
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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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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Museum of Tropical Queensland
Museum located in North QueenslandHouses the Maritime Archaeology section of the Queensland Museum and has links to the field excavation site of the Royal Navy warship, ‘Pandora’, which was sent to the South Pacific to capture the men who had ‘pirated’ the Bounty. Our focus is on researching and interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of tropical Queensland.
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Popular Science
Keep up to date with the latest developments in ScienceFeatures interesting articles on the latest developments in the scientific world, providing teachers with articles to enhance their middle or high school lesson plans.
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Powerhouse Museum
A diverse collection encompassing all kinds of technologyThe Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney. Although often described as a science museum, the Powerhouse has a diverse collection encompassing all sorts of technology including Decorative arts, Science, Communication, Transport, Costume, Furniture, Media, Computer technology, Space technology and Steam engines.
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Queensland Museum Sciencentre at South Bank
Science comes to lifeOffers interactive science and technology programs for children ‘of all ages’. The website provides an overview of the activities that participants can enjoy. Divided into Body Zone, Earth Space and Action Stations, the Sciencentre provides activities for people to explore anatomy, forces, electricity, air and other aspects of scientific enquiry. Information is provided but no online activities are presented.
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Questacon
The Australian National Science and Technology Centre.At Questacon, we strive to promote greater understanding and awareness of science and technology within the community. We’re committed to making that experience fun, interactive, and relevant.
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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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Zoology Museum at the University of New England
A museum designed to support the teaching of the ZoologyA teaching museum with displays primarily designed to support the teaching of the Zoology department’s own students. The displays stress form, anatomy, taxonomy and evolutionary relationships within all of the major Zoological groups and include several fine sequences of associated fossils. Armidale, Northern Tablelands, Natural history, Teaching museum open to the public
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