HUMAN SOCIETY and ITS ENVIRONMENT
Stage Three
Listed below are links which support the following Units of Work found in
the NSW DET HSIE Support Documents.
Suggestions for additions to these lists are most welcome.
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Links Index
Gold!
Global Environments:
Rainforests
State and Federal Government
Current Issues:
Antarctica
Australian Democracy
Study of a Cultural Group:
Identity and Values
Global Connections

GOLD!

Gold in Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals/goldaust.html

Gold! - Explore the impact of the gold rushes on Australia and uncover the stories of the diggers
http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/


General site for gold rush information
http://www.sovereignhill.com.au/?id=home

http://www.sbs.com.au/gold/story.html?storyid=53
Opportunities for Aboriginies during the Gold Rush days. A good site.

The Australian Goldrush
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/goldrush/

Gold rush Theme Park: Old Mogo Town -
http://www.oldmogotown.com.au/sitemap.html/
Good historical info. Kid friendly.

Webquest: Eureka! Journals of a Goldrush -
http://www.sunnhillss.qld.edu.au/WebQuests/gold/index.htm
Similar format to CAP modules. Strong literacy focus. Does not include links.

Gold Downunder
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/minerals/goldfact.html

Gold! Gold! Gold! - Research Module unit with more links
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/gold/gold.html

The Australian Gold Prospector
http://users.tpg.com.au/dtdan/

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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS: RAINFORESTS

Rainforest Australia Site Map -
http://rainforest-australia.com/Site%20Map.htm
Lots of links. Aborigines, Animals,Understorey, Floor, Flora and MORE

Australian Rainforest Photos -
http://rainforest-australia.com/
Lots of photos and information

Amazon Interactive -
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Rainforest Aborigines -
http://www.wettropics.gov.au/rah/rah_default.html

http://www.daintreerainforest.com/aboriginal.html

Rainforests - http://rochedalss.qld.edu.au/rainforest.htm
work completed by a Year 3 student

Zoom Rainforests-http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/

Rainforest Action Network: Kid's Corner http://www.ran.org/kids_action/index.html
Kids get to have their say and make a difference

Rainforest Alliance - http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

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STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Parliamentary Education Office - http://www.peo.gov.au/
Activities and information. Check out resources and links section.

Australian Federal Government - http://www.fed.gov.au

Australian Federal, State & Territory Governments:
http://www.gov.au/
Australian whole-of-government single point of access

Parliament of Australia - http://www.aph.gov.au/

Parliament of NSW - http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/PHWebContent.nsf/
PHPages/ForSchools

 

 

Australian Labor Party - http://www.alp.org.au

Australian Democrats -
http://www.democrats.org.au

Australian Greens
http://www.greens.org.au/

Liberal Party of Australia -
http://www.liberal.org.au

National Party of Australia -
http://www.nationals.org.au

Australian Government
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3
_Modules/levels.of.government/3levels.htm
CAP OnLine Research Module

So You Want to be a Politician?
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3
_Modules/Politician/politican.htm
CAP OnLine Research Module

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GLOBAL ISSUES: ANTARTICA

http://www.antdiv.gov.au/stations/
Australia's Antarctic Stations, photos and information.

http://www-aadc.aad.gov.au/
Australian Antarctica Data Base. Lots of information.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Antarctica/
Lots of colour and animations. Info too. It's a Zoom School site.

http://www.south-pole.com/map.htm More Maps

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/antarctica

http://www.cap/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/antarctica/antarcticamodule.htm
NSW CAP OnLine Research Module

http://ireland.iol.ie/south-aris/index.htm
Maps, general info.

Classroom Antarctia - http://classroomantarctica.aad.gov.au/

Photos from Antarctica - http://photolibrary.usap.gov/

Cool Antarctica - http://www.coolantarctica.com/

http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/claypoles/index.htm
The Claypoles spent 12months living in the Antarctica. Here's their informative web site.

AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY

Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission-http://www.hreoc.gov.au/

The Australian Constitution -
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/general/constitution/

Discovering Democracy
http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/

Units of work
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ddunits/units/units.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/civics/democracy/

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STUDY OF A CULTURAL GROUP

Global Kid Connections - http://teacher.scholastic.com/glokid/index.htm
Select a country to learn about its history, customs, and culture

Kidsweb Japan - http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/
Very kid friendly. Lots of graphics.

Roger and Marilyn's Photo Tour of Japan - http://www.artisandevelopers.com/web/tokyo/
Great info, lots of graphics, movies.

Guide to Japan - http://japan-guide.com/

Asia Geographia - http://www.interknowledge.com/indx04.htm

CIA World factbook -
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Click on country link.

Yahoo Regional Countries -
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/
Click on country link

Bali - http://www.bali-paradise.com/bali/index.html

CAP Research Modules: Bali Experience / Japan

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IDENTITY AND VALUES

Australian Identity-
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey/austidentity.htm

Identity and Values - BoS Integrated Unit
http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/linkages/IntegratedUnits/TeacherLibrarians/librarians_idandvalues.html

http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/

Australian Identity over time - http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/connect/classact/ausident.htm
Teacher Resource Unit

Australia, You're Standing In It!
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/australia.html

We Are Australian - CAP Research Modul
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/exchangestudent/we_are_australian.htm

A Guide to Australia - http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/
a collection of encyclopedic links relating to Australia

http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp
Australian War Memorial Web Site.

http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/a.php
The Australian English Strine Dictionary of Australian sayings/terms

AUSSIE ICONS:

http://www.lukasland.com/oz/
Excellent site for general info re Australian identity etc

http://www.vegemite.com.au/

http://www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/recipes/index.php
Aussie Recipes

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/Australia/
Zoom Australia, information and facts about Australia.

CAP's Teacher Resources - Australiana
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/australiana.htm

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GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

http://www.unicef.org/ - Describes universal human needs and the efforts of UNICEF in meeting these needs.

http://www.redcross.org.au/ - Describes universal human needs and the efforts of the RED CROSS in meeting these needs.

http://www.acfid.asn.au/ - Australian Council for International Development

Global Connections
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/
global_connections/global_connections.html
CAP OnLine Research Module

http://www.aesvn.org/ - Australian Emergency Services Volunteer Network, this site links to lots of volunteer organisations throughout Australia.

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