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MWEB Namibia knowledge and learning
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Reference
01. Encyclopedias and useful reference
02. Dictionaries, thesauruses, translation and conversion tools
03. The Namibian Government
04. UN, SADC and CIA World Factbook reference and info sites
05. Namibian, African and general history
06. Nature, wildlife, geology and climate change
Learning
07. Some words of advice on the learning links
08. Early learning
09. Pre-school and elementary maths
10. Middle-school maths
11. Understanding numbers (elementary to more advanced skills
12. Algebra
13. Geometry
14. Measurement
15. Data and statistics
16. Pre-calculus and calculus
17. Physics and chemistry
18. Biology
19. English
Free book downloads, online reading and media
20. Project Gutenberg
21. Other online books
22. Textbooks, academic texts, adult learning and media files
Reference
Encyclopedias and useful reference
Wikipedia>>
Wikipedia is the largest free-content encyclopedia on the web, and is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. The site has more than two million articles in English. Anyone is welcome to add information, cross-references or citations, as long as they do so within Wikipedia's editing policies and to an appropriate standard. Substandard or disputed information is subject to removal.
Wikipedia in other languagesContributing to WikipediaNamibia on WikipediaCitizendium>>
Citizendium aims to create a free-content encyclopedia by providing a responsibly governed global community where real-named contributors work under expert guidance and all are accountable.
Contribute to CitizendiumBritannica Online>>
Well-known encyclopedia's online site. Detailed content available by subscription. Concise articles available for free.MSN Encarta>>
Microsoft's online encyclopedia. Detailed content available by subscription. Shorter articles available for free.
Dictionaries, thesauruses and translation toolsHint: for a quick definition of a word, go to Google and type 'define:' followed by 'the word you want to look up' for a quick definition.ExamplesThis type of search will also provide links to the website where the definition was obtained.
Dictionaries, thesaurus and glossariesTranslation tools
The Namibian GovernmentThe ConstitutionThe main siteNamibian CourtsSADC, UN and CIA World Factbook reference and info sitesThe SADC>>
The Southern African Development Community is an alliance states in Southern Africa formed to coordinate and foster regional development.United Nations>>
Global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, security, economic development, and social equity.UN global reportsThe UN in NamibiaCIA World Factbook>>
CIA site with detailed economic, demographic, geographic, political and strategic information on countries of the world.
Namibian, African and general historyKlaus Dierks' Namibian history sitesWikipedia Namibian history sitesAfrican historyGeneral history
Nature, wildlife, geology and climate changeGeneral sitesConservation and threatsGeologyClimate change and global warmingNamibiaLearning and homework helpSome words of advice on the learning sectionThe following websites do not replace the Namibian syllabus but can complement it by helping with development of skills and understanding.Learners: nothing beats a question to your teacher, and the only stupid question is a question that isn't asked.Parents: the best educational support you can give is following the progress of your young learner, and help him or her to understand.Early learningPre-school and elementary mathsMiddle school mathsThe following links are primarily geared for US schools, but the question and answer method, as well as the online step-by-step tutorials will be invaluable for developing understanding. Look for the online chapter that corresponds to your maths textbook.Understanding numbers (elementary to more advanced skills)AlgebraGeometryMeasurementData and statisticsPre-calculus and calculusPhysics and chemistryBiologyEnglishFree book downloads, online reading and media
Project Gutenberg
More than 25,000 free books for download. Volunteers at project Gutenberg place the world's greatest fiction and non-fiction books online, for download in .zip or .doc formats. Print them out or read them on your monitor. Books are typically out of the copyright period and will normally be older than 50 years. The collection also includes most of the classics.Other online booksTextbooks, academic texts, adult learning and media files- Bibliomania>>Free online literature and study guides.
- Wikibooks>>Free online textbooks and works of non-fiction.
- Wikibooks Junior>>Non-fiction books for children from birth to age 12. These books are richly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, sketches, and original drawings.
- Wikiversity>>Wikiversity is devoted to learning resources and learning projects for all levels, types and styles of education from pre-school and school to university, professional training and informal and lifelong learning
- Wikimedia CommonsA database of 2,799,609 freely usable images, audio and visual files categorised by topic, location, author and media type.
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