Jacaranda Primary Atlas

Jacaranda Primary Atlas
Author: Jan Cousens
Publisher: Jacaranda
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2013
Genre: Atlases, Australian
ISBN: 9781118615232
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The Jacaranda Primary Atlas 4e has taken up the exciting opportunity to revise its contents to meet the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. Retaining its mapping excellence and graded skill development, the atlas presents a wealth of gazetteer and thematic maps, new case studies and fully updated statistics that address the curriculum content descriptions for Years 3-6. Features ? Includes important innovations such as satellite images, enhanced subcontinental maps, case studies and coverage of critical global themes and issues ? Map keys are clear and accessible for primary students and help develop map skills ? Cross-curriculum priorities are a focus in the case studies for Australia and the World sections ? Students are encouraged to be active and informed citizens through a Let?s help feature. Skills section ? Students are introduced to basic map interpretation and geospatial skills through stimulating resources and activities. ? Where relevant, statistics and other data have been updated ? Specific map reading skills are explained using real examples ? Skill development is reinforced with a range of activities. World section Satellite images of continents give students a bird?s-eye view of the world, while new case studies explore natural and human features, geographical and cultural diversity and issues relating to the ways humans interact with their environments. Additional thematic pages provide an engaging reference on topics such as climate, endangered species, culture and World Heritage. Australia section This section comprehensively informs students about their own country. Detailed maps of each state and territory are supported by Geofacts and case studies appropriate to primary school students and curriculum themes. Australia?s natural and human features, resources and their sustainable use, care for special places, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and our connections with other countries are featured throughout this section. Online QR codes feature throughout the Atlas so students and teachers can quickly access relevant online content and weblinks. Simply scan the QR code with an iPad or tablet to access the web material. (QR reader required. QR readers are available free on the App Store and Google Play.)

Jacaranda Junior Atlas

Jacaranda Junior Atlas
Author: Jacaranda Staff
Publisher: Jacaranda
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2008
Genre: Atlases
ISBN: 9780731407927
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The renowned Jacaranda Junior Atlas has been an enduring and vital classroom resource and student reference for 15 years. It has now been fully revised, with maps in the new atlas specially designed for clarity and ease of use for middle and upper primary students. The new edition has a very strong emphasis on Australia, with 58 pages being devoted to maps of our nation and information about popular themes such as exploration, government and Indigenous Australians. Features New relief maps specially developed to suit the needs of middle and upper primary students Stunning satellite images providing a realistic perspective of the world's continents Content arranged to take students on a journey from the local through to national, regional and global scales Six pages devoted to each Australian state and the Northern Territory covering natural and human features, land use and climate as well as regional and capital city case studies Maps and informative text on significant and iconic Australian places, and how they are protected and cared for. Natural and human features of places separately mapped for Australia and the continents Maps placed on facing pages allowing students to see relationships between geographical aspects such as land use and climate New content such as The Murray-Darling Basin, pre-European Indigenous trade and World Heritage Order a class set (min 25 copies) of the Jacaranda Junior Atlas 2E and receive a FREE Globe of the World for your classroom, which can be used with whiteboard markers to plot exploration routes, symbols and other features. Just quote promotional code GLOBE when ordering (While stocks last).

Jacaranda Atlas

Jacaranda Atlas
Author: Jacaranda Staff
Publisher: Jacaranda
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2010
Genre: Atlases
ISBN: 9781742461267
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Following extensive market research, the Jacaranda Atlas 7th Edition has been thoroughly re-engineered to meet the changing needs of geography students and teachers. The 7th edition has been segmented into four distinct sections including: GeoSkills & GeoConcepts, GeoReference, GeoTopics and World Statistics. Furthermore, the new edition includes introductions to each item in the double page spreads, additional labeling of maps and graphics to help use and make sense of information in the spread, new three-dimensional mapping style and a new range of case studies focusing on recent events and popular topics taught in Geography classrooms around Australia. The atlas contains a wealth of information and geographic media to develop students' geographical knowledge, skills and understanding of the world around them. Other features include an updated eight-page world statistics section, a colour coded gazetteer index preceded by a ?How to use the gazetteer index' page, easy-to-find subject index and the latest world flags. The Jacaranda Atlas 7th Edition is fully supported by the Jacaranda Atlas 7th Edition eGuidePLUS which provides online teaching advice, lesson starters, background information, teaching and learning strategies, student worksheets, atlas activities answers, student worksheet answers and black line map masters. The Jacaranda 7th Edition includes access to 30 of the 200 geographical studies contained in the Jacaranda myWorld Atlas. The atlas includes an extensive range of geographic media including thematic maps, topographic maps, climatic maps, relief maps, topological maps, sketch maps, choropleth maps, photographs, satellite images, aerial photographs, cross sections, profile drawings, flow diagrams, block diagrams, line graphs, bar graphs, pie graphs, pictographs, logarithmic graphs, population pyramids, tables and many others. This rich array allows students to experience and interpret a wide range of data. Jacaranda Atlas facts and figures ? 336 pages ? 28 pages of GeoSkills and GeoConcepts ? 118 pages of Australian, continents and world maps in a separate easy-to-find GeoReference section ? 126 pages of case studies grouped together into the 14 most popular topics taught in Australian geography classrooms ? 372 maps ? 370 photographs, aerial and satellite photos ? 111 graphs, piegraphs and population pyramids ? 132 diagrams, pictograms and tables ? 44 climate graphs ? Keys consistently located beneath maps

Jacaranda Atlas

Jacaranda Atlas
Author: Jacaranda
Publisher: Jacaranda
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013
Genre: Atlases, Australian
ISBN: 9781118568736
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With the Jacaranda Atlas 8th Edition and myWorld Atlas, Jacaranda maintains its position as the leading publisher of school Atlases. It has been completely updated and revised to address the requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Geography. With the inclusion of Jacaranda?s award-winning digital atlas, myWorld Atlas, this package combines print and digital. KEY FEATURES ? Includes hyrdological and landscape hazards maps for each continent ? Australian landscapes and landforms ? Provides a comprehensive explanation of the seven concepts that underpin Geography Jacaranda?s updated myWorld Atlas includes: ? New Australian Curriculum topics and data categories ? New case studies for each year level at different scales ? local, national, regional and global. ? Updated interactive GIS style maps ? Stunning video footage from National Geographic & the ABC ? Over 1000 interactive, video, multiple-choice and short-answer questions ? Student progress tracker Jacaranda Atlas for the Australian Curriculum 8th Edition and myWorld Atlas is a hard-copy student text, accompanied by the digital-only product, myWorldAtlas.