be used for the same purpose. I like giving options to the students.

Concurso de Fotografia "Água, Sustentabilidade e Alterações Climáticas" Este evento, inserido na comemoração do Ano Internacional de Cooperação pela Água, pretende alertar para a importância do recurso Água como suporte para a vida, pilar de diferentes ecossistemas e de diferentes atividades humanas. O concurso está aberto a todos os interessados maiores de 18 anos.

This unit explores the connections - economically and socially - between Australia and its good neighbours, the countries of Asia. Students will research production processes and discuss simple economic terminology, in the context of trade between Australia and Asia.

The environment is now a crucial global issue, especially in the context of global warming. This unit explores the issue of water in India. It looks at the causes and effects of water problems, and examines the strategies that communities and governments are developing to meet these challenges. Opportunities are provided, where possible, for students to become actively involved in regional community projects.

Students describe the flora, fauna and features of natural places using examples from a country in Asia and from Australia