WebLinks Bookmarks
WebLinks Vol 2 No 3 - Copyright: P Pledger 1998 - ISSN 1328-8148
Amazon
Amazon
Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Amazon Interactive looks at the geography of the Amazon, rainforest and
has an ecotourism simulation game.
Telecom
Amazon Adventure Home Page
http://vif27.icair.iac.org.nz/
A site which has interesting information about Amazon, animals, culture
and people.
Alternative energy
- Electric
Cars Reconsidered
- http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/005electcar/index.html
- This site examines the role of the electric car as an alternative form
of transport.
- Anzacs
- FOCUS
on ANZACS - Gallipoli battle and Anzacs
- http://www.focusmm.com.au/%7Efocus/anzacmn2.htm
- A summary of the history of Gallipoli campaign in 1915 and the spirit
of the Anzacs.
- History
on the Web: AIF Home Page
- http://www.cimm.jcu.edu.au/hist/aif/gallip.htm
- History on the Web site has a section on Gallipoli which includes:The
Gallipoli Landings, Evacuation of the Wounded, Front-Line, Evacuation at
Gallipoli, Removal by Small Craft, Trench life, and Range of Diseases.
Astronomy
- Spaced
Out
- http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/morning/spaced/
- ABC site which describes the each of the planets. Students can listen
to an audio about mythology of the planets and scientific information as
well as read the text.
- Views
of the Solar System
- http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/eng/homepage.htm
- A multimedia site showing the sun planets, moons, comets, asteroids,
the history of space exploration, rocketry astronauts, space missions and
spacecraft through video, photographs and text.
- SETI
Institute
- http://www.seti-inst.edu/Welcome.html
- The Search for Extraterrestrial Life. This page describes the Phoenix
Project and has links to other related sites.
Australia - History
- About
the NSW Centenary of Federation Committee
- http://www.cofc.nsw.gov.au/fed_mov.htm
- A history of the Federation Movement.
- Duyfken
1606 Replica Foundation
- http://www.duyfken.org.au/
- Information about the ship Duyfken and its voyage along the coast of
Western Australia, Dutch Maritime ventures, Spice Islands and navigation.
Authors - Australia
- OzLit@Vicnet
- Australian Literature, Australian Books
- http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/
- A useful site which has links to authors, literature, poetry and magazines.
- Larrikin's
Lair- Literature
- http://ncc1701.apana.org.au/~larrikin/lit/lit.html#OzPoem
- General site with information about literary prizes, Australian book
information, Australian authors, Australian poem of the month, other literary
sites worth visiting.
Biography
- 1998
Australian of the Year Ceremony
- http://www.telstra.com.au/nadc/awards/aoty.htm
- Australian Of the Year site which features a biography of Cathy Freeman
and links to other recipients of Australian Day awards.
- Encyclopaedia
of Women's History
- http://www.teleport.com/~megaines/woindex.html
- An encyclopedia of women's history that has been developed through
contributions by high school students. Entries are brief but include Australian
women.
- Athletics
Australia - Athlete Profiles
- http://www.ausport.gov.au/aths/athpro.html
- Australian Sports Commission profiles of athletes including Cathy Freeman,
Steve Moneghetti, Emma George.
Books and reading
- CMIS
Bookclub
- http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/centoff/cmis/bc.htm
- A site developed by the Western Australian Education Department which
includes a Book Club, links to fiction sites and sites useful for teacher
librarians.
- 1998
Book Rap - Info Page
- http://owl.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/book-rap/br.html
- Book Rap is a very useful book discussion via e-mail.
Carey, Peter
- Carey
-- Structure Overview
- http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/post/carey/careystruct.html
- Links to Oscar and Lucinda and structural overview.
Cats
- Pat's
Cats-Contents
- http://www.mania.com.au/~pshaw/index.html
- Information about cats including resources, pictures, fiction and links.
Charities
- Australian
Charities
- http://www.auscharity.org/
- Alphabetical index by name of charity with details on major charities
and voluntary organisations. The categories section has headings like disabled,
heart, overseas aid, Social Welfare, Heart.
China
- Searching
for China: a series of Web activities
- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/
- Six paths to China contains 6 different learning activities for using
the Web. It has numerous links to China and would be a very useful teacher
resource.
Cities and towns
- Welcome
to Preview Travel -- Destination Guides: Your online travel source for
airline tickets, vacation packages, car rentals and hotel reservations
and travel guide information
- http://destinations.previewtravel.com/
- Fodor's Travel Guide to many cities of the world includes a brief description,
tourist attractions and practical information for the traveller.
- Open
World City Guides:- comprehensive coverage a business traveller needs
- http://www.openworld.co.uk/cityguides/
- Useful city guides for the following: Amsterdam , Bath , Berlin , Boston,
Cairo , Cape Town , Charleston, Edinburgh, London , New York, Paris, Shanghai
, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Vienna , Washington. Includes tourist information,
history, climate and attractions.
- Excite
Travel: Florence, Italy
- http://city.net/countries/italy/florence/
- Tourist information about Florence including educaion general information,
weather, travel and tourism.
- Mexico
City Virtual Guide: Travel and Fun.- Welcome
- http://www.mexicocity.com.mx/mexcity.html
- Information about Mexico City including culture, history, attractions
and tourist information.
- Les
Pages de Paris / The Paris Pages
- http://www.paris.org/
- Information about Paris the city, culture, tourist information, maps
and many other links.
- Attractions
and Events
- http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/culture/home.html
- Links to attractions, events and life in New York City.
Dams
- Geoguide
@ nationalgeographic.com
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/geoguide/dams/
- A general introductory site about dams with good interactive graphics
from National Geographic.
- Dam-Reservoir
Impact & Information Archive: DRIIA
- http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/dams/
- Dam and Reservoir Impact site which has numerous links to specific
information about large dam projects and alternative technologies.
- Probe
International - Three Gorges Dam Campaign
- http://www.nextcity.com/ProbeInternational/ThreeGorges/index.html
- A case study of the Three Gorges Dam project on the Yangtze River in
China developed by Probe international an independent Canadian group looking
at development projects.
- Welcome
to IRN's Home Page!
- http://www.irn.org/irn/index.html
- International Rivers Network is an organisation which looks at the
environmental protection of rivers. It has information about dams.
Economics
- Asia
Crisis Homepage
- http://www.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/asia/AsiaHomepage.html
- Information and links to countries involved in the Asian currency crisis.
The site includes debate about the role of the IMF and the social impact
of the crisis.
Eye
- See
Clearly
- http://www.fi.edu/qa98/me2/
- Links to how the eye works, with Shockwave movie,An animated tour of
you eye Eye muscle control, The eye and the way it works, Anatomy of the
eye, A big look at the eye ,and even a step-by-step Cow's eye dissection.
Genetics
- Your
Genes, Your Choices: Exploring the Issues Raised by Genetic Research
- http://www.nextwave.org/ehr/books/index.html
- A site which deals with issues relating to genetics.
Gulf War
- Frontline:
The Gulf War
- http://www2.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
- BBC Web-site established to accompany the TV series on the Gulf War.The
site has information about the countries, personalities , weapons, tactics,
timeline, war stories and impacts of the war eg. Gulf War Syndrome
- SG's
mission to Iraq
- http://www.un.org/NewLinks/mission.htm
- Secretary General of the United Nations mission to Iraq including the
Memorandum of Understanding with Government of Iraq.
- Needle
in a CyberStack - the InfoFinder
- http://home.revealed.net/albee/
- A useful search tool which leads to many links. The links for Iraq
include maps, country information, The Gulf War, forces in the Gulf.
History, Modern - 20th century
- history
- http://www.dockside.co.za/cyberschool/history/indexa.htm
- A History site which looks at Germany, Italy and Japan between World
War 1 and World War 2. It also has links to Holocaust, propaganda and World
War 2 timeline.
Holocaust, Jewish, 1939 - 1945
- A
Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
- http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
- A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust is an overview of the people and
events of the Holocaust. It uses art, literature, text, photographs and
documents to describe the events leading up to and during the Holocaust.
India - History
- Culture
- History - The Freedom Struggle
- http://www.indiagov.org/culture/history/history8.htm
- A site which has information about the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Gandhi,
and the struggle for Independence.
Indonesia
- Indonesia
Today
- http://www.indonesiatoday.com/index2.html
- This site gives facts, overview and a brief history of Indonesia. It
also has a section on understanding East Timor, worker rights and contains
links to other sites.
- Culture.html
- http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/IndonPages/Culture.html
- A site which has information about literature, music and dance, art
and architecture of Indonesia.
- Lonely
Planet - Destination Indonesia
- http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/sea/indo.htm
- Lonely Planet guide to Indonesia. It contains links to Bali, Java,
Lombok, and Sumatra.
- Indonesian
Home Page
- http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/indonesia/
- A German site with links to Indonesian High Schools, travel, religions
and news.
- Inside
Indonesia: widely read, inside and out!
- http://www.pactok.net/docs/inside/index.htm
- Selected articles from the magazine are published on-line. Archives
from past issues are also available. This site is a good source of information
about the current social, cultural, envoronmental and political issues
in Indonesia.
Kelly, Ned
- THE
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 50,000th EDITION
- http://www.smh.com.au/daily/content/history/
- Original newspaper accounts of the Kelly gang's exploits, capture,
trial and conviction.
Law - Australia
- Find
Law: Australia
- http://www.findlaw.com/search/countries/au.html
- A source of information about law in Australia. The search engine at
this site seemed to be very useful. A search using the heading 'Family
Law' resulted in a number of useful hits.
- Family
Court of Australia Cases
- http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/family_ct/
- Database of cases from the Family Court.
Literacy
- ON-LINE
LITERACY 1
- http://www.nexus.edu.au/teachstud/onlit/index.html
- Help for students in all key learning areas with skills related to
reading, writing, listening, speaking and viewing. The skills can be applied
in various classroom or learning situations.
- Morant, Harry
- Military
Stories
- http://www.lighthorse.org.au/military/bushveldt.htm
- Information on the Boer War and Breaker Morant.
- THE
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - LIVING HISTORY - BREAKER MORANT
- http://www.smh.com.au/daily/content/history/breaker/breaker3-march29.html
- Sydney Morning Herald Breaker Morant site which has original newspaper
accounts of the events leading up to the execution.
Motion Pictures
- OSCAR.COM
- http://www.oscar.com/
- A page which looks at the Oscar nominations and gives details about
the film careers of those nominated. It also looks at fashion, award history
and games.
Myths and legends
- Myth
and Legend from Ancient Times to the Space Age
- http://pibweb.it.nwu.edu/~pib/myth.htm
- Links to sites and information about legendary creatures, mythology,
folklore, pirates, UFO's, vampires and werewolves.
- Encyclopedia
Mythica: Areas (frame version)
- http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/
- Myths
and Legends
- http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/legends.htm
- Bullfinch's Mythology the Age of Fable is set out chapter by chapter.
It deals mainly with Greek myths and heroes. There are links to a number
of other pages about myths.
Nutrition
- kauai.cudenver.edu
root menu
- http://kauai.cudenver.edu:3010/
- Food Zone contains information about nutrition, food pyramid, digestive
system and e xperiments for Year 8 - 12.
- Dole
5 A Day
- http://www.dole5aday.com/
- A commercial nutrition site which emphasizes the importance of eating
5 fruit and vegetables a day. It contains information about the dietary
value of fruit and vegetables.
- Kids
Food Cyber Club
- http://www.kidsfood.org//index.html
- Nutrition site for primary students which contains food pyradmid, good
foods to eat and links to other nutrition sites. There are resources for
teachers.
Oceans
- CSIRO
Division of Marine Research
- http://www.marine.csiro.au/
- Information leaflets and media releases on many aspects of marine life,
including aquaculture, coastal research, facts about the oceans, ocean
data base.
- Occupational health and safety
- The
Occupational Safety & Health Administration Home Page
- http://www.osha.gov/
- Occupational Safety and health Administration US has links to information
about many aspects of safety in the workplace.
- SafetyLine
Home Page
- http://sage.wt.com.au/safetyline/
- Workplace Western Australia has designed this site which has information
about safety and health laws, safety and health information education and
training.
Poetry - Australia
- OzLit@
Vicnet – Australian Poets
- http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozlit/thepoets.html
- OzLit has an alphabetical list of Australian poets which can be sarched
for biographical details.
Racism
- Guides
| Racism
- http://www.oneworld.org/guides/racism/front.html
- One World guide to racism globally. It also has links to other sites.
Republicanism - Australia
- The
Republic Debate and the Constitutional Convention
- http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/conscon.html
- National Library's site on the Republic debate and the Constitutional
Convention. It has many links, including links to political parties' views
on the Republic.
Rome - History
- The
FORUM ROMANUM - exploring an ancient market place
- http://library.advanced.org/11402/
- The Roman Forum site has information about the Forum, history and religion,
daily life, biographies and anecdotes and stories of Ancient Rome.
- Roman
Emperors - The Imperial Index
- http://www.salve.edu/~dimaiom/impindex.html
- An on-line encyclopedia of Roman Emperors, this site has text-rich
information about many of the Roman emperors.
- Roman
Emperors - DIR--De Imperatoribus Romanis Roman History Roman Roman Empire
Imperator Basileus De Imperatoribus Romanis Encyclopedia Byzantine
- http://www.salve.edu/~dimaiom/deimprom.html
- On line encyclopedia of the emperors of Rome.
Russia - History
- Chronology
of Russian History
- http://www.bucknell.edu/departments/russian/chrono.html
- A site which has links to Russian history.
- Exhibits
Collection -- Russia
- http://www.learner.org/exhibits/russia/
- An interactive site which looks at Russian history, and the recent
changes in Russia including breakaway republics.
- The
Russian Revolution
- http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/rusrev.html
- A page which has a series of links to the Russian Revolution.
- The
Russian Revolution FAQ
- http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/rfaq.html
- A FAQs page on the Russian Revolution.
Solar energy
- Sunshine
daydream?
- http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/041solar/index.html
- Information about photovoltaic cells using solar energy
Tourist industry
- Eco-Source
- http://www.podi.com/ecosource/
- Eco-Source is a site which has information about Ecotourism and sustainable
development. It also contains links for tourism.
- ECOTOURISM
EXPLORER - Eco-Traveler Page
- http://www.ecotourism.org/ecotra.html
- Contains information about being a responsible tourist and contains
other links to eco-tourism.
Viruses
- Virology
Down Under
- http://www.uq.edu.au/vdu/index.html
- Site about virology including such areas as immunology, haematology,
diagnostics, histopathology, pathology and even some rudimentary anatomy
and physiology . Links include biotechnology and HIV/AIDS.
Water resources
- Watercare
III
- http://www.denr.sa.gov.au/wrg/watercare/
- A South Australian site which has information on wetlands, stormwater,
waste water and sewage, irrigation, water supply infrastructure, water
quality and quantity, coastal and marine environment, as well as useful
study skills information.
Whales
- Whales
- http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~kpj5e/Whales/
- A thematic unit on whales that contains student activities and teacher
resources. Scroll down to the Internet Resources which contains a number
of links to further sites on whales.
- Gander
Academy, Grade Three, Whales Theme
- http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/whales.htm
- Many links to general information about whales, whaling history includi;ng
the history of whaling in Australia and resources for teachers.
Winton, Tim
- Australian
Authors - Tim Winton
- http://ncc1701.apana.org.au/~larrikin/lit/authors/wintont/wintont.html
- A brief biography and links to the author's works.