WebLinks Vol 2 No 4 April 1998
Copyright: P Pledger 1998 ISSN 1328 - 8148
Acids
Miami Museum of Science-The pH Factor
Miami Museum of Science has a section of the pH factor and looks at acids and alkalis. There are experiments and teachers' notes.
Art, Aboriginal
ABORIGINAL ART of AUSTRALIA
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hallpa/indexb.html
Aboriginal Art of Australia, a commercial site, which has paintings by Australia's most prominent Aboriginal artists and information about the artists.
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
http://www.savah.com.au/dealers/emily.html
A short biography of Emily Kame Kngwarreye and some examples of her works are given on this site.
Tandanya Aboriginal Art
http://www.webmedia.com.au/tandanya/
Tandanya is the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute and features exhibitions and links to other art sites.
Art, Australian
Norman Lindsay
Gallery is dedicated to Norman Lindsay and has a collection of his etchings, water colours and woodblock prints.
National Museum of Australia - Exhibitions
http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/index.htm
National Museum of Australia shows the story of Australia through exhibitions and events. Some past exhibitions include Women with attitude, Tolerance and the World of May Gibbs. The education programme looks at subjects across the curriculum.
Beyond The Picket Fence
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/fence/picket.html
Site which looks at Australian women's art in the National Library's collection.
National Gallery of Victoria
This exhibition from the National Gallery of Victoria showcases the works of VCE Art and Studio Arts students selected from Victorian Government, Independent and Catholic schools. Multimedia, painting, sculpture and video are represented.
La Trobe Gallery Home Page
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/glenn/Museum/Pugh.html
Site features the Clifton Pugh collection and contains an essay on landscape as nature.
National Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Australia art-on-line site features Aboriginal art, Asian art, Australian art and international art with examples of each.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney features its current exhibition with images and information. It also contains a collection of visual arts links.
OzArt
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/ozart/index.htm
A site with many links to galleries and exhibitions of Australian art. Searching is done through the alphabetical listing.
AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES
http://online.anu.edu.au/ITA/AusArts/www/textiles.html
Australian Contemporary Textiles has information about textile artists and examples of their works. Some artists include Brett Alexander, Wendy Dodd, Sarah Crowest, Robin Daw and John Corbett.
IMAGES 1 - National Library of Australia Documentary Image Collection
http://enzo.nla.gov.au/products/images1/
On-line images from the National Gallery of Australia enables a search for artists and the ability to click on examples of their art.
Savah Gallery
http://www.savah.com.au/index.html
Savah Gallery sells works and features short biographies of Australian artists like Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, John Perceval, Donald Friend, Emily Kngwarreye, Brett Whiteley, Jamie Boyd, Victor Vasarely, Al Skaw, Maree Azzopardi, Terry Culver, Kate Hopkinson-Pointer.
Atlases
PCL Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
This collection from the University of Texas has special interest maps eg. Bosnia and Iraq, as well as general interest maps covering all regions of the world, historical maps and a collection of city map sites.
Welcome To MapQuest!
This site contains an interactive atlas where students can key in a country, region, city and street and bring up specific maps. It also contains tourist information about amusements, dining, accommodation etc.
Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress has provided information about 85 countries with maps, photographs and charts.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Conservation
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm#Table of contents
For senior students, this is a A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant, University of California. The site examines biological diversity, the threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is left. There are links to other sites.
Biography
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
http://www.netsrq.com:80/~dbois/
Biographies of women writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others. Searches can be done by field of activity or by name and there are links to other sites about women.
Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Created by Agnes Scott College, this is a website containing biographies of women in mathematics. There are biographical essays and some photos. Search can be done by chronological order or by names in alphabetical order.
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
This site contains information about the role of women in Science from ancient times. Over 100 biographies and other features including a crossword puzzle.
Bullying
www.NOBULLY.co.nz
This site is part of the New Zealand Telecom/Police "Stop Bullying" Campaign.There is also information about support services in the community and ways that adults can help kids to deal with bullying.
Children's Literature
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
http://www.users.interport.net/~fairrosa/
A general site looking at children's and adolescent authors and illustrators, with links to dragons, Lewis Carroll, discussions and reading room.
Citizenship
Australian Department of Multicultural Affairs citizenship education project /educational resources for schools
http://fred.immi.gov.au/citizen/
About Citizenship provides teaching resources and documents as well as information on organisations and programs related to Australian citizenship. Topics include: the meaning of citizenship, history of migration and information about government. From the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
Cloning
HUMAN CLONING: RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
http://www.religioustolerance.org/cloning.htm
A site which looks at the religious and ethical aspects of human cloning, embryo research, DNA and twins.
Genomics
http://www.phrma.org/genomics/documents/cloning.html
Genomics: A Global Resource. An online guide to basic and applied genetics containing information about genomics, genetics, chromosome, DNA, inheritance, genetic engineering, biotechnology, cloning and human genome.
Coaching
CYS Web Links
http://www.chre.vt.edu/~/rstratto/CYSLinks.html
Coaching Youth sports has a large number of links to coaching sports. It is divided into general coaching information and then has links to specific sports such as basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball, equestrian, sports injuries and children with special needs.
Computers - History
Computer History Questions
http://www.prenhall.com/long/4e/ibank2/ibank2_history.html
The history of computers and computing is found on this site. Student exercises are given with good links to information.
Overview
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~museum/overview.html
Eniac was the first large electronic computer. This site from theUniversity of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering looks at its history.
Perspectives of the Smithsonian: Smithsonian Computer History
http://www.si.edu/resource/tours/comphist/computer.htm
The Smithsonian Computer History site has links to the history of computing. The Oral/Video History area contains transcripts of oral and video histories with leading figures in the history of computing, along with some sound and video clips.
Timeline of Microcomputers
http://www3.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm
Created by Ken Polsson this site has a timeline of events in the history of microcomputers. It was collected from various sources, mainly computer magazines and newspapers
THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING
Site developed by the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech has a collection of materials relating to the history of computing.
Triumph of the Nerds: A History of the Computer
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline/index.html
A history of the computer with links to computer identities like Bill Gates.
Past Notable Women of Computing
http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women-cs.html
Short biographies and achievements of women in computing.
Ecosystems
WRI Article: "Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems"(WRI)
http://www.igc.apc.org/wri/biodiv/b04-gbs.html
Information at this site details the high level of diversity of life in the marine environment. The page examines: threats to marine biodiversity, marine conservation and provides related links.
Electric vehicles
EV Information Network
http://www.radix.net/~futurev/welcome.html
Electric vehicles site which looks at the use of the electric motor car, electric vehicle batteries, facts and myths.
Electricity
Beakman's Electric Motor
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html
From the Beakman Science show come instructions to build a working electric motor with few parts.
electricity
http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/Newton/12/Lessons/electric.html#insights
Electricity Production and Use, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
http://www.brs.gov.au/ee/elecprod.html
Bureau of Resources Sciences, an Australian Government site, looks at the use of electricity and greenhouse gas emissions.
ENERGY STORY: Chapter 2 - What Is Electricity?
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/story/story-html/chapter02.html
Energy Quest looks describes what electricity does.
Jobsafe Smart Move - Working Safely With Electricity
http://sage.wt.com.au/safetyline/smartmov/elect_sm.htm
Jobsafe Smart Move - Working Safely With Electricity describes electric shocks, electrocution and safety with electricity.
School Projects
http://www.gsenergy.com.au/energy/school/index.htm
Great Southern Energy site which has links to how electricity is made and hydro elecric generation.
Scientific American: Explorations: Beyond Batteries: 12/96
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/122396explorations.html
Scientific American site which looks at fuel cells, clean machines for generating electricity.
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority
Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority which has links to hydro electricity, the environment and education.
Static Electricity
http://www.waterw.com/~science/january.html
Science Made Simple site which looks at static electricity.
Static Electricity Activities
http://www.sd68.nanaimo.bc.ca/schools/coal/grade4/elec1.htm
A page for younger students which has activities and links to static electricity.
"Static" Electricity Page
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/emotor/statelec.html
A page of static electricity links to building projects using electricity, articles and websites.
Theater of Electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
A site describing the history of electricity, lightning and teacher resources.
Electricity
http://library.advanced.org/11924/electricity.html
Wizard Lab site which looks at what is electricity, magnetism and links between electricity and magnetism.
Energy
Energy Services for Residential Customers
http://www.energy.com.au/resident/f1.html
The Home Energy Guide can be used to build an energy profile of the home, which can then help to identify areas where savings, in terms of energy and dollars, can be achieved. This site is from AEnergy Australia.
Energy Quest -- Energy Education from the California Energy Commission
http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/
Energy Education from the California Energy Commission has links to alternative fuel vehicles, nuclear energy, fossil fuels and the energy story.
Enzymes
Common Misconception in Biology - Cellular Processes
http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~johnson/misconception/mis_in_biology/cell.html
Site containing cellular processes including misconceptions about enzymes. Links at the bottom of the page to other misconceptions in Biology including circulatory system, cell division and genetics, food and nutrition etc.
Fitness
FitLife
Fitlife is a website which looks at physical fitness and health promotion. It also has links to senior fitness, aging, exercise, diet, recipes, low fat cooking, physical activity, current topics like cancer and obesity and disease prevention.
Fossils
Dinosaur Fossils - Enchanted Learning Software
http://www.zoomschool.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/index.html
The study of dinosaurs through looking at what fossils are, how they are formed, the types of fossils and methods of dating fossils.
Fossil Collections of the World - v7.04
http://www.oocities.org/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8147/index.html
Fossil collections of the world has a geology timescale, history of fossil collecting and famous fossil sites
Frequently Asked Questions about Paleontology
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/FAQ/faq.html
Frequently Asked Questions about Paleontology answers questions about fossils. Within the answers are links to other related material eg carbon 14 dating.
Fox, Mem
Mem Fox
Mem Fox home page with a biography, favourite recipes, fan club and information about her books, articles and information for teachers and parents.
The Scoop- Mem Fox biographical sketch
http://www.friend.ly.net/user-homepages/j/jorban/scoop/biographies/mfox.html
A short auotbiographical piece by Mem Fox and links to some of her books, including Possum Magic.
French Revolution
The French Revolution
http://members.aol.com/agentmess/frenchrev/index.html
A personal home page which has a large collection of links to the French Revolution.
The French Revolution
http://www.visi.com/~mdm/fr/history.html
Text rich information on the French Revolution divided into the following categories: the destruction of the Ancien Regime, the first French Republic, the Napoleonic Era and a short history.
French Revolution
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/history/hist7.htl
From the Victorian Web this is an introductory article on the French Revolution by David Cody, Hartwick College. It has links to on-line texts.
Marie Antoinette
http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95nov/antoinette.html
Brief informarion about Marie Antoinette from the Lucidcafe site. There are also links to other sites and book resources.
Frogs
Froggy Page
http://frog.simplenet.com/froggy/index.shtml
This site contains pictures, sounds, stories, songs of the frog, Scientific Amphibian, famous frogs and other froggy information.
Gun Laws
CLEB - Firearms Information
http://www.nla.gov.au:80/cleb/firearms.html
Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board Firearms contains information about gun use and how it affects the public, guidelines for the compensation of surrender of prohibited firearms.
Information about Firearms and Prohibited Weapons
http://www.dpa.act.gov.au/ag/ag9.html
ACT Lawlink information about firearms page points to resources concerning firearms and prohibited weapons.
Queensland Gun Laws - Your Questions Answered
http://www.qld.gov.au/depts_agc/police/gun.html
Queensland State Government gunlaws on-line contains fact sheets about licensing, compensation and permits.
Handicrafts
Crafts Index
http://tac.shopnetmall.com/www.funroom.com/CraftIndex.html
A fun crafts and activities site for primary students. Activities include the use of : paper bags, puppets, bubbles, chalk, paint, paper mache', play clay and colored sand.
Health - History
History on the Web: Home Page
http://www.cimm.jcu.edu.au/hist/
An Australian history page which looks at the history of health including fever, quacks and quackery, populate or perish and war injuries.
Light
How Light Works
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/murray/Light/How_Light_Works.html
This site was designed to give primary school students a basic understanding of light. The site includes a downloadable hypercard version for further stedent interaction. Topics include: White Light, Light Spectrum, Rainbow, Refraction, Why Are Roses Red?, and Black and White.
Light & Energy
http://library.advanced.org/11924/light.html
A web page which examines light and energy under the following pages: what is light, properties of light, radiation, types of light and energy.
Motion
Energy Transformation
http://sys12.cs.jmu.edu/wwwhomes/cs685/PhysicsSimulation/chuzx/energy.html
This site includes information about energy transformation and includes definitions of key terms eg. kinetic and potential energy, simulation, a sample problem, and quiz.
Energy Transformation on a Roller Coaster
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/mmedia/energy/ce.html
Part of the physics of the roller coaster is the physics of work and energy. Links to further topics include: Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Mechanical Energy, Internal vs. External Forces, Work, Work-Energy Theorem, and Work-Energy Bar Charts.
Musical Instruments
Instrument Encyclopedia
http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/MHN/enclpdia.html
Instruments organized alphabetically under each of four groupings: Electronic, Percussion, String, Winds. Using artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan, this resource features musical instruments from around the world.
Newspapers
CNN - Search!
CNN Search facility which allows a key word search to obtain newspaper articles.
Sydney Morning Herald - Daily News
http://www.smh.com.au:80/daily/archive.html
Sydney Morning Herald archive which allows the retrieval of newspaper articles back to 1996.
Search Page
http://www.archive.fairfax.com.au/group/age.html
Search page for the Fairfax newspapers including The Age, Financial Review, Sunday Age. There is an archive search for newspaper articles.
The key issues of 1998
http://www.theage.com.au/special/special_index.html
The Age key issues of 1998 are featured . They include the republic, bushfires, Gulf Crisis, Wik judgment and Asian currency crisis.
Puppets
Stage Hand Puppets * Activity Page *
http://fox.nstn.ca/~puppets/activity.html
Stage Hand Puppets has an on-line theatre, patterns for puppets, scrap puppets and performance tips.
Physical education
PEC: Physical Education Central (PE Central)
http://infoserver.etl.vt.edu/~/PE.Central/PEC2.html
PE CENTRAL developed by The Virginia Tech Health & Physical Education Program has information about physical education programs. It includes lesson ideas, top web sites, instructor resources and professional information for PE teachers.
Rome - History
Ancient Rome
http://members.aol.com/AACTchrOz/romans.html
Ancient Rome is a website which has numerous links to aspects of ancient Rome. It is divided into the following categories: Ancient Rome, the Roman Republic, Roman Empire, wars and warfare, emperors, Pompeii, slavery, women and daily life, art and architecture, law, maps.
Roman Art and Architecture
http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/roman.html
This site from the University of Colorado is a collection of images of the art and architectural remains of ancient Rome. The site contains images and text relating to art, architecture, history, sculpture, painting, and building.
MADDEN: Roman Slavery
http://www.ucd.ie/~classics/96/Madden96.html
Information about the numbers and origins of slavery in the Roman Empire.
The author is John Madden of the University College, Galway.
Roman Military Sites in Britain
http://www.morgue.demon.co.uk/Pages/Other_stuff/ARMY.HTM
Information about the history and operation of the Roman army in Britain. The page includes links to detailed information about military sites throughout England, Wales, and Scotland. Links are provided to details of forts, with pictures and maps.
Time
Clocks and Time: Horology site for books, magazines, organizations, museums, PC synchronization software, time standards.
http://www.ubr.com/clocks/index.html
Clocks and Time site looks at clockmaking and watchmaking, frequently asked questions about time, history of time, sundials and time standards and setting.
Vikings
The Vikings
http://odin.dep.no/ud/nornytt/uda-302.html
The author of this page is Arne Emil Christensen, Professor at the University Museum of National Antiquities in Oslo. The article gives a description of the history, society, religion and expansion of the Vikings.
The World of the Vikings; the definitive guide to viking resources on the internet
http://www.pastforward.co.uk/vikings/index.html
The World of the Vikings has a series of links to other Viking sites. It is organised under headings like Viking artifacts, Viking boats, sagas, ships, runes, museums, re-enactment and has other links to Scandinavia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Axes, Helmets, and Religion.
Women
International Womens Day - Australian Women
http://www.isis.aust.com/iwd/australia.htm
Women International Day site which has information about the history of International Women's Day, issues such as Wik, Stolen Generation and racism, and links to other sites.
OSW Home Page
The Office of the Status of Women (OSW) provides advice, briefing and support to the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Status of Women, on issues affecting women. It has links to domestic violence, guide to getting into politics, and women in management.
Women - History
Women In World History Curriculum
http://home.earthlink.net/~womenwhist/
Interactive site with information and resources about women's experiences in world history. It contains history of women, historical heroines, classroom lessons, women's history month, book reviews, biographies, women heroes and links to other resources.
World War, 1939 - 1945
World War II- The War in Asia
http://users.bergen.org/~jacput/WWII.htm
This American site has an emphasis on the war in Asia. It looks at Japanese war strategies, Pearl Harbour, famous people and the Atomic bomb.
World War II - Main Page
http://www.cyberplus.ca/~chrism/
World War ll an on-line history was created by Chris Meyers, and has links to the battles, chronology, Europe and contains a search engine.
The History Place - World War Two in Europe
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/
The History Place contains a World War Two timeline, rise of Hitler, History of the war in Europe, and a Holocaust timeline as well as biographies of Adolf Eichmann, Rudolf Hess and Reinhard Heydrich.