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Pulse of the Planet (pulseword. pulseplanet.com) offers daily, twominute narrated explanations of natural, cultural and scientific sounds. Each recording comes with a transcript and can be downloaded. Browse by date or search by keyword for specific topics and sounds.
OneZoom (onezoom.org) is an interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things. Each leaf represents a different species. Explore the branches to see how these evolved from common ancestors over billions of years. Also, check out the teaching resources under ‘For Education’.
Teaching about how New Zealand’s political system works? Parliament’s Education Services (parliament.nz/en/ visit-and-learn/educators-and-students) has activities, videos and information for learning how government operates, including creating your own Parliament, debating roleplay and taking a VR tour.
Where is the International Space Station right now? You can pinpoint its location at Current Position of the ISS (astroviewer.net/iss/en/index.php). The site shows what the astronauts can see, as well as the equivalent ground point on a world map. You can also follow the Chinese space station Tiangong.
Interested in chemicals? CAS Common Chemistry (commonchemistry.cas.org) is an open community resource for accessing information and properties on elements and compounds. Search nearly 500,000 substances, including common and frequently regulated chemicals relevant to school study.
Search a fascinating collection of US presidential documents at The American Presidency Project (presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php). With more than 145,000 records added, learn about Presidents, explore archives, videos and articles, read messages and papers, and analyse statistics.
Can you identify a location from a video of a street scene? Test your visual and geographical knowledge at City Guesser (virtualvacation.us/guess). There are several games to choose from and you can play as an individual or a group. Simply make your guess on the map, then click to see how close you are.
From Frostbite Theater to Science Vocabulary Hangman to Element Bingo, J Lab Science Education (education. jlab.org) has a wide range of fun online activities, videos, games, quizzes, worksheets, and more. Check out the teachers’ section for advice, information and easy access to resources.
From The United Nations Association of the UK, The United Nations Matters (bit.ly/unmatters) is a teaching resource for developing students’ awareness and understanding of the UN and the global issues it tackles. There’s a downloadable Teacher’s Handbook, as well as lesson plans and student worksheets.
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