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=Year Seven Research Assignments=

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[|Essay Map]
This site assists students in planning an informative essay. Students are prompted online to enter their introduction, main ideas, supporting details and conclusion to produce an essay map to guide them while completing their assignment. Additionally this tool provides teachers with a clear plan of their students work.

[|Australian Screen Documentary - Bread & Dripping (1981)]
This site provides three short clips providing film and images of life during the Great Depression (shanty towns, raising children, soup kitchens, indigenous people, strikes etc). [|Fairfax Archive: Australia during the Great Depression] A collection of images from the Fairfax Archive of the tough times faced by Australia during the Great Depression. [|Brochure for the Great Ocean Road, 1921] The Great Ocean Road in Victoria was built to provide returned soldiers work, and was paid for by public subscription. Dedicated to the fallen, it became a war memorial. [|Coastal wonder's long and winding road to heritage status] This article briefly outlines a little of the history behind the construction of the Great Ocean Road - built during the Great Depression by returned WWI soldiers described by some as Australia's largest war memorial now more popularly known as one of Australia's most famous coastal drives. [|The Pleasure Grounds of the Barwon Coast: A History" by Dr David Rowe] Contains an extract from the above book providing some information about the timeline of construction and images of the Great Ocean Road Camp and Great Ocean Road Trust. [|Memories of the Great Depression] This page is a part of the Australian Government's online senior page where Seniors were asked to share their Living Histories of the Great Depression. These personal stories reveal real life memories of how families were deeply affected by the changes in fortune during the Great Depression. [|National Archives Australia - The Great Depression] Links to primary sources to give insight to the Great Depression (ie Food ration requests, Prime Minister Joseph Lyon's 1934 New Year Address and photographs) [|Australian Government - The Great Depression] This website gives a great overview of the Great Depression including: causes, social impact, recovery and links to other valuable websites.

Geography
[|World Flag Database] Comprehensive and up-to-date site featuring flags of the world. [|BBC News Country Profiles] Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. [|Library Spot World Reference] Hand selected web sites that help you cut down your searching and brings together quality sites that enable you to find information on countries around the world. [|Infoplease] Each country profile provides information on geography, maps, flag, history, literacy rates, population etc. [|World Flag Database] Comprehensive and up-to-date site featuring flags of the world. [|Britannica Online] Trusted resource compiled by experts in their field. [|Atlapedia Online] Atlapedia Online contains full colour physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world. [|7C Geography Glogsters for Deserts of the World Assignment]

[|Deserts of the World]
Provides a list of the world's desert habitats and animals. There is a comparison table of the features of the main deserts as well as links to facts and images of a variety of desert life. [|Partners in Rhyme (Royalty Free Music & Sound Effects)] The sounds on this page are collected from the web and are generally available to everyone for personal use. To use Right Click on Sound and select Save Target As.

Health
[|7A Glogster Presentation] [|7C Glogster Presentation] [|Ingredients Glossary] Provides definitions of many of the common ingredients found in beverages. [|Nutrients Glossary] Provides useful definitions of the common nutrients found in beverages

[|Ancient Egypt]
This site explores many of the historic sites, treasures and history of Ancient Egypt.

Yr 7 Maths Wiki
An extremely useful site for maths teachers and students, the Year 7 Maths Wiki has a wealth of information on problem solving, homework help and interactive activities.

[|Olympic Events Pages (Vancouver Sun)]
Examines each of the 16 events held at this years Winter Olympics including; graphic illustration, athletes to watch, trivia, information about the venue and the schedule.

[|Australian Olympic Winter Team]
Provides profiles of each of the competitors, information about each event, format of events and results history.

Australia at the Winter Olympics
Brief history of each of Australia's campaigns in the Winter Olympic Games.

[|Offical 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Site]
Includes podcasts of events, information about each sport, sport terms, photos and schedules.

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