Explore Asia Online

Getting started:

Information for teachers here.
Activities best suited to use on an Interactive Whiteboard will be marked with the symbol iwb
Several activities in this project link to the Australian Curriculum (draft). Find out more here.

STUDENTS

Go to Karoobatar to create and save an avatar (image to represent you online).
Create your OzProjects profile with a description and avatar. To do this click on your login name at the top right of the main page and choose "edit your profile" Introduce yourself or your team in the Introductions Forum.
Explore Asia using some interactive resources iwb

Forum: Introduce yourself

Introduce yourself in this forum. What are you looking forward to doing in this project? What do you already know about Asia? Have you ever visited a country in Asia?

Where is Asia?

Asia is one of the continents of the world. Use this interactive resource to learn about the continents.iwb

Asian Countries and Capitals

Try the Asia map puzzle to learn about the countries and capitals of Asia. iwb

Glossary: Population density in Asian countries

Share your knowledge about the land size and population of some Asian countries in this glossary by adding information.

Earthquakes in Asia

The Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. Some Asian countries border the Ring of Fire. Use the maps below to find out which Asian countries are part of the Ring of Fire.
Map of Asia
Map of the Ring of Fire

Find out what causes earthquakes using the Earthquake Simulator.

Learn more by trying some games, puzzles and quizzes.

Learn about food security in Thailand

Read the Global Education website Case Study Thriving on Fish Feed to learn how fish farming is improving food security in Thailand. Complete a crossword to check your understanding of the key points.

Create a timeline

Research a significant time or event in Asian history. Use the links below or your own ideas. Create an online timeline to represent your research.

Use Timetoast to make your timeline. The username is OzProjects and the password is ozzy.

The Cultural Revolution in China
Edo Japan
Ming Dynasty
The Silk Road

Data base

Use the links below or your own information source to research a famous person from Asia then add information about them to this database.

Genghis Khan
Jackie Chan
Akira Kurosawa
one of the Dalai Lamas
Mahatma Gandhi
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
Pol Pot
Issey Miyake
Hirohito
Ho Chi-Minh
Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)

Recent events

Choose an event in Asia to read about. Write a forum entry about the event and your feelings in relation it. The links below are just suggestions.

• Indian Ocean tsunami
• Indian Gujarat Earthquake
• Beijing Olympic Games
• International Year of Sanitation in India
• Tiananmen massacre

Watch Videos

Watch the 3 Geobeats Videos about India. iwb

Try some quizzes

Try some quizzes to test your understanding of the videos.iwb

How would you feel if?

Read the case studies below. Write a forum entry describing how you would feel if you were one of the children in the case study.
Julie, flower seller in the Philippines
Evelyn, rubbish sorter in the Philippines

Did you know?

The Asian country profiles on the Global Education website include interesting facts about each country. Read the "Did you know?" about each country and then try the quiz.

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