environment

Lake Munmorah Public School

Environmental Links

Below are links to Environmental sites that could be used for the following units of work.

They have been placed in categories

Animals

Please contact us with any links you think we should add.

Animals

Animal Bytes ... quickly find information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom.
Animals of the Tropical Rainforest - has simple activities for the classroom plus links to other useful sites
Bagheera ...a web site for our endangered species.
The Electronic Zoo ... information on animals. Includes Net Vet.
Endangered Animals ...a research project done by a year 5 class in the United States.
Endangered Species.com ... lots of information, links plus a teacher's page and a kids page.
Frogland - a dedicated frog site.
Hands on for Habitat
Kid's Planet - Defenders of Wildlife. Includes great factsheets on endangered animals.
Perth Zoo - information on animals from Australia and other parts of the world.
Save Our Species Online ... good simple information, also colouring sheets.
Tadpoles - a research experiment conducted on tadpoles by second graders at Avacdo Elementary School.
The Froggy Page - for all your froggy needs.
Victoria's Three Great Zoos ...click a zoo above to meet animals and start exploring!
WWF Global Network - an excellent site with information on endangered animals
WWF Kids Treehouse ... Learn about endangered species and what you can do to help save them.
Zoos - links to Taronga Park Zoo in Sydney and the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo

Australia

Australian National Parks - the Australian Tourism Net's guide to Australia's National Parks
Clean Up Australia - let Scrappy the Dog be your host around this cool environmental site.
Environment Australia Online - an Australian site on everything environmental.
Koala Park Sanctuary - an Australian Animal Park in suburban Sydney
National Parks and Wildlife Service - the government department responsible for National Parks
State Forests of N.S.W. - another government department

Environmental

Aliens Explore Earth - Contains hundreds of articles ranging from the whole earth to ponds, mammals, birds, and plants.
Clean Up Australia - let Scrappy the Dog be your host around this cool environmental site.
Earth Dog - read about the adventures of Earth Dog, learn interesting facts about the environment, play games and do activities, and more at this fun and informative site.
Ecokids Clubhouse - games, news and facts about animals, special guests, gallery of children's art, and a discussion area.
E.E.K. (Environmental Education for Kids) - chock full of information on the Earth and its creatures. Includes details on related jobs and other cool stuff!
Kids Do Ecology - visit the learning lab, do some ecology activities, or visit students' ecology pages.
The Threatened Species Network - information about the hundreds of plants, animals and ecological communities threatened with extinction throughout Australia
Department of Environment and Heritage
EnviroLink - links to environmental sites

Rainforests

ABC Teach Rainforests Section - lots of rainforest activities for children and teachers
Animals of the Tropical Rainforest - has simple activities for the classroom plus links to other useful sites
Journey Into Amazonia - an extensive site based on a television series of the same name.
Learning About the Rainforest - an easy to read site covering everything about rainforests.
Rainforest Action Network - a good general overview of rainforests and the associated conservation problems.
Rainforest Education - enjoy the photos, the sights and sounds of the rainforest, the puzzles, projects, and games.
The Rainforest Alliance - an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests
Zoom Rainforests - an easy to understand site on rainforests for kids.