Year 12 Geography ecosystem tips

At the 2008 HSC seminar the geography presenter recommended the following websites for the Yr 12 geography ecosystem assignments, here the Great Barrier Reef is a popular choice.

• http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site
The best site for information on the Great Barrier Reef, all aspects of the syllabus are covered.

• http://www.wri.org/project/coral-reefs
A useful site for threats, mapping of reef areas under threat and information on management

Louise

Year 11 Geography tips - Global challenges

At the 2008 HSC seminar at the SLNSW the geography presenter recommended these websites for year 11 students doing Global Challenge subjects

• http://hdr.undp.org/en/
An excellent source on population statistics, development trends, climate change and the implications for development.

• http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html A source that builds up spatial awareness of production and consumption of the worlds resources.

Louise

American recommended medical website

The SLNSW recommends the Mayo Clinic website and any publications by the Mayo Clinic.

The Mayo foundation for Medical Education and Research runs the http://www.mayoclinic.com/ website, which includes causes, symptoms, treatment options (orthodox and alternative) it also gives suggestions on how to cope and how to help yourself

Louise and Anna

Australian recommended medical website

The SLNSW health team recommend the Better Health channel http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/ medical website - its run by the Victorian State Government. It has well written fact sheets, some with an audio version, its a good place to start, especially for people who want a concise introduction to a topic.

Louise and Anna

Medical Information

A big tip from a recent health forum at the SLNSW was that medical sites with this accreditation logo on it are GOOD sites. The accreditation logo is given annually so the information on the site is also accurate.

Louise

Community Profiles - new settlers in Australia

This series has been developed to assist in understanding the backgrounds and needs of Humanitarian programme arrivals in Australia. They contain information on demographics, settlement locations, and cultural backgrounds - at the moment Burmese, Congolese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Liberian, Sudanese, Togolese and Uzbek are available but more wil be added
Find these reports (in PDF format) on
http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/delivering-assistance/government-programs/settlement-planning/community-profiles.htm
OR
http://www.immi.gov.au/ then select "Living in Australia" then "Delivering Assistance" then Programmes (tab) then "Settlement Planning", then "Community Profiles"
Louise

Journeys Ideas Lists

The Inside Break website now has lists of journeys materials on the site
www.insidebreak.org.au
The lists are divided into physical, inner and imaginative journeys, and have poetry, song, books (fiction and non-fiction), and movies. The lists do not give details of which library holds which resource but are meant for ideas for the HSC students to follow through
The Manly lists that we had have been incorporated into these lists
Louise