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Aussie animals face oblivion
ONE in five Australian mammals are under threat and could disappear forever, according to the latest survey of the planet's most endangered creatures.
Going green means nuclear
NUCLEAR power is needed to help reduce Australia's greenhouse-gas emissions, the head of the government's nuclear advisory organisation says.
Daycare checks to fight obesity
COMPULSORY health checks at daycare centres will be considered to target Queensland's spiralling obesity epidemic, Health Minister Stephen Robertson says.
High schools 'too crowded'
QUEENSLAND'S public education system is bursting at the seams, with one in 10 Brisbane high schools overcrowded or nearing capacity.
Use the News
READING the news improves reading and comprehension and sharpens thinking skills so here's a daily worksheet to use in the classroom.
Education Kits for sale
Don't miss out.
Order now. See order form in The Courier-Mail. 2008 Festive Kit available online now.
Young Reviewer awards
The Courier-Mail Young Reviewer of the Year for 2008 is Zoe Coleman of Year 6, Camp Hill State School. Zoe has won books to the value of $1500.
Headst@rt blog
Poppy Masselos, Headst@rt editor, keeps you informed about printed and online resources as well as the latest educational news.
Multimedia - film
Shakespeare gets a new twist, making Ten Canoes, staying safe in the surf, stars on the set of Opal Dreams, visiting HMAS Adelaide . . .
Multimedia - audio
Listen to Possum Magic author Mem Fox, educator Ian Lillicoe and Goosebumps author RL Stine at the 2006 Brisbane Writer's Festival
Scientists plea on emissions
AN Australian scientist who led the UN investigation of climate change has joined 15 of his colleagues in urging Kevin Rudd to cut carbon emissions by 25 per cent.
Stick to science in classrooms
SOME academics (Paul Williams, View Point, September 23) don't give the whole story when they insist only one view of science/origins should be taught in the classroom.
Classroom science battle
FEW would be aware this year marks 150 years since the theory of evolution or, more precisely, natural selection was published.
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The AVENUE of SPHINXES is one of Egypt's most famous national treasures at the Temple of Luxor. Now, they've discovered a new temple to the Pharoh Ramses. | Ancient Egyptian culture and icons
SINCE technology allowed us to look out into and back from space, photography has recorded some amazing images of our world and space beyond.
Here's a gallery of pictures showing everythign from stellar winds and the surface of Mars to this the Eskimo Nebula.
You may be surprised to find that the Gateway Bridge is held up largely by wire. In our Brisbane Bridges feature, Gateway duplication constuction manager (structures) Peter Rotolone explains the physics of building a cantilever bridge. And try your hand at building the Story Bridge in a digital puzzle game. Bridge to Brisbane special
EXPLORE some of the research surrounding the issues of teaching the "plugged in" generation who think they can learn while they text and play games. What's more important than being connected?
Being meaningfully connected - whether by internet,
phone or post.
About Headst@rt
Headst@rt is a four page educational lift out in The Courier-Mail every Tuesday. The Headst@rt pages are written for teachers, students and parents.
Book Bytes
Make Book Bytes the site to check out new books, great reads and author sites.We would love to know what you are reading and to spread the word around.
Current affairs – ttn
Check Headstart every Tuesday for exciting activities linked to ttn - a half-hour TV current events program for students at 11.30am every Tuesday on Channel 10.
Mag code bans thin models
MAGAZINES will have to feature normal-sized models and confess when photographs have been airbrushed under a national fashion industry code of conduct.
Unis need internet overhaul
ONE of the architects of the internet is warning Australian universities to overhaul their campus networks or risk falling behind world research developments.
One in five 'bad parents'
ONE in five Australian parents are poor caregivers because they don't have the means or life skills, child health expert Professor Fiona Stanley says.
Picasso in the Classroom
The current Picasso Collection exhibit at GoMA is an excellent opportunity for a 21st century take on one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
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