FOOD & THE ENVIRONMENT
FoodWise

Tips on reducing food waste. Includes efficient recipe planning and recipes that use up particular ingredients.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Resources for schools

A list of 40 Australian Government websites that contain material useful to teachers and students.

HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Shape Up Australia
Australian Government website promoting weight control through healthy eating and physical fitness. Includes recipes.

NELSON MANDELA
Some useful educational websites on Nelson Mandela:
Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela
15 quotes that others can apply.
5 Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela
A slideshow of five quotations on leadership.
Nelson Mandela (BBC)
Information about Nelson Mandela. Includes online quizzes and a game.
The Best Sites for Learning about Nelson Mandela
A wide range of selected resources.

EMERGENCIES
TasALERT

Tasmanian Government website centralising emergency information provided by state government agencies.

HEALTH EDUCATION
Drug Education Network
Promotes programs to reduce harm from alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Tasmania. See the Resources page for details of the recently published booklet, Party Rules, which contains tips on hosting and attending parties for young people.

ANIMALS
KidZoo

Activities and games about Australian animals.
Part of the Australian Reptile Park website.

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
For Teachers For Students

Government and other free Australian web resources for teachers and students.

TASMANIAN HISTORY
Brickendon

The World Heritage-listed colonial farm village at Longford has a schools programme.

HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Veggycation

Australian website communicating the health benefits of individual vegetables. Has a Kids and teachers section.

ONLINE NEWSPAPERS
The New Daily

A new, free online Australian newspaper.

SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Halloween in Australia
Halloween seems to have finally imposed itself on Australian culture - due to continuing strong student interest. For teachers seeking lesson material, see especially:
- Halloween activities
- Halloween colouring in
- Halloween crosswords

THE ENVIRONMENT
Plastic Bag Ban
Supermarket plastic bags are to be banned from 1 November. See the official Tasmanian government Plastic Bag Ban website.

DISASTERS
Google Crisis Map
Information on current bushfires in Tasmania, NSW, ACT, South Australia and Queensland. See also Techworld report, 23 Oct 2013.

TEACHER RESOURCES
Teaching Ideas
A wide range of worksheets, activities and posters to download, with an emphasis on the needs of the primary grades. The menu to use is the light blue bar along the top.