Discovery
Sustainability on the Web
http://www.maf.govt.nz/MAFnet/schools/index.html
The MAF schools' page has a number of topics based on MAF's Sustainable Agriculture education kits. Two recent additions are teacher resources for activities concerned with issues relating to the RCD rabbit virus and genetically modified food. Some previously published junior school activities about dairy farming, soils and apples are also here.
This site looks at, among other things, a plentiful source of free energy for powering small aeroplanes. The flypower site is worth looking at for fly facts as well as the latest research on what makes these insects such good fliers. http://www.ran.org/ran/kids_action/
The Rainforest Action Network has a special Kids Corner page with information, contests and, if you have QuickTime for Windows installed on your computer, video clips. This clear and colourful site is well worth a look. http://www.schoolnet.ca/vp/learning/
Learning for a Sustainable Future is a Canadian non-profit organisation working with educators to integrate the concepts of sustainable development into the curricula. It provides classroom resources and background information. Check out /documents/cities for useful information on ecological cities and sustainable urban environments. http://www.covis.nwu.edu/Geosciences/projects/GLOBAL_WARMING_2/GW_summary_all.html
The Global Warming curriculum is designed to create a motivating context for learning about global climate change by using a scientific controversy with significant social implications. This URL will take you to the Global Warming Project summary page giving details of the updated 1998 project; although still in development, this is a usable classroom resource.
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