Science Links

Wet and Dry Environments

Biomes Of The World
Information about six biomes including rainforests, deserts, tundra and grasslands.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/

Blue Planet Biomes
Discover facts about our planet, its complex patterns of biomes, plants, and animals, and how climates ultimately determine the biomes of our Earth.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/

Enchanted Learning: Biomes
Read simple descriptions of different habitats around the world.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

Geoscience Australia
Fabulous facts about Australian landforms.
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/

Zoom School: Deserts
Simple description of desert environments and links to information about Australian Desert animals and deserts around the world.
http://www.zoomschool.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

Naturally Australia
This site provides a short summary of eight significant Australian geographical features.
http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/natural.htm

ABC: Our Animals
Looks at Australian animals, their physical features, food, homes and environment and social groups.
http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/default.htm

Wet Tropics World Heritage Area
Information on rainforest plants and animals and Aboriginal rainforest heritage.
http://www.wettropics.gov.au/

Life on Australian Seashores: Understanding Tidal Zones
General information on tidal zones and sea life that inhabit them.
http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/tide_levels.html

Washed Away
Learn about a flood and hear the story of one of its survivors, 15 year-old Victor Heiser.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9806/flood/index.html

Tornado Images
Amazing images of terrible tornadoes.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/tornadoes/phen_01.html

Killer Wave: Tsunami
Information about Tsunamis and simulation showing how they form.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9610/kwave/index.html

Roebourne: Bush Tucker and Medicine
Bush foods information from students of Roebourne School Western Australia.
http://www.roebourne.wa.edu.au/culture/bush.htm

Aboriginal Bush Food
Information on Bush foods of three New South Wales tribes.
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/information_about_plants/botanical_info/aboriginal_bush_foods

Human Impact
Learn about the effects of floods and dams, pollution, deforestation and overpopulation.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/impact.html

The Rotten Truth: Garbage
Site explains what garbage is in a simple way.
http://www.astc.org/exhibitions/rotten/rthome.htm

Environmental Alphabet
Click on each letter of the alphabet to view a word that is related to caring for the environment.
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/alphabet/a.htm

Geography Skills In Your Town
In this lesson, students will focus on the five themes of geography by creating books, Web sites, or multimedia presentations showcasing the unique features of their town.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/gk2/geoskills.html

Everything Comes From Something
In this lesson students will learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources and trace resources\' points of origin by constructing and analyzing a product map.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/gk2/everything.html

Water, Water, Everywhere
In this lesson, students will identify water and land as examples of natural resources.
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM166&page=teacher

Adapting To The Land
Students will consider how the environment affects how people live, identify examples of human adaptation, and appreciate human-environment interaction.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/adpland.html

What Would You Work Hard For?
This lesson has students go through a simulation to learn about value, abundance, and scarcity and asks them to consider the things that they would be willing to work very hard for.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/16/gk2/work.htm

The Three Little Pigs in Earthquake Land
This lesson teaches students some of the basics of earthquakes and volcanoes and helps them to think about how to prepare for them.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/gk2/threepigs.html

No Magic Borders
In this lesson, students will learn about how important it is to take care of our land and protect it from pollution.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/gk2/nomagic.html

Australian Animal Printouts
Fact sheets about Australian animals.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Australia.shtml

Wetland Education Resources
Includes teacher resources and wetland images.
http://www.wetlandcare.com.au/education_archive.asp

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