Sustainable LivingGeneral
Ollie's World an interactive sustainability resource featuring movies, games, information, pages for kids and educators ABC Environment various topics covered in links on right side of page, news articles from the ABC 10 ways to reduce your environmental footprint Encyclopedia of Earth articles, videos and images from the experts. Good definitions of environmental issues, other content for older audience as part of Earth Portal Queensland tropical rainforests information from the Encyclopedia of Earth site Environmental Report mind map WWF feature linking issues in an interactive mind map. Brilliant Living sustainably a family talks about what it means to live sustainably, their website provides information and products for this purpose Reading Enriches Learning Curriculum Corporation thematic literature units based on books currently available in libraries. This links to the theme of Sustainability Bigfoot your ecological footprint take this interactive test. The Powerhouse Museum's site Eco'tude also includes provisions for calculating the schools environmental footprint and advice on how to reduce it How big is your footprint quiz covering many global issues including sustainability from Global footprints a UK site which defines key terms, includes games and covers broader global issues such as poverty Case studies of biodiversity for secondary but still useable pdfs Bush heritage go to postcards from the field and photos Sustainable Living Directory shows what an important issue it is today Wild Kids australian animals and their habitats from Australian Museum Act now for the future a Western Australian government site for sustainable living, some redundant links but good information also time to act everyday tips to help protect the environment, a pdf booklet David Suzuki Foundation what you can do, Queen of Green and YouTube videos Gould League has a sustainable garden amongst other things Organic School Gardens a non-commercial, free resource for schools from Victorian government and Biological Farmers of Australia CMIS WA pathfinder including definition and booklist Calendar of Environmental Events from the Department of Sustainability Aust. Transport Sustainable transport an Australian site for kids and teachers with a program in pdf format to print out and useful links Ecovoyageurs gives a plan on how a community can reduce its transportation footprint |
Sustainable living on PhotoPeach by Mrs T.
Look on 'Student Work' page for more examples prepared by students
Energy
Ergon the Energy man from Ergonia learn about energy, where it comes from, safety and sustainability, from Ergon Energy Queensland Interactive house locate the energy saving ways in each room from this Children's University of Manchester site Kids saving energy games, tips and facts from US Dept of Energy Origin Energy education pages for teachers and students eon uk energy home, energy town, energy nation, energy world Solar Schools article on the ABC Sustainable House Day follow the link to the 2010 sustainable homes that were open for viewing Earth Charter Initiative site student booklet and teacher booklet as pdf Minimal impact information sheet and quiz Energy Kids US Energy Information Administration energy quest an interactive from the california energy commission Shopping/Food The Indestructibles an ABC news article about the perils of plastic bags to the environment Zero Waste education fact sheets and advice on wise shopping Take the box of chocolates quiz to work out how much is waste Water Water footprint network Take a dip the water in our lives the online project is over but the list of resources is still current Catchment management Border rivers-Gwydir activity and information sheets to go with reading scheme. Also role play to teach water quality issues Special forever a Murray-Darling Basin water education project |