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  • Topic help - Term 2, 2023
  • Year 7 and 8 Units
    • Year 8 - Guardianship speech
    • Year 7 - Saint Cuthbert
    • Year 7 - Discover New Zealand
    • Year 8 - Rites of Passage
    • Year 7 - Ancient Egypt
    • Poetry Writing Sessions
    • Year 7 - Early Māori Society and Auckland history
  • Useful Links
    • JSTOR
    • ClickView
    • Audiobooks
    • Auckland Libraries
    • Epic
    • Any Questions
    • NZ Websites
  • Research Tools
    • JSTOR
    • APA Referencing
    • Google Highlights
    • Databases
      • Encyclopaedias & Dictionaries
    • Subject Help
      • Extended Essay - IB Students
      • Art & Design
        • Year 12 Visual Art - Endangered NZ flora and fauna
      • Classics
        • Year 12 Classics - Athenian Golden Age
      • Commerce
      • Drama & Dance
      • Maori
        • Matariki
      • English
      • Health & Physical Education
      • Information Technology
      • International Languages
      • Mathematics
      • Music
      • Religious Education
      • Science
      • History
        • Year 11 History - WWI & NZ
        • Year 12 History - Protests
        • Year 13 History - early contact
      • Social Studies
        • Year 10 Social Studies - Human Rights Heroes
      • Technology
  • Margin Online
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To help get you started on your topic, below are some reliable websites and databases. 

EPIC - a compilation of databases for NZ students
Username: cuthberts Password: 42cuthberts 
  • Britannica School Middle
  • National Geographic Kids - try refining your search by selecting "Explore Topics" and then "People and Cultures"
  • World History - this can be a little overwhelming, so try searching in one particular Encyclopedia eg - Cultures and Daily Life 

After finding information through EPIC, check the information against another site like:
  • Yao (Vietnamese) - New World Encyclopedia 
  • Tibetan - BBC Bitesize
  • Amish - Elizabethtown College - Amish Studies 
  • Maasai - UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage 
  • Inuit - (please note, there is little on Inuit Rites of Passage). Countries and their Cultures
  • Afghani - Countries and their Cultures
  • Hasidic Jews (or Traditional-Orthodox) - Encyclopedia.com
  • Reform Jews - BBC Bitesize
  • Nepalese - New Internationalist
  • Japanese geiko (or geisha) - New World Encyclopedia 
  • Native American Indians - Encyclopedia.com
  • Niuean - Rotorua Museum
  • South India eg Hinduism - BBC Bitesize
  • Norway - Countries and their Cultures
  • Irish Catholic - Countries and their Cultures
  • Jordan - Countries and their Cultures
  • South Pacific (Pentecost island) - Countries and their Cultures
  • South America - US Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • Hamar (Africa) - Express news article
  • Zulu - Encyclopedia.com

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  • Home
  • Topic help - Term 2, 2023
  • Year 7 and 8 Units
    • Year 8 - Guardianship speech
    • Year 7 - Saint Cuthbert
    • Year 7 - Discover New Zealand
    • Year 8 - Rites of Passage
    • Year 7 - Ancient Egypt
    • Poetry Writing Sessions
    • Year 7 - Early Māori Society and Auckland history
  • Useful Links
    • JSTOR
    • ClickView
    • Audiobooks
    • Auckland Libraries
    • Epic
    • Any Questions
    • NZ Websites
  • Research Tools
    • JSTOR
    • APA Referencing
    • Google Highlights
    • Databases
      • Encyclopaedias & Dictionaries
    • Subject Help
      • Extended Essay - IB Students
      • Art & Design
        • Year 12 Visual Art - Endangered NZ flora and fauna
      • Classics
        • Year 12 Classics - Athenian Golden Age
      • Commerce
      • Drama & Dance
      • Maori
        • Matariki
      • English
      • Health & Physical Education
      • Information Technology
      • International Languages
      • Mathematics
      • Music
      • Religious Education
      • Science
      • History
        • Year 11 History - WWI & NZ
        • Year 12 History - Protests
        • Year 13 History - early contact
      • Social Studies
        • Year 10 Social Studies - Human Rights Heroes
      • Technology
  • Margin Online
  • E-Books
  • Staff
  • Global Commons
  • Log in | Search the Library
  • Secret page for virtual storytimes!