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International Year of Rice - Curriculum Context URL:  http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/rice/index.htm This pathfinder from the Western Australian Curriculum Materials Information Service shows how the Year of Rice can be incorporated into the WA Curriculum Framework. It points to teacher resources available online and in print. International Year of Rice 2004 URL:  http://www.fao.org/rice2004/ The International Year of Rice promotes improved production and access to this vital food crop, which feeds more than half the world's population while providing income for millions of rice producers. Learn about the origins of the International Year of Rice, the significance of rice in East Asia, the Middle East and Africa, its cultural and nutritional value, and the impact of the production of rice on the environment. The site also looks at how the livelihood of people in many countries is dependent on the production of rice, the different roles of men and women in rice growing, and the centrality of rice production to the economies of the countries where it is grown. There is a special section for kids and a range of media resources. Learn, Explore, and Discover the Colorful World of Rice! URL:  http://www.irri.org/graindell/ Explore the wonderful world of rice. Find out how the rice plant grows, learn about the nutrients we get from rice, rice recipes, rice facts, trivia, and a whole lot more. Graindell.com is based on 'Graindell', the children's storybook published by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Rice for Life URL:  http://www.asiarice.org For more than half of humanity rice is life. It is the grain that has shaped the cultures, diets, and economies of billions of people in Asia. For them, life without rice is simply unthinkable. There is information about the history of rice and its cultural heritage, and how rice is used for purposes other than eating, such as weaving and in artwork. It also considers how rice production has been transformed by new technologies, enabling much higher yields and fewer problems in terms of disease and failed crops. There is a section on rice recipes and a rice photo gallery with brilliant images of the famous rice-growing regions of the world. The site is also supported by numerous links to other fascinating, rice-related sites. Riceweb URL:  http://www.riceweb.org Everything you want to know about one of the world's longest running cereals, the history of rice, where and how it is grown, recipes, and much more. SunRice URL:  http://www.sunrice.com.au/ Site about SunRice, an international brand and identity of Ricegrowers' Co-operative Limited and its products. SunRice sources its raw material, paddy, from NSW rice farmers for processing and marketing globally under the SunRice and subsidiary brands.

Books Title: Rice the global crops, Resource Pack for Teachers Author: Global Education Centre Description: This booklet provides some great teaching ideas for SOSE, Maths, Science and Technology, Music and Art as well as stories about rice and recipes from countries of Asia. Age group: Upper Primary / Lower secondary Where to get it: Global Education Centre Email: gesca@global-education.asn.au Website: http://www.global-education.asn.au/ Title: Indonesia Kaleidoscope Author: Kathy Kiting & Helen Agostino Description: A resource for primary teachers and students to enhance learning about Indonesian peoples, culture and society. The book consists of six units of work which are introduced by a popular folk tale from one of the major islands of Indonesia: Irian Jaya, Bali, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Java and Sumatra. Each chapter contains a range of student activities and blackline masters which focus on The Arts, Studies of Society and Environment and English learning areas. Age group: Upper Primary Where to get it: Curriculum Corporation Website: http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/main/goproduct/12251 Title: The Really Big Food Project Author: Sally Rippin Description: A hard-cover, large-format, full colour primary project book focussing on an investigation of rice. Two students, Emma Barnard and Tom Cho, undertake a class project and along the way discover that rice brings many surprising histories and connections to the countries of Asia. Via a series of interviews with people in their community and explorations in libraries and on the internet, Tom and Emma collect Fact Bites, Did You Know information, stories, recipes and anecdotes to enrich their knowledge of rice and its history in our region, along the way gaining a greater understanding of the cultural richness to be found within their own community. The Really Big Food Project will support SOSE/HSIE, English (literacy) and Health outcomes and teaching activities are available online. Age group: Middle to upper primary Where to get it: Curriculum Corporation http://www.curriculumpress.edu.au/main/goproduct/11237 Website:http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/bigfoodbook/ AusAID Resources Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus

Water buffalo are often used to help plough rice paddy fields. AusAID