Geography 2013

Good comparison of country statisics

Information on the Land Rights Act and how it influenced the return of Uluru to its traditional owners, Anangu.

Kanyini is a story told by an Uncle Bob Randall, who lives beside the world's greatest monolith, Uluru, in Central Australia. Based on Bob's own personal journey and the wisdom he learnt from the old people living in the bush, Bob tells the tale of why Indigenous people are now struggling in a modern world and what needs to be done from them to move forward. A tale of Indigenous wisdom clashing against materialist notions of progress, this is not only a story of one man and his people but the story of the human race. Kanyini is a Ptjantjatjara word meaning interconnectedness; to care for, to support, to nurture and protect

Dust Echoes is a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land, telling stories of love, loyalty, duty to country and aboriginal custom and law.

Wonderful app for Primary Students studying Australian environments. Best of all, FREE. 

ABC Website: " I still think if we can focus on rebuilding in a sustainable way we can get our numbers back to our pre-fire numbers and we possibly look at more people living in ...." Inspiring stories and reflections from the communities who continue to reflect on the impact of Black Saturday on their lives and the towns in which they live.

The European continent, bordered by numerous bodies of water, is separated from Asia by Russia's Ural Mountains and by the Caspian and Black Seas. It is separated from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea...

Two of North America's most interesting geographical features are the Great Plains and the Mississippi River System; both impressive in so many ways...

National Geographic website - A guide to North America with articles, photos, facts, videos, and news from National Geographic.

Cape treasures is a collection of animations/group stories by children from four communities in Cape York

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.

Gruen Transfer's "The Pitch"

Gruen Transfer's "The Pitch"

Gruen Transfer's "The Pitch"

This app for both Android and Apple has potential as a virtual field trip of the Grampians. Free. 

Studying bioluminescence? You will want this app. Beautiful and worthy of all the awards it has received. 

A fabulous app that will only work if you actually move the iPad around physically. Could be a great starter for primary school or lower secondary students. 

Australian Government's Uluru National park plan. Including information on the history of Indigenous ownership.

Australian Water Education Toolkit Resources: Water for the Future priorities taking action on climate change, securing water supplies, using water wisely, supporting healthy rivers. Irrigation, Murray-Darling Basin, water quality, wetlands

This module looks at the controversy surrounding the Three Gorges Dam and the impact it has had on the Chinese people and environment. Students investigate the use of infographics, maps and websites to convey information and opinion and design their own infographic to communicate their understanding of the human and environmental impacts of the Three Gorges Dam.