Sites related to GeogSplace
Spatialworlds blog
Australian Geography Teachers' Association website
Scoop.it sites for the class
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malcolm.mcinerney@thebartonsc.sa.edu.au
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Adelaide, Australia: S: 34º 55' E: 138º 36'
The Inquiry task: this terms work!
The first assignment we are doing is the Investigation where you must find a geographical issue to research.
Over the next few weeks we will discuss the nature of issues in geography and the need to look at our views on issues and express our opinion about them in preparation of doing the Inquiry task. Read the following documents from the SACE Board site to give you detail and an example of the task.
An example of an Inquiry
Looking for a geographical issue
Many of you may have difficulty thinking about an issue of importance to you. I thought the following websites dedicated to exploring and providing information on issues would be a useful exercise for you to look at and see a topic/issue that you find of interest. Start thinking about it now! Spend some time over the next week looking at these sites, identifying issues and learning about them. Remember it must be a geographical issue that you inquire about - what makes an issue geographical is for us to discuss!
Here are some sites to explore:
* Newspapers to explore for issues at http://www.theworldpress.com
* Geographical issues in the news http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/news/
* Envirnmental issues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_environmental_issues
* Find out the facts on a wide range of issues at http://www.encyclopedia.com
* Geographical issues http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-t_s-16_u-140_t-414/geographical-issues-physical-environments/nsw/geography/issues-in-australian-environments
* Research issues at the Social Issue Research Centre at http://www.sirc.org
* Investigate a catalogue of issues at http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Issues
* Find out information for issue studies at http://www.ipl.org/div/subject
* Investigate a directory of issues at http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/issues_and_Causes
* Look at this Australian social action issue site at http://www.actnow.com.au
* Here is a site full of issue ideas http://spinneypress.com.au/
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