Clean up Australia Day

Completed by: Sharon and Cindy

Date: 23rd February-3rd March

Resources:

Recycling, The rough guide to ethical living, The state of the planet, Plastics, Waste disposal, Saving our planet, Australia's best environmentalists.

Magazines: G Magazine

DVD: Scope: Green Science

Organisations contacted: Images and fact sheets taken from: http://www.cleanup.com.au/au/

Comments: Very informative :)

Biographies

Date: 16th-23rd February

Completed by: Stacey

Resoruces used: A man named Dave, Frida: the authorised biography, Long walk to freedom, The pianist, My Story: Louise Savage, Beneath the waves, My place, Mother Teresa: an authorised biography, David Suzuki: the autobiography, Teacher man, Johnny Cash: life of an American icon, Billy, Veronica Guerin

Comments or notes: Student interest :)

International Year of Astronomy

Date: 9th-13th February

Completed by: Claire

Resources: Atlas of stars and planets, Parallel worlds, Consider the heavens, Astronomy and earth science, Night sky identifier, Our cosmic origins, Australian backyard astronomy, The official planetarium book of space, The Australian skies, On the shoulders of giants.

File names of information used in display: Astronomy sign. pub and space phots.doc I also used posters from the library's poster section.

Comments or notes: Fitted in nicely with the new astronomy course that is running :)