Human Society Teaching Units
South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework
Contains unit outlines for many topics under Ideas for Practice and Learning Areas. Placed here until futher investigation isolates individual units and plaves them in appropriate KLA
teachwithmovies.org
A database of films that explore moral and social questions, and enhance character development. The Learning Guides provide the learning benefits, possible problems, helpful background, discussion questions, bridges to reading, and relevant links.
Education Statistics 2001
The reports (in .pdf format) present key data and indicators for primary, secondary and tertiary education addressing issues. From UNESCO
Natural Hazards
Contains images and information about major environmental events that are potentially hazardous to human populations. Categories include: Dust and Smoke; Fires; Floods; Severe Storms; and Volcanoes. The images are from NASA satellite missions and are in the public domain and may be used freely. From NASA's Earth Observatory
Quality Counts 2002: Building Blocks for Success
Education Week's sixth annual 50-state report card on public education in the US
Sleeping Giants: Aviation Afterlife in the Desert
The story of AMARC (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center), the people who maintaining thousands of military aircraft in the Arizona desert. An exceptional example of a multimedia presentation from Kodak

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