SHARK STORIES

Students have been hired by Sea World to study sharks and write/produce a shark commercial or adventure story.

First,they surf the Internet to learn all about sharks. They record this information on the Shark Cluster Map. Next, they choose two sharks to compare and contrast. They record this information on the Shark Venn Diagram. Finally, the students will be all prepared to write a shark commercial or adventure story.

MY POP STUDIO

Students pop behind-the-scenes of the television they watch, magazines they read, music they listen to and websites they visit? The "studios" let them take the reins. Create. Comment. Control. Explore the media in an interactive way.

SAVE THE SIBERIAN TIGER

Your zoo is about to receive its first-ever Siberian tiger, a six-year-old male called rover. He’s being moved to your zoo by the Siberian Tiger Species Survival Plan.. There aren’t many of these special animals left in the wild—only about 400—and your mission is to make sure this one thrives in his new zoo home. Since Siberian tigers may not survive in the wild, zoos—including your zoo—may be their only safe haven.

HOW HELICOPTERS WORK

Muti-level visual arts experiences with clay for the teacher/students with few experiences of working in this exciting and tactile medium. Complete with objectives and assessment activities related to the NZ Arts Curriculum.

WHAT'S COMING OUT OF TAPS?

Students conduct a tap water survey to find out just how pure their water is. Along the way they find out amazing facts about the water – what is it? – what is a water cycle and how we keep it fit for drinking.

WELCOME TO MARS

Scenario: The students are part of a team chosen to explore Mars and have been hired to complete the first every geology survey of the planet. The worry is that the atmosphere and temperature are rising and this may pose problems for the settlement. As geologists, students examine photos of areas of mars to identify if there is a problem.

INTERACTIVE SPACE ADVENTURES

Online space explorations where students have an interactive experience exploring the solar system, galaxies, black holes and other fascinating objects in space.

VIRTUAL JOURNEY of the UNIVERSE

A wonderful Virtual Journey into the Universe - Students will feel like real space explorers when they visit this very cool astronomy site. Let your students explore the planets in our solar system on many different levels or watch beautifully crafted Flash animations of the planets' orbits from several different viewpoints

EXPLORING BLACK HOLES

Black holes are places where ordinary gravity has become so extreme that it overwhelms all other forces in the Universe. Once inside, nothing can escape a black hole's gravity -- not even light. The nearest black hole is many lightyears away, so we don't have to worry about threats to the Earth. This is as close as you'll ever get to one. In this Hubble Telescope based site students can explore and find out all about these fascinating astronomical objects.

THE AMAZING REEF

There are a thousand stories on the amazing reef, each more incredible than the last. Stories of life, friendship, hunger and survival. Which story will you tell?

In this movie-making interactive, students can make an animated film about life on a coral reef. They choose an exciting story, cast colorful characters, and animate the movie themselves. Music and titles are added to complete the movie. Students can even keep their movie to share with others by downloading it to the computer.

AMAZON INTERACTIVE

In Amazon Interactive, students explore the geography of the Amazon through games and activities. They will learn all about the precious rainforest and the people who call it home. Students are challenged to try their hand at running a community based sustainable ecotourism project. Is this possible? Will it destroy the environment or will it benefit the community and the environment?

Best suited to students 10 years of age and over.

PROMOTING NEW ZEALAND

A major Internet in the Classroom project where students promote New Zealand as a tourist destination. Information is gained by visiting websites and conducting research.

FAMOUS NEW ZEALANDERS

In this project, students become familiar with using the database of Biography.com and at the same time complete research projects on famous New Zealanders. Students are then challenged to complete a new research Famous People project classroom quiz for other students to complete using the web.

INTO THE BOOK

Explore eight reading strategies for young students and teachers in this interactive and in-depth reading comprehension site:

• Make meaningful connections to climb to the summit of the Mountain of Understanding
  Summarize the thrilling life of a talkative pirate
  Evaluate books to successfully explore a distant solar system
  Infer the real news in letters from pen pals
  And much more!
• Students can watch online videos, play learning games and interactives, and share their creations with friends and family. Teachers can delve into rich information and teaching resources, lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.

GEO MYSTERIES

Rocks that float. Golden cubes. What's going on here? Join Rex the Dino Detective and solve these mysteries about rocks, fossils and minerals. Includes an interactive animated exploration of a slab of fossilized sea floor.