Teaching geography
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Learning Progressions in Geography Education : International Perspectives. byPublication Date: 2017This book informs an international audience of teachers, scholars and policymakers about the development of learning progressions for primary and secondary geography.
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100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Geography Lessons byPublication Date: 2017A new addition to the best-selling 100 Ideas series, offering teachers quick and easy ways to engage students, convey complex knowledge, and build solid foundations for students' understanding and learning in geography. From 'doorstop geography' in around the school and local area, to 'migration and controversy' covering hot-topic global issues, each section and idea in this book provides effective, fun and memorable strategies for creating an outstanding learning experience for your students.
Websites
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Department of Environment and Energy (Australia)Good source for government publications and data (grey literature) relating to the environment. Links to other Australian Government websites.
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Climate Data OnlineProvides a wide range of statistics, recent weather observations and climate data from the Australian Data Archive for Meteorology.
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Geoscience AustraliaTeaching resources for primary and secondary education levels fun, interactive and relevant.
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Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social SciencesInformation on all areas of the Australian Curriculum. Content can be downloaded for use.
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Australian Geography Teachers AssociationFor geography educators of all levels with an interest in geography education in Australian schools. Includes curriculum and teaching resources.
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The Royal Geographical SocietyThe UK's professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
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National Library of Australia MapsOver 600,000 maps from early European charts to current mapping of Australia all online and freely available to download.
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Physical Geography courseOpen Access site listing a vast number of useful (and free!) online resources for the study of physical, environmental and human geography.
Multidisciplinary databases for geography
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Environment CompleteCitation and full text database for journals, books and conference papers of the North American Association of Environmental Education. Subjects include ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution, social impacts, and urban planning.
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GreenFILEAn open access, full text database which covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. It includes scholarly, government and general interest sources and covers topics such as global warming, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
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Web of Science Core CollectionScholarly literature in the fields of science and technology, social science, and arts and humanities. Includes citation searching and metrics. Citations extend as far back as 1900. Includes journal articles, conferences, patents and books.
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ScopusDatabase of abstracts and citations for scholarly journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences (including arts and humanities) fields.
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ProQuest ABI/INFORM CollectionFull text journal articles from key business and economic journals, news sources and industry reports, providing insight into companies and business trends around the world.
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Informit CompleteLarge collection of multiple Australian research databases. Also includes SAGE science and geography information database.
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Last reviewed: 6 February 2020