SECONDARY GRADES
Stages Four, Five and Six
•Science •Maths •English •History •Art

SCIENCE	SCIENCE	SCIENCE
Earth and Space Science Teacher developed lessons - grade suitability indicated	Science Lesson Plans Graded - Elementary (K-5), Intermediate (6-8) and High School (9-12)	SCIENCE Mini-Lessons Intermediate (6-8) 60 "mini" science lessons
PERIODIC ELEMENTS VIDEOS This is a most intriguing site that has a video for each of the elements on the Periodic Table. Much more exciting than the paper version! The URL: http://www.periodicvideos.com Note:the videos cannot be viewed through the DET network. It is suggested that teachers view them off-site and save them to show their classes.	The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits is a British interactive learning tool to support elementary science topics related to "Circuits and Conductors" and "Changing Circuits" respectively. It will require a Flash player... The URL: http://www.mystery-productions.info/hyper/Hypermedia_2003/Thelwell/Site/	SCIENCE Mini-Lessons High School (9-12) 23 lesson plans
Smile Chemistry Program A collection of almost 200 single concept lessons for each subject also Smile Biology Program	Beyond Discovery: The Path from Research to Human Benefit The National Academy of Sciences has created a directory of articles that trace the path between discovery and the scientific process to the actual application developed to benefit the people. Learners can find out about Hepatitis B, Global Positioning Systems, Sounding Out the Oceans' Secrets and more.	Periodic Table Adventure This goal of this website is to introduce and explore basic chemistry concepts and to practice these concepts using engaging web-based research and activities.
Evolution and the Fossil Record, is an eye-catching booklet that discusses geologic time; change through time; Darwin's theory of evolution; evolution as a mechanism for change; the nature of species; the nature of theory; paleontology, geology, and evolution; and determining the age of fossils and rocks. It's free and it's a .pdf document! Download and print out this fascinating resource.	Maze Maker Home Page create mazes useful for all subject areas	Froguts This site would be great for grade 6 to 10 science classes. Gives mini lessons about the anatomy and life systems of the frog and allows completely interactive dissection of all the systems. The frogs used for the photos were recycled from schools. Very realistic! Really neat! Try it! The URL: http://www.froguts.com
The Physics Classroom Hosted by Studyworks! Online and created by Tom Henderson, this site has lots of great stuff! Divided into three main sections: Physics Tutorial, Multimedia Physics Studio, and Physics Help. Within each section there are numerous lessons, animations, and quizzes. Not only top-natch learning applications; but aesthectically pleasing too.	Global Warming Facts and Our Future (Koshland Science Museum) Climate Warming Is a Global Problem; but the impacts and potential solutions will affect us locally and in many different ways. The challenge for each of us and for our policy makers is to pursue effective responses that are as fair as possible to all people and nations. In this exhibition the National Academies provide scientific information to help us make informed decisions and to help answer some important questions. Sections cover The Greenhouse Effect , Carbon Cycle, Causes of Change, Past Change, Predicted Change, Impacts of Change, and Responses to Change. Requires Flash.	How to Extract DNA from Anything Living A very interesting link from Peter Vazny about genetic science and how to extract DNA with things you can find around your house. This could be useful for science teachers or just to have fun yourself with your kids at home. Try it at school if you're game! The URL: http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/activities/extraction/
Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/index.html This wide-ranging survey of forensics and the human body was created by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Starting with the Exhibition area, visitors can learn about the rise of forensics and proceed to move through sections on forensics laboratories and public perceptions of forensics. The Educational section of the site is also quite worthy of attention, as it contains lesson plans, online games, and a number of archived interviews with forensic scientists.	A CENTURY OF KITCHEN WASTE a great interactive look at recycling. It takes a good look at waste in 1905 and waste in 2006 and how we can help to find solutions for the volumes of waste that could overwhelm us.	INTERACTIVE BODY SITES Interactive Body http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/ BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/health/ Argosy's Visible Body is the most comprehensive human anatomy visualization tool available today. This entirely Web-delivered application offers an unparalleled understanding of human anatomy. The Visible Body includes 3D models of over 1,700 anatomical structures, including all major organs and systems of the human body. The URL: http://www.visiblebody.com/
PALE BLUE DOT In 1990, Carl Sagan persuaded NASA to use the Voyager 1 spacecraft to take a photograph of the planet Earth from a distance of 4 billion miles. The result was simply arresting: a portrait of our home as a tiny, fragile speck of blue adrift in an unimaginably vast sea of space. The URL: http://www.pangeaday.org/filmDetail.php?id=75	ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The URL: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080525.html	AMAZING SPACE uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of our universe. The teacher section, which is where the link will take you, is full of good stuff for the classroom. The URL: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/
Science Animations Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links Lots of links here. Some of these animations make a lot of science crystal clear! You'll find all sorts of Flash movies categorized into areas such as microbiology, animals, and physics. The URL: http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm	GEOGRAPHY GAME: Try this rather addictive game that tests your knowledge of geography.  And it's timed, so you don't have much time to think about that capital city or famous landmark are on the map. The URL: http://www.koreus.com/jeu/traveler-iq challenge.html?91e4=44f8	GEOGRAPHY The ABC of Geography : Geography Dictionary & Glossary for Students. Over 1400 terms defined. This dictionary is primarily aimed at supporting secondary/senior/high school and early tertiary students who are studying Geography or related subjects such as Earth Sciences.
MATHS	MATHS	MATHS
MATH Mini-Lessons Intermediate (6-8) "Mini" maths lesson plans also MATH Mini-Lessons High School (9-12)	Magic Mountain These work units have been developed for schools to access when utilising Magic Mountian Merimbula as an environmental resources.  Although designed for Magic Mountain it would be possible to utilise these worksheets at any Fun Park note: download the worskheets in MS Word as the html pages are rather scrambled.	AAA math Grade: Kindergarten - 8 Synopsis: A veritable cornucopia of interactive mathematics activities and challenges for grades K-8. Topics include addition, decimals, place value, geometry, statistics, and, many more. A special feature of the site is the Cool! Section that provides links to additional interactive mathematics activities.
Smile Mathematics Program The following is a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons divided into categories.   THE Pi PAGES - "The story of pi reflects the most seminal, the most serious and sometimes the silliest aspects of mathematics. A surprising amount of the most important mathematics and a significant number of the most important mathematicians have contributed to its unfolding -- directly or otherwise.	CREATE A GRAPH - this is BRILLIANT! For those of us who find working with Excel or other spreadsheet programs a challenge, or for those who want their students to create graphs quickly and easily with their data, Create-A-Graph is the answer. Users choose the type of graph they want (area, bar, line, pie), plug in your data, and a graph is instantly created! (The pie graphs are great for creating spinners for use in your Probability units!) What's even better about this website is that the graph is created as a picture file (choose .jpg or .png file type) that can be copied and pasted into other documents or presentations, printed, or saved.	Mudd math fun facts Grade: 11 - Post-secondary Synopsis: Are all horses the same color? Can a bike with square wheels actually work? Come find out at this site of math factoids, tidbits, and logic puzzles designed to interest even the most math-reluctant student. JIM REED'S MATH PAGES Jim is an accomplished secondary math teacher here in Edmonton and he has a plethora of information and activities on his webpages. Be sure you have some time when you stop by - you'll be amazed at all of the resources! The URL: http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/
Explore Math Developed by members of the ExploreMath community, our lesson plans provide strategies for educators to introduce ExploreMath's unique multimedia activities into the mathematics classroom, lab, or distance learning curricula.	Video and PowerPoint Tutorials - Algebra 2 An Integrated Approach A whole host of Quicktime movies and Powerpoint presentations which support the teaching of Algebra.	Purple Maths - Algebra Resource This site has a huge library of lessons giving practical tips, hints and examples, and point out common mistakes. They are cross-referenced to each other, to help you find related material. http://www.purplemath.com/modules/
What about about Real World Math which uses Google Earth in the Math Curriculum? This site provides lessons, activities, and new ideas that bring math instruction into this millennium.  Intended for grades 5 and up, this material offers an Instructional Technology approach to learning. Google's free 3D world of satellite imagery is used in active learning exercises designed to stimulate higher-level thinking skills. The URL: http://realworldmath.org/
ENGLISH	ENGLISH	ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS Mini-Lessons Intermediate (6-8) 33 Language Arts lesson notes also LANGUAGE ARTS Mini-Lessons High School (9-12)	CyberGuides Grade 6 - 8 a whole host of lesson plans/units related to readily accessable literature also CyberGuides Grades 9 - 12	Language Arts Lesson Plans grades 6 - 7 also Junior / High School
Have a look at the Cleveland Street Intensive English High School website. It has a free resource section on the site which is intended to aid teachers in rural and isolated areas with ESL online materials.  Much of the materials would also be of interest to mainstream teachers of particular KLAs in rural areas.  At present there are 4 units of work in various KLAs. More will be added on a regular basis. Within the units are interactive materials and downloadable, printable materials. The units of work are designed to provide opportunties for self-directed learning. Some of the units (Mangroves, Digestion) also have bilingual support (with key words from each unit translated into a number of languages).  Various resources on the website would be on interest to both primary (eg, Chi Chi work unit, ICT unit) and secondary teachers (ICT unit, Mangroves, Digestion)	Media Awareness Network - Are you looking for practical teaching units and classroom activities for media education? Do you have great ideas to share with other teachers? This is the place for you! This phenomenal site offers practical teaching units and classroom activities for media education. The lessons are relevant, multidisciplinary, and promote critical thinking skills.	Know Drama is a one-man business managed by Darron Davies in Tasmania, Australia. Darron is a trained and experienced teacher who has created Know Drama to provide teachers, trainers, students and general staff with a fresh approach to learning. (Darron is a Registered Teacher in Victoria, Tasmania and the United Kingdom.) Darron offers professional development for teachers and trainers in Creative Teaching Methods, and offers fun workshops that allow students to explore subjects in active and engaging ways. The website has some great activities - have a look at the Ideas Generator and register for the monthly newsletter.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant is another great secondary writing site. A particular strength is the help it offers the writer in pre-writing, moving from idea to thesis to crafting the work. He also offers tips and techniques for organizing, revising, and editing writing. In addition there are sections on writing informal, thesis/support, explorative, and argumentative essays, and documenting sources. There is an excellent section on voice, often one of the hardest aspects of writing to teach.	POETRY EXPRESS The site is fun to use: try writing a poem with E-Muse, where you fill in the blanks and see what shows up. Guilford provides many other tips and techniques; "Fifteen poems you can write now" provides suggestions for specific types of poems. One example is #9, Collect Fabulous Realities, with Denise Levertov's poem "The Metier of Blossoming" used as a model.	Christo's Lucky Dip - A resource Web-bag full of useful ideas for secondary teachers of English. http://christopoulos.chris.googlepages.com/
HISTORY	HISTORY	GEOGRAPHY
Best of History Web Sites Designed for history educators and students, Best of History Web Sites is a useful portal that provides convenient access to many of the best history resources online. Best of History Web Sites includes descriptions and ratings of hundreds of excellent history-oriented web sites, all organized into ten main categories: Prehistory, Ancient History, Medieval History, U.S History, Early Modern European History, 20th Century History, World War II History, Art History, General History Resources, and Maps. There are also three special categories: Lesson Plans/ Activities, Multimedia, and Research. Best of History Web Sites also contains a special informative section on Teaching With Technology that offers articles and advice about integrating computers in the classroom. In this section you will also find links to dozens of useful resources on educational technology. Finally, visitors to Best of History Web Sites can receive monthly e-mail updates on history sites and technology education by filling out the contact form. The URL: http://besthistorysites.net	19th Century Australian Explorers An Australian History Resource Created by Charles H. Smith & Jennifer Rakestraw Excellent resource of 21 inland explorers, including maps and links to additional sources and original accounts. INTERACTIVE LEARNING This Australian site carries ready to go web lessons with worksheets for junior secondary teachers - History and English. They are popular with students and teachers. The sites aim is to share free teaching resources.	Ancient History (BBC) On this site you'll find in-depth articles, multimedia (like games, virtual tours and animations) as well as bite-size material like timelines and short biographies of historic figures. Ancient History covers Anglo Saxons, Egyptians, Greeks, Prehistory, Romans, and Vikings. Done by the BBC, so some things like Programmes are not applicable to most students; however there are chats and forums with experts from BBC History programmes, recommended printable articles, and quizzes and activities on selected historical themes. THE JOURNEY OF MANKIND - The Peopling of the World. This is an interactive resource that explores the origins of man. It is presented via a map and timeline with plenty of background information links. Fascinating! The URL: http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/
A PLACE TO THINK A moving history of Australia, including snapshots of 60 years from Film Australia. Starting from Australia's graphic history through the 1940's to the new millenium. The URL: http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/#home WORLDOMETERS -World wide statistics updated in real time. See the world statistics for populations, births, deaths - numbers of tonnes of food eaten, water drunk etc etc etc Amazing site which will keep you and your class "gobsmacked" for hours! http://www.worldometers.info/	AUSTRALIA'S AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE ONLINE - Australianscreen is a look at the Australian film and television industry, from its earliest days to the present. It's easy to navigate and provides a wealth of history. You can view clips from Australian feature films, documentaries, TV programs, shorts, home movies, newsreels, advertisements, other historical footage, and sponsored films produced over the last 100 years, with curators’ notes and other information about each title. The site currently contains 1,513 clips from 585 film and television titles, and is constantly being added to. http://australianscreen.com.au/	LANGUAGE Here is a website you might be able to use with French, German, Indonesian and Italian students: http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/ It contains online digital resources for students beginning the study of those languages. Also has downloadable print materials - worksheets and flashcards. It's free to all Australian schools. Has language activities only. No cultural content, in fact, the graphics of people are generic and mostly Anglo. Usefulness lies in reinforcement of vocab and expressions. Graphics suggest it's aimed at juniors, rather than seniors. Site passed on through the Distance Education Web Wiz - thank you
ART In The Memory Project, highly skilled art students create portraits for children living in orphanages around the world. The idea is that children who end up in orphanages tend to have few personal possessions and receiving a portrait of themselves helps to create a bond with their youth, their culture and ultimately, their identity. So, if you are an Art teacher or know of one, perhaps this is a project you might be able to support! Check out the site for samples and more information on how you can participate. The URL: http://www.thememoryproject.org/index.html	LANGUAGES ONLINE Check out this interactive French language site.  It's good for non-French speakers such as myself, who need to hear what the language sounds like.  There are also versions for German, Indonesian and Italian - and a song download section! http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/default.htm

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