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Syllabuses, support documents
Tips for parents
Visual arts
Your Library
Aboriginal Studies
Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies
- Curriculum support from the NSW Dept Education and Training
Design & Technology
HSC Technology Syllabus Support
- Case studies in design, technology and cultural diversity from the Powerhouse Museum
Technology Educators Association of NSW
- A professional association representing those technology educators who teach Technology, Design & Technology, Textiles and Food Technology, VET Hospitality as well as Community & Family Studies in NSW high schools
Textiles and Design - Internet Resources for Interior Design
- A basic list of resources relating to interior design available via the Internet
Economics
Students Resources
- List of resources have been designed with the needs of secondary students in mind
Engineering
Sustainability Knowledge Network
- Quality resources in sustainable systems and engineering
Telecommunications
- Information on telecommunications, microwave radio beams and the information superhighway for engineering students
English
Belonging (Infocus)
- A list of related texts and resources based on the 2009-2012 Area of Study: Belonging from the State Library
Belonging (Inside break)
- A list of HSC English suggested related texts and resources based on the 2009-2012 Area of Study: Belonging
Belonging blog
- Short reviews or recommendations of specific texts, or links to websites of value to HSC students studying Belonging for the NSW HSC Area of Study
Belonging: Resource list for HSC English Area of Study
- Link to a resource list of texts that might be relevant to the Area of Study: Belonging for the Standard and Advanced courses and the Language Study within the Area of Study: Belonging, for the English as a Second Language (ESL) course, as prescribed in the new HSC English Prescriptions 2009–2012
English Teachers Association
- Help for Senior English Students from the English Teachers Association NSW
ESL - Interesting things for ESL students
- A fun study site for students of English as a Second Language
Geography
Ecosystems at Risk Virtual Fieldtrip
- A virtual field trip in the Minnamurra Rainforest.
Geography HSC Case Study
- A global overview of the steel industry and case study on the Port Kembla Steelworks
Human Development Report
- Population statistics, development trends, climate change and the implications for development
Minnamurra Rainforest Centre - a case study
- A case study of the link between National Parks and Tourism.
Worldmapper
- A resource that builds up spatial awareness of production and consumption of the world's resources
History
Ancient History
- Excellent resources for students of Ancient History
Australia's War 1939-1945
- Developed by the Office of the Board of Studies for the Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs. This site charts the course of Australians' involvement in World War Two
Cuba Documentation Project
- Collection of declassified U.S. government documents related to Cuba, covering the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the death of Che Guevara, relations between Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy, and U.S. - Cuba "baseball diplomacy"
History Teachers Association of NSW
Teaching heritage
- Developed by the Board of Studies NSW for the NSW Heritage Office
Visit Gallipoli
- Developed by the Board of Studies NSW and the Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs especially for students and teachers of Australian history and geography
Legal studies
HSC Legal Studies News Watch
- This blog will help you find information about recent changes to the law, recent cases, new legislation as well as identify new publications that you will find useful. The authors of this blog work in the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) based at the State Library of NSW.
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
- Information for students on human rights, disability rights, sex discrimination, racial discrimination etc
Lawlink student resources
- Resources for use by secondary school students undertaking legal studies in New South Wales
LIAC Crime Library
- A guide to criminal cases for use in school legal studies
Life after the HSC
Beyond the HSC
Schoolies Week
- Everything you need to know to make Schoolies a week to remember, not one to forget!
Music
Encore
- Read profiles of participating Encore students and listen to excerpts from their performances
Past exam papers
HSC Exam papers
- past exam papers and reports from 1995 onwards.
Online Multiple Choice
- These Test Yourself quizzes can be long or short, taken from just one year's exam papers or from a mix of years stretching right back to 2001 - each user decides the number of questions they want in each test. Also contains School Certificate quizzes.
Science
Chemistry - AUS-e-TUTE
- This site has been developed by experienced Science Teachers to provide FREE chemistry tutorials designed for High School Chemistry Students
Chemistry - Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
chemistry.org
- The website of the American Chemical Society
Nova: Science in the news
- Science behind the headlines for secondary school teachers and students
Physics
- Sources of information on the Physics Stage 6 syllabus from the University of Sydney
Physics HSC Resources from UNSW
- Syllabus, faq's and notes on Bohr and the hydrogen sprctrum
Physics lessons
- These Physics lessons are divided into the following categories: Matter, Mechanics, Fluids, Electricity & Magnetism, Waves, Sound and Optics, and Miscellaneous.
physicsweb
- Brings together articles about the most exciting areas of modern physics in a single place
Society and Culture
Making multicultural Australia
- This site was established to assist teachers find quality resources on multiculturalism and explore new strategies to promote cultural diversity and tolerance
Study Help
eBos Shop Online
- Visit the Board of Studies Shop Online for your educational publications
How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps
- Offers a ten-step process that teaches students how to write an essay.
HSC Survival Guide
- Examination tips and more - put together by NSW HSC Online and the Sydney Morning Herald
Multiple Choice Testing Trial
- A selection of multiple choice questions and answers from past examination papers
Study & exam techniques
- strategies, exam techniques, study material from Charles Sturt University
Study skills - self help
- various strategies including time management, priority setting, reading difficult texts & writing papers.
Syllabuses, support documents
Board of Studies
- Syllabuses for all subjects from the Board of Studies
NSW HSC online
- Syllabus overview, study hints and some resource material for all subjects
Tips for parents
NSW HSC online
- For parents
Visual arts
ArtExpress
- ArtExpress is an exhibition of bodies of work by secondary school students submitted for the Higher School Certificate examination in Visual Arts in New South Wales, Australia
Visual arts
- Links for Visual Arts students, teachers and anyone else interested in art
Your Library
Ask a Librarian
- We will help you locate information resources to help with your study
Databases
- the Library's list of databases - newspaper and magazine articles on all subjects available from home or in the Library
Illawarra Images
- historical images of the local area, people and events
Local history and information
- find out what resources are available in the Local Studies Section of the Library, come & visit during opening hours for help with local information about Wollongong and the Illawarra area.
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