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Asian Cities Web Quest  
URL:http://sose.eliz.tased.edu.au/AAP/acwq/index.htm
Category:Studies of Asia Learning Quests  Global Education Learning Quests 

This is a web quest that takes you on a journey to some of the cities of Asia. On the journey you will investigate the following topics: Urbanisation; The largest cities in Asia; Opportunities and problems associated with living in Asian cities; Comparison with living in an Australian city.

Big Wide World - Web Quest  
URL:http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bww/
Category:Society & Environment Learning Quests  Global Education Learning Quests 

This web quest is for K - 4th Grade students. It relates to understanding how such domains as science and the humanities relate to the world around us by engaging students in critical and wholistic thinking, following a formal web quest structure. The web quest poses questions, sets a task, describes roles which the students will adopt, the group work they will undertake, and the rubric which draws the work together.

Champions of Justice - A Human Rights WebQuest  
URL:http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/championsofjustice/
Category:Values Learning Quests  Australian Studies Learning Quests  Society & Environment Learning Quests  Global Education Learning Quests  Civics and Citizenship 

This Australian webquest aims at developing an awareness in students about the Rights of the Child, why they need addressing and what they can do to help. Students are provoked into considering where they stand on social issues and forming opinions about what they believe and the values underlying their beliefs. This web quest is designed for students in the Middle School.

Child soldiers webquest  
URL:http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/childsoldiers/webquest/index.asp
Category:Global Education Learning Quests 

This United Nations webquest requires students to develop a response to what should be done about child soldiers.

Culturally Smart Entrepreneur WebQuest  
URL:http://www.austrade.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/1451/EFF_theculturallysmartentrepreneur.pdf.aspx
Category:Global Education Learning Quests 

Exporting is important to the Australian economy as it pays for our imports, provides employment and increases living standards. It also plays a role in encouraging cultural understanding. Through this investigation you will learn what it takes to become a culturally smart entrepreneur and develop awareness of cultural understanding required to sell goods and services to people overseas.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Hotlist  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/hotlist.htm
Category:Other countries of Asia  East Timor  Global Education Learning Quests 

In March, 2003 Kirsty Sword Gusmao returned to where she spent part of her childhood to launch 'The Friendship Schools Project' as part of her work with the Alola Foundation. This online activity is being developed to support Eaglehawk PS students and other schools interested in developing knowledge and understanding on East Timor. It provides a hotlist of informative internet sites.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Hunt  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/hunt.htm
Category:Global Education Learning Quests  East Timor  Other countries of Asia 

East Timor is one of Australia's nearest neighbours and the worlds newest nation. How much do you know about this country? Use this Knowledge Hunt to investigate further. Students are directed to focus on the question of what responsibility Australians have to support East Timor.

East Timor Web-and-Flow Sampler  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/east_timor/sampler.htm
Category:Global Education Learning Quests  East Timor  Other countries of Asia 

This Subject Sampler provides students with the opportunity to reflect on the recent history of East Timor through a series of images drawn by East Timorese students.

Global Connections Online Research Module  
URL:http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/global_connections/global_connections.html
Category:Global Education Learning Quests 

An online research module developed as part of the NSW Country Areas Program (CAP) for stage three (Years 5-6) students in which students are a member of a District Committee which has raised $20,000 for overseas aid. Their task is to research three worthwhile aid projects and choose the one they feel most worthy of the donation and write an exposition supporting that choice.

Globalisation: What Does it Mean for Me?  
URL:http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/lhayman/globalization/webquest.htm
Category:Australian Studies Learning Quests  Society & Environment Learning Quests  Global Education Learning Quests  Globalisation 

In this Learning Quest upper secondary students are asked to consider: What is Globalisation and how does it impact on individuals, Australia and the World? They consider the question from the point of view of an economist, human rights activist, environmentalist and anthropologist. As a group they then make clear recommendations about whether or not Australia should support a policy of Globalisation.