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KLA
Websites Directory
Dictionaries and Research
Dictionary:
Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Search for a word and get a brief
definition and example of usage.
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.
Research
Finder - An online gateway to researchers, research capability and emerging
technologies in Australia's research organisations.
Literature
700+
great sites for kids - They provide a list of authors that you might be
looking at or want to write to.
A
pocket full of rhymes - One of the games is to work out what the things
are from the rhymes.
Read
inspiring stories - You then have an opportunity to write something and
send it in. It may even be published.
The Australian web site of
Puffin
Books is the place for anyone interested in great new books for children
and young adults. Select a destination from the signpost, or travel to a
location especially for - Teachers, Kids' Club or Parents.
Sunshine
Online -
Offers projects, Lesson Plans, Kids into Action and Education Products
Online from Sunshine Australia.
Bookworm
at Kids Read -
This has three categories: books by reading level, meet the authors and cool
stuff. Find out about Harry Potter, Furbies and lots of other cool stuff.
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.
The
Routes of English -
This site from the BBC traces the origins of the English language following
its twists and turns over centuries.
English
and its History -
Comprehensive site with information and translations to compare Old English
and Middle English with our modern language.
World
Wide Words - World
Wide Words explores the English language from a British viewpoint. Find the
history of strange words and phrases, great for crosswords and very entertaining.
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!
SurfnetKids
Barbara Feldman has created a great website with links to a huge range of
activities for kids. This website will suit children of all ages as well as
parents and grandparents. Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages.
Abiatoir's
Active Classroom
This is an educational resource for teachers and students. It has been designed
for my own class, but will doubtless be of use and interest to other teachers
and students, also.
Most New Zealand curriculum areas are covered in this site in the form of
assignments (with online hints), problem solving work, NetQuest activities, a
book review facility, quizzes, puzzles, adventure mazes, magic tricks, a Hobbit
sub-site and more.
From
Eastbourne Primary School There are lots of great puzzles for you to try and
solve. If you and your friends can't solve them after having a really good try,
drop us an email and we will send the answers to you.
Younger Readers Webquest: Each year the Childrens'
Book Council of Australia choose a number of books that they think are the
best ones published for children and young people in the previous year.
These books are Short-Listed. There are a number of categories such as
Picture Books, books for very young children,( Early Childhood), Younger
Readers' books and books for older students, as well as non-fiction books.
Just before Childrens' Book Week (August 19th to 25th this year) the Judges
choose the winners from each category and make their announcements. These
books become the Books of the Year.
The books that have
been short-listed for Younger Readers are the ones in the Younger Readers
Webquest.
The Webquest
contains a series of short challenges that students tackle independently.
Teachers need to follow the following simple steps
(1) You should form
small groups of about 3-6 people and agree to read one of the books on the
Younger Readers' Short-list.
(2) Once you have
decided on which book to read and have decided on a Team name you should
then....
(3) Register your
Team to be part of the email Mailing List with other students around Australia
who are also reading the books.
(4) You should
attempt the Challenges for the book you chose and discuss your ideas, then...
(5) Mail your
responses to the Younger Readers Mailing List with the name of the book as the
Subject of the email.
This Webquest is
suitable for to both middle and upper primary school students. Peter Snow,
Community Coordinator, myinternet Limited, Phone: 03 8379 2074, Fax: 03 8379
2033
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
The Learning Kingdom - Go to the Playground section and find out about the names for groups of animals. Also a couple of maths activities there too.
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!
SurfnetKids
Barbara Feldman has created a great website with links to a huge range of
activities for kids. This website will suit children of all ages as well as
parents and grandparents. Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages.
Welcome to
Aplusmath.com!
This web site was developed to help students
improve their math skills interactively.
Visit our
game room and play
exciting games like Matho and Hidden Picture...Test your
math skills with our
Flashcards!
Try out the
Math Word Find puzzle.
Create and print your own set of flashcards online! Try out
the
Flashcard Creator.
See the
Worksheets
section, where you can print worksheets to practice offline.
Try the
Homework Helper to check your homework
solutions.
Find out
What's New!
Please feel free to place a link to our site if you have a web page.
Also, feel free to support our
sponsors.
Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoy it!
Welcome to
Maths Is Fun.
Have your say on maths.
The interactive
discussion board.
Sign the
Guestbook.
Tell a
joke about school.
Be Ready In Maths.
Always be ready in Maths with these
times tables. Ready for
you to print out and stick in your maths exercise book.
Test Your Times Tables.
Test you tables from twos to twelves with this interactive quiz.
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The
Family Science website
programs on SOFWeb help parents to become involved in
the science learning of their child. This site encourages children and parents
to work together and gain an understanding the everyday role science plays in
people's lives.
Dr Karl.
Dr Karl Kruszelnick explores the science of the everyday, from belly button lint to road
corrugations.
Virtual
Research Institute. The VRI is an online environment involving major
scientific research organisations. It contains major research projects where
students and teachers can work with researchers on authentic scientific
projects.
Goscience.com.au Want to
know how dogs train humans, or the roles of surfing? Go to goscience.com.au for
14 to 17 year olds. Explore careers and meet people working in science,
technology and engineering.
PRISM:
Practical
Resources and Interactive Science Materials. Exciting educational activities and
multimedia resources for students and teachers to use, or register and create
your own learning sequences.
What's on in Science
Week?
National Science Week is Australia's annual celebration of science and
technology. Find out about fascinating, informative and entertaining science
events taking place around the country.
Dinoatz
This site is great for a huge range of activities about dinosaurs.
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!
Funology -
Whole range of fun
things to do linked to science.
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.
The
Learning Kingdom - Go to the Playground section and find out about
the names for groups of animals. Also a couple of maths activities there too.
Discovery
Channel - A website loaded with great activities and games for kids.
Discovery
Channel - A website loaded with great activities and games for kids.
(Australia & NZ Website)
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!
I
Spy
Project Research Centre - excellent place for the
children to begin to search the Net. Gives them a range of sites within a
subject area.
Natural
Resources and Environment - in the education
section there is a Notes Series which provides quite detailed information on a
variety of environmental topics. Look for a site about willow trees that has
come from the Landcare group in Wodonga!
Australian
Ecosystems - In the wildlife section you can choose a ecosystem you would
like to investigate.
Kidscom
- is a great site. There is a range of things to do but the activity related to
this topic is an Animal Game. The children have to choose an animal type
(mammal, insect/arachnid or bird) and then by choosing appropriate questions
they can discover the identity of the mystery animal. Once they get it right
they are given very readable information on that animal. Good for building
classification and appropriate questioning skills.
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.
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.
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.
SurfnetKids
Barbara Feldman has created a great website with links to a huge range of
activities for kids. This website will suit children of all ages as well as
parents and grandparents. Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages.
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.
Discovery
Channel - A website loaded with great activities and games for kids.
(Australia & NZ Website)
National
Geographic - In the
Kids section there are fun things to do related to the environment and
animals.
Centenary of Australia
Websites
Centenary
of Federation - The Government's official website.
Federation
Webquests - This site has projects developed in Queensland focusing on
Federation.
Federation
Australian Art and Society 1901-2001 - The Australian National Gallery has created
a fantastic exhibition to celebrate our nation's birthday.
The
1901 Centre - The 1901 Centre, at the University of Technology Sydney, has
been set up to improve and stimulate public knowledge of Federation history for
the Centenary celebrations. The Centre has a growing collection of databases and
information packages recording Federation history.
National
Archives of Australia Federation
- Teacher resources, a gallery of Federation images and information.
Documenting
a Democracy - After a
search which covered Australia and extended to England, Australia's founding
documents are brought together for the first time. An online collection of
important documents in Australia's history, which includes transcripts, as well
as scaleable images of the original document.
Federation of Australia
information at
Sofweb.
Reconciliation
National
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website
- This website is concerned with learning about indigenous Australia and the
learning of Indigenous Australians.
Reconciliation
and Social Justice Project
- This is a collaborative project of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
and AustLII.
Lore
of the Land - This website
and accompanying CD-ROM is the result of a cooperative and consultative
partnership between indigenous and non indigenous people. It offers visitors the
opportunity to explore and discover the richness of Australia's history, the
beauty of its geography and the voices of its people giving expression to their
love of this land we all share and call home.
Racism
No Way - The Racism No
Way! project aims to assist school communities and education systems to
recognise and address racism in the learning environment. The project is an
initiative of the chief executive officers of education systems across
Australia.
Hidden
Histories - It is the intention of The Museum of Victoria and the Department
of Education, Employment 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.
The
1971 Referendum and the census
- Facsimile of the original paragraph from the Constitution which was altered by
the results of the 1967 Referendum to include indigenous Australians in the
census.
A
Tale of Two Worlds: A CD
ROM about the Census - This CD_ROM has been sent to all schools. Go to Themes,
then Education Services, then Census CD ROM for Schools.
Australian
Animals
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.
Australian Explorers
Butterfly
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.
Countries and Maps
Maps
- Provides a wide range of information about maps of the world.
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.
Flags
National
Flags A selection of images of some simple national flags.
Year
of the Outback
2002
International the Year of the Outback The Year of the Outback is
about Australia's future as a nation. It is about the freeing of the quintessential spirit of the outback so it touches every
Australian visitor,
giving them a genuine understanding of the uniqueness and potential of the
Australian 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.
Heywire
This ABC project aims to give rural youth a voice. Since 1998, Haywire has been
the broadcasting the stories of young people in remote areas. Listen to their
stories.
The Year of the Outback: The Year of the Outback is a time celebrate and
provides an opportunity for students to reflect upon our unique culture and what
it means to be Australian. This collaborative project that has been developed
by two of the myinternet Community Leaders and invites students to submit
Outback stories, interviews and recipes. Teachers are encouraged organize an
email exchange between a school in a remote region with a class from a city
school. This project is open to both primary and secondary schools.
World
Environment Day
World
Environment Day 2002 The United Nations World Environment Day commemorated
each year on June 5, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United
Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political
attention and action. The theme 'Give the Earth a Chance' calls on each and
every one of us to contribute to the healing of the ailing planet.
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.
Environmental
Australia Environmental Australia is the Federal Government's portal for
information about Government policy, planning and initiatives for Australia's
environment, including a range of of information about important issues such as
bush care, water and coastal care, and programs for endangered animals.
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.
Earthbeat
from the ABC Earthbeat is a diverse and dynamic environment program with a
strong emphasis on environmental science. Breaking environmental stories,
providing in depth analysis of current green issues, and exploring cutting edge
ideas are all part of the mix, together with grass roots community
initiatives and new practical solutions.
Wastewise
for Kids The Waste Wise Schools Program has been set up to help schools
achieve a whole school approach to waste and litter education, integrating
curriculum and waste conscious school operations.
Global Classroom Projects
ARCgrasslands: a Global
Classroom Project
The Albion Resource Centre (ARC) for Grasslands is a
community education facility in St. Albans, adjacent to the Albion Grasslands
Reserve and Victoria University. The Albion Grasslands Reserve is a nationally
significant reserve which is home to two endangered plants and an endangered
animal.
Australian
Fungi Information From the Royal Botanic Gardens, fact sheets and
information about fungi.
Fascinating
Fungi: a Global Classroom Project Children will find and identify fungi
(toadstools, mushrooms, etc) at their school and home, photograph and research
them and share data via the Internet. Scientific observation and communication
using a range of technology will be undertaken. Children from nearby and
different schools can share observations via the Internet.
Frogs
on the Move: a Global Classroom Project Interested children/schools are
encouraged to pursue breeding and release programs of local species of
frogs. The project offers opportunities to discuss and solve breeding and
releasing problems, learn more abut Australian frogs and to share in the
development, implementation and evaluation of curriculum designed for all year
levels
Landcare
Links: a Global Classroom Project This project will establish an interactive
web page that showcases what Darraweit Guim Primary School is doing in Landcare
and will invite schools from Australia and around the world to join our Link
page and show what they are doing in relation to Landcare.
Australian
Grasslands Foodweb From the Gould League, a fun interactive looking at the food web
of an Australian grassland.
Commonwealth Games
The XVII Commonwealth
Games are held in Manchester during July. The following websites are listed in
Australian NetGuide
Commonwealth Games
The official site for
the Manchester Commonwealth Games is a great resource.
Australian Commonwealth Games
Association The
ACGA is the official source for information relating to Australia's
participation in the Commonwealth Games, both past and future.
BBC Manchester
Commonwealth Games 2002
Pay a visit to this site from
the BBC to see how the city of Manchester is preparing for its biggest
international event in years.
Cathy Freeman
Ian Thorpe
Commonwealth Games Flags
Decipher the meanings of the different flags and emblems
used at the Commonwealth Games. Dean Thomas, a well known vexillologist (flag
researcher) has complied this guide.
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
This year's Games
aren't over yet, how can we even start thinking about the next lot, due in four
years. Find out how preparations are going at this website.
Threatened Species Day
National
Threatened Species Day
National Threatened Species Day was first held on 7
September 1996. It commemorates the death of the Tasmanian Tiger in captivity in
1936. This day aims to encourage the community to prevent further extinctions of
Australia's fauna and flora, and to restore endangered species and ecological
communities to a secure status in the wild.
Flora and Fauna
Species Conservation Program
This Melbourne Zoo website provides information
about threatened species and what the zoos are doing to try and preserve them.
Did you know that Australia has the worst record in the world for mammalian
extinctions?
Australia's
Threatened Species
From NOVA Online, a useful fact sheet about the
threatened species, how this happens and what can be done to preserve them.
Threatened Species Foundation of
Australia
The Threatened Species Foundation of Australia supports public
awareness and education regarding the nature, numbers and causes of species and
habitats becoming threatened. It promotes direct action in saving threatened
species and habitats.
Threatened
Species Network
The Threatened Species Network is joint program of WWF and
the National Heriatge Trust. The TSN seeks to work cooperatively with government
agencies, scientists, educators and community groups in achieving species and
habitat conservation.
IUCN
Redlist of Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List is the world's most
comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plants and animals.
It evaluates the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies.
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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.
SurfnetKids
Barbara Feldman has created a great website with links to a huge range of
activities for kids. This website will suit children of all ages as well as
parents and grandparents. Surfing the Net with Kids Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages.
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Learn
how to do something: LearnTo.com - A wide range of online tutorials covering
all sorts of things you might need to learn to do, from training your dog, to
burping a baby.
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The
Human Body- The seven
systems of the human body explained briefly. Basic facts plus excellent diagrams
make this a great site.
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Link
to Search Engines and Australia
- From Barracks
Heights Primary School in NSW.
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