TasLearnEducation Links for Tasmanian Teachers
Useful sites

Sustainability

SUSTAINABLE LIVING
LivingGreener
Australian Government website to help people find information and assistance to live sustainably.

ENVIRONMENT
Water Footprint Calculator
From National Geographic - calculate how much water is used for various activities.

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE
Oresome Resources

Minerals and energy educational resources. (Queensland site but has general application.)

CLIMATE CHANGE
Global Climate Change
NASA site providing measurements of climate change.

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change Facts and Articles
Information for students about climate change from an Australian perspective.

CLIMATE CHANGE
Greenhouse effect and climate change
From Classroom Antarctica.

CLIMATE CHANGE
Teaching Climate Change: Lessons from the Past
Links to activities, information and visualisations on climate change.

CLIMATE CHANGE
Teach Climate Change
Classroom resources for teachers.

CLIMATE CHANGE
CSIRO Cape Grim Greenhouse Gases site
See the carbon dioxide data recorded since 1976 at Cape Grim on Tasmania's north-west coast.

WATER CONSERVATION
The Hidden Water We Use
How much water is needed to produce a bottle of milk, and more.

OCEANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Ocean Portal: For Educators
From the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. Includes:
Self Contained Gulf Oil Spill Kit
Create an oil spill in your own classroom. PDF file.
 

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