Sites (14)

AusAID
Advances Australia's national interest by helping developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Information on Trade and Global Issues from the Australian government.

BOS Resources
List of sites suitable for this unit.

CARITAS Australia
Catholic Agency For Overseas Aid And Development.

ePALS
Worldwide community and provider of safe email services for children.

Free Trade Agreements
Explanation of Australia's approach to agreements and information on agreements with specific countries.

Global Gang
News, games and email contacts from around the globe created by Christian Aid. Includes teacher resources.

Greenpeace
Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.

The Environment: A Global Challenge
400 articles and 811 pages, the site covers every aspect of the environment and provides many interactive features.

The Evolution of Communication
Looks at the development of verbal and non-verbal communication from prehistoric cave drawings and hieroglyphics to advanced computer and satellite based systems.

Think
Uses the Internet to create a global learning community that connects students and teachers. Think.com provides tools that foster communication and collaboration.

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

United Nations Youth Association of Australia
Current events, links and features.

World Health Organisation
Current articles and topics related to health.

Lessons (4)

Calling All Units
In this lesson, students explore the history of the portable cell phone as a springboard to investigating other technological innovations that significantly impact our everyday lives.

Can We Talk?
In this lesson, students research the history and technology of telecommunications.

Introduction to Latitude and Longitude
Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on a map and discuss the reasons why these lines are helpful.

Webquest: Through Telecommunications
Students will conduct a variety of hands-on activities to investigate the development and role of Telecommunications and the impact it has on the social and economic development.

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Texts (1)

BOS Resources
List of Texts suitable for this unit.

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Teacher References (5)

APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

Australia's Trade in Crude Petroleum
This article examines Australia's trade in crude petroleum over the past decade.

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Australia Now
Regularly updated statistical profile of Australia.

Global Gateway
Links, databases and resources on world cultures, history and international research.

International Merchandise Trade, Australia
Links to information and tables related to imports and exports to Australia in 2002