Issue 31

Ancient Egypt
<http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/index.html>
Aimed at senior primary students, this age appropriate site offers concise information and graphics regarding most aspects of the flourishing life of Ancient Egypt. Additional links for teachers include lesson plans and resources.

Backyard Birdwatch -The Birds of Urban Australia
<http://www2.abc.net.au/science/birds/>
Students and teachers studying urban bird life will find this ABC Science website beneficial. Features include a process to help identify birds, facts and links.

ChinaVista Newswire-The Latest in China News
<http://www.chinavista.com/newswire/index.html>
Updated daily, this specialist news service concerning China includes a variety of English language and translated Chinese newspapers such as the China Daily, Hong Kong Standard, SCMP China News and the People's Daily.

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Citizenship Education Project
<http://www.immi.gov.au/citizen/>
Schools implementing studies in Civics and Citizenship should bookmark this site which emanates from the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Material includes background information, teaching resources and documents.

Do We Really Know Dewey?
<http://www.tqjunior.advanced.org/5002/index.html>
A self-paced site which allows primary students to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Dewey system and to test themselves with a series of quizzes and puzzles.

Educate the Children
<http://www.educate.org.uk/index.htm>
Primary teachers and parents will find a plethora of reviews, lesson plans and teaching strategies on this UK site. A teacher's forum is an added feature.

Evans Head P.S.
<http://www.nor.com.au/education/ehps/>
This school's use of the Internet has been recognised with awards at both state and national levels, and now at an international level, with third place in the elementary school category of the 1998-99 AT&T Virtual Classroom Contest.

Grazia's Malta Virtwali
<http://www.fred.net/malta/>
Almost everything connected with Malta can be found on this extensive site, including the tiers of government, news, poetry, religion, food, customs and statistics. An exemplary resource for setting an on line project about a country.

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
<http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/online-exhibitions-title.hlm>
A project administered by the Smithsonian Institution of Libraries, this site links to a variety of on line exhibitions in libraries, archives, historical societies and museums. Material includes books, artworks, photographs, and archival audio and video tapes.

Look Japan
<http://www.lookjapan.com/index2.html>
This monthly English language magazine about Japan is now available in an on line format. Contents include analytical coverage of Japanese news, society and culture, business and technology.

Rainfall Recordings
<http://www.nt.gov.au/weather/rainfall.html>
Rainfall patterns for the whole of Australia are downloaded daily from the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology. Maps with rainfall patterns are displayed on the basis of averages over daily, weekly, monthly, three monthly and yearly figures.

Welcome to Deer Creek School's 'Our Town' Project
<http://www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/>
Students studying the gold rush period in Australia's history could use this information for comparative studies with California's gold rush period. Developed by a school in the heart of California's gold country, this site contains historical photographs, a timeline, background information and a collection of links.

Welcome to How Stuff Works!
<http://www.howstuffworks.com/>
Ever wondered how smoke detectors work? How about automotive transmissions? This fascinating site explains the working of subjects as diverse as gum disease and cruise missiles using text, diagrams, photos and animation.

Welcome to the Tate Gallery
<http://www.tate.org.uk/>
The three Tate galleries house the national collections of British art and international modern art. This site enables browsers to view thousands of images of British art from the sixteenth century to the present day as well as international modern art.

Western Australian Museum -Home Page
<http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/>
The collections of the various locations of the Western Australian Museum are featured here, along with exhibition details, coming events, education programs, publications, resources and services.