There is so much out there on the web to help kids learn. But it’s so hard to find! At EdAlive Top Sites you’ll find over 500 educational web sites designed expressly for, or useful to you in your quest for great resources.
We’ll be adding to it from time to time so come back again and see what’s new. There’s no other place on the web with such a comprehensive listing for teachers, parents and kids!
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ABC Science
Environmental fun and activitiesPlay Catchment Detox to see if you can successfully manage a river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy. It’s an online game where you’re in charge of the whole catchment. You get to decide what activities you undertake – whether to plant crops, log forests, build factories or set up national parks. The aim is to avoid environmental problems and provide food and wealth for the population.
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Aries
Supports change towards sustainable developmentA research, consultancy and education centre at Macquarie University that supports change towards sustainable development within government, business and the community. The ARIES website gives a good overview of EfS principles and provides links to their EfS publications and various other useful websites.
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Cool Australia
Education resources for students and teachersLinking sustainability resources to subjects across the Australian Curriculum. The mission of Cool Australia is to provide online educational material and support to the teaching community. We bring sustainability and our environment into Australian classrooms, providing teachers with engaging, fun and informative learning activities and units of work on a whole range of topics.
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CSIRO
Shaping the future through scienceLinks to material regarding many issues confronting the Australian environment. At CSIRO we shape the future. We do this by using science to solve real issues. Our research makes a difference to industry, people, and the planet. We ask, we seek, we solve.
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Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Queensland Government resource for Primary IndustriesThe site is divided into sections on business and trade, plants, animals, fisheries, environment, biosecurity and research. The Environment section covers issues such as drought and the Research tab leads to case studies on issues such as food technology. The home page features an ‘alerts’ link about current biosecurity threats, and ‘From the Minister’ highlights other current issues.
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How Stuff Works
The complex made simple to build understandingTopics include engineering, environmental science, forces of nature, innovation, and more. Founded by Marshall Brain with a goal of giving its target audience an insight into the way in which many things work. The site uses various media in its effort to explain complex concepts, terminology and mechanisms, including photographs, diagrams, videos and animations, and articles.
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Museum of Natural History, Academy of Taxidermy
A museum of natural historyAnimal specimens utilised by educational institutions, marketing companies, video and film production houses, museums, and DEC (Department of Environment and Conservation). Guildford, Greater Perth, Natural History, Stuffed animal mounts
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Natural History Museum
A collection of over 80 million itemsHome to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture—sometimes dubbed a cathedral of nature.
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The Cloud Institute
Inspiring young people to think about the world, their relationship to it in a new wayUS website dedicated to Education for Sustainability focuses on curriculum development services for all education sectors plus specialist programs for empowering youth through community engagement. We prepare school systems and their communities to educate for a sustainable future by inspiring educators and engaging students through meaningful content and learner-centered instruction.
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The Futures Channel
Hands on, real world math and science for the classroomEducational videos and activities for hands-on, real world math and science in the classroom. The Futures Channel partners with schools around the country as well as a wide range of publishers, science centers, professional development service providers, websites and more to provide high quality real world digital content to enhance their education offerings and objectives
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