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Internet Site |
Address |
| Environmental Protection Agency- The agency provides detailed information on areas such as cultural heritage, recreation, plants and animals, national parks, protecting the environment and coats and oceans. |
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/
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| Science Teachers' Association of Queensland |
http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/NewFiles/links.htm
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| UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre- Under Species this site provides authoritative information for teachers about endangered species in most areas of the world. |
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
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| World Wildlife Fund Global Network- a useful directory to Australian agencies and groups involved in the conservation, care and welfare of wildlife. |
http://www.panda.org/
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Internet Site |
Address |
| Environment Australia: Threatened species and ecological communities- This site has a useful checklist of fauna and flora that have been assessed as threatened. |
http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/
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| Kids only: Manatees and dugongs |
http://www.cep.unep.org/kids/kids.html
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| Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary: Education- The Fact Sheets on Australian animals are particularly useful for information on species and their habitats. |
http://www.koala.net/ed/
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| New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service- The background information on threatened species profiles link is particularly helpful as it has excellent pictures for the identification of birds, mammals, amphibians, insects, reptiles, plants and invertabrates at risk. |
http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/wildlife/threatened.htm
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| Our animals- This site is aimed at early childhood students. |
http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/
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| Parks Victoria: Education website- The site has excellent interactive activities for primary students on Victorian park natives and threatened species.These activities could be adapted to suit Queensland species. |
http://www.parkseducation.org/
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| Perth Zoo- Drop down boxes provide information on many Australian species including their status, threats to their survival and conservation action. |
http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/
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| Ranger Rick's kids zone |
http://www.nwf.org/kids/
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| Zoo month- Zootober- A coolection of articles which examine the role zoos play in the conservation of species. |
http://www.acn.net.au/articles/1998/09/zoo_month.htm
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| Zootopia- The animals section lists threatened species and discusses their habitats. |
http://www.zoo.nsw.gov.au/
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Internet Site |
Address |
| Brisbane Forest Park: Educational activities- This site encourages environment-friendly behaviour and environmental responsibility. |
http://www.brisbaneforestpark.qld.gov.au/guided/description1.htm
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| Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network |
http://brisrain.webcentral.com.au/
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| Cairns and Far North Environment Centre- Issues concerning the conservation of plant amd animal life and the threats posed to Queensland ecosystems. |
http://www.cafnec.org.au/issues/index.htm
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| Coasts and oceans- Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland- This is a very useful site for teachers helping students select a marine animal or plant for their research. |
http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/coast/
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| Plants and animals- Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland- This site is useful for accessing lists of rare and threatened Queensland native palnts and animals. |
http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/plant/ |
| Queensland Frog Society- Useful articles on the declining frog populations of Queensland and student activities are interesting. |
http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/
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| Sea World: Marine education |
http://www.seaworld.com.au/education/education.cfm
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| Queensland Museum: Endangered species- This is an excellent source of material for the classification of threatened species. |
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/endangered/
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Internet site |
Address |
| Creativity Web- Resources for creativity and innovation- This site contains some excellent suggestions for the teacher for helping students record ideas, think critically and apply higher order thinking skills to the problem of species destruction. |
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/index2.html
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| Higher Order Thinking Skills- Contains some good ideas that encourage higher order thinking skills such as classification and synthesis. |
http://www.covington.k12.tn.us/resources/word/hots1.htm
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| Inspirations software: Kidspiration |
http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/kidspiration/
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| Integrating technology into the classroom: ABC surf |
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/slides/integrate/sld031.htm
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| Kidsolutions: Student assignment |
http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/aseaton/kidsolutions/assign.htm
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