Information in this site

The ActewAGL education site has been organised to provide quick access to information on energy, water, sustainability and communications focused on Australian and, in particular, ACT (Australian Capital Territory) conditions.

Information within the site has been written at a level suitable for primary and secondary school students. Other sites linked to from the ActewAGL education site have not necessarily been written at these levels.

Topic areas

The four topics covered in this website are Water, Energy, Sustainability and Communications.

Water

This section covers the natural and urban water cycle, and how water and wastewater are treated in Canberra and Australia. It also outlines water saving tips.

Energy

This section details both non-renewable and renewable energy, and talks about the origins of various energy sources.

Sustainability

This section talks about maintaining the ecosystem so it lasts for future generations, while continuing to use energy and water for our homes and businesses to survive.

Communications

This section explains the inner workings and the history of telecommunication inventions such as the telephone, the television, the internet and the mobile phone.

Additional tools

The dark blue buttons in the header of this site are tools to help you learn more about the topics in this site.

Glossary

The glossary explains the meaning of many words in this website.

What’s on

This lists educational events happening around the ACT. You can submit a new event using our online feedback form.

Quirky facts

Like interesting and funny trivia? Quirky facts contains interesting facts and figures about each topic in the ActewAGL education website.

Teacher’s area

The teacher’s area provides lesson plans and other resources.

It also includes links to other great websites that could be useful to students, parents and teachers.

Finding your way around the education website

We’ve provided several different tools to help you find your way to the information you need.

Breadcrumbs

You’ll find a trail of breadcrumbs above the title on almost every page in this website. This trail tells you where you are in the education site and gives you a way to get to related web pages. They look like:

Home : Water : Natural water cycle : Natural water cycle stages

The last name on the right is the page you’re on.

Click on one of the breadcrumbs to go to that page.

Search box

The search box appears on every page in the education site in the left-hand menu. Enter one or more words to search the entire website.

Learn how to search the site more effectively.

Site map

The site map lists all the web pages in this website. It is organised by topic and section to make it easier to find the page you want. Click on name of a page to open it in your web browser.

Left menu

Whenever you enter a topic area of the website (such as Energy), the left menu will list the topics in that section under the heading ‘Related links’ (e.g. renewable energy, non-renewable energy). It will then list links related to the section (e.g. sustainability) under the heading ‘See also’.

Clicking on any of those links will open the page in a new window.

Text links

Within every web page in the education site you’ll see text in bright blue. These are links, or hyperlinks, to other web pages.

A symbol next to a link means that the link goes out of the education website to another site. These links open in a new web browser window so you won’t lose your place.

Searching within web pages

To find a word within the web page you are viewing, press the CTRL and F keys at the same time. A window will appear to allow you to search on the page.