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(Updated on 22/08/2010)

Dictionaries


 

 

 


Glossaries


Related pages :

Catastrophes

 


Geography :

 

Biomes :

  • Biomes vocabulary (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

 

Earthquakes :

 

Engineering :

 

Exploration :

 

Lakes :

  • Lakes, Forests, Rivers, etc.. (aussi en ESPAGNOL) flashcards - Lien modifié
    Click on Flashcard Library.
    (esl-library.com)

 

Landforms and Bodies of Water :

 

Volcanoes :

 

 

 

Hours


 

  • World Time Server "provides the most accurate current local times of any world clock on the Internet."
    (worldtimeserver.com)

 

 

 

Sealand

 

 

 

 

Mysteries


  • Unsolved Mysteries - A Webquest (fayette.k12.in.us) :
    Jack the Ripper / The Loch Ness Monster / The Mary Celeste / Nazca Lines / Roswell, New Mexico / Stonehenge

 

 


Panoramas :


 

  • The World Wide Panorama (geoimages.berkeley.edu)
    "VR panoramas are interactive. Use the mouse to rotate the panorama, use Shift and Control to zoom in and out. Some VR panoramas are cylinders, 360° around but with limited vertical view. Others are cubic (or spherical), with a view that can go straight up and straight down, as well as all the way around. There are also VR objects, where the viewer circles around an object of interest."

 

 

Weather


Related pages :

Weather (vocabulary and activities)

 

 

 

  • "Using our Interactive Weather Maker,
    you'll be able to turn a sunny day into a windy day.
    Or create a rainy day.
    And if you create the correct conditions, you can make a blizzard - complete with a whiteout!" (scholastic)

 

 
 

Virtual tours / Videos


 

  • GEOBEATS - Travel Guide Videos (geobeats.com)
    ex : LONDON :

 

  • Famous places : Capitol, White House, Supreme Court, museums, zoos, etc. (virtualfreesites)

 

  • Capitol (Virtual tour)
    "an interactive, user friendly, comprehensive and integrated multimedia tour of the U.S. Capitol.
    It includes panorama views and historical information about the rooms of the U.S. Capitol, as well as, information about the objects found in those rooms."
    (senate.gov)

 

  • Let's go on holiday! - webquest prévue pour niveau 3ème (au 3ème trimestre)
    (Ac. Nancy-Metz)

 

 

Webcams


  • Webcams around the United Kingdom (BBC), with an interactive map


  • Earthcam - recherche thématique
    Arts & Entertainment Cams
    Society & People Cams
    Business Cams
    Space & Science Cams
    Education Cams
    Sports & Recreation Cams
    Metro Cams
    Traffic Cams
    News Cams
    Weather Cams
    Scenic Cams
    Weird & Bizarre Cams...


  • FlyOnTheWall.com
    "is a new and dynamic webcam and streaming video internet portal, which aims to enable you to see anything in the world, anywhere in the world.
    Quite literally, we've got the whole world covered!"
    (Global Cams, Swinging London, Sightseeing London)

 

 

 

JOKES :

     

  • The Geography Joke Page (geography-site.co.uk)
    ex : Q:Why is it easy to get into Florida?
    A:Because there are so many keys...

 

 

 

EXPLORERS :


Related pages :

Captain James Cook -
Explorers (United Kingdom) - Explorers (USA)

 

  • Discoverer's Day
    "Land ho! From Columbus to Cousteau...Education World spans the globe in search of great sites, lesson plans and new ways to explore the world of the Discoverers!"
    (Education World)

 

  • Explorers.
    "Have a look at the article, word games, story, cartoon, trivia and links."
    (British Council)

 

  • Exploring Explorers - A WebQuest in Literacy for Social Science
    "Create a quick reference guide, Exploring Explorers."
    (projects.edtech.sandi.net)

 

 

SVALBARD GLOBAL SEED VAULT Lien de l'image modifié


 

  • Svalbard Global Seed Vault
    "It's a seed bank on a wild Arctic island 500 miles from the North Pole, a store for all the known varieties of the world's crops."
    - interactive
    (croptrust.org)