Dads and Son
http://dfes.gov.uk/dadsandsonss/
To help combat the achievement gap between girls and boys of 11 - 14, the Government have put together some pages for dads and sons to help with home learning. Each page has a few ideas for the subject in question and a neat summary of what your son should know based on the National Curriculum.
DfES Parents Site
http://www.parents.dfee.gov.uk
Useful information for parents from the Department for Education and Skills.
Family Life
http://www.familyrapp.com
Though not strictly sciencey this website does have some useful health, food and drugs related issues. It is a new website aimed at parents of children between the ages of 3 and 13.
First School Years
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/science/general.htm
This is a site that's been created by a number of primary school teachers, and brings together a wide range of worksheet resources as well as online activities and links for many subjects, including quite a bit of science. There are one or two things for sale, but the majority of the materials are completely free for educational use. There are oodles of print-offable sheets, including loads of wordsearches, quizzes, word jumbles and 'fill in the missing words' sentences. There are also a number of online activities such as labelling pictures, and sorting objects.
Help Your Child Discover
http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk/discover/index.cfm
If you're a parent of a child in the early stages of primary school, here's a great site that's full of ideas and activities to help you complement at home the learning that's going on at school. The site has been produced by the DfES, so it's specifically geared towards parents whose kids are at schools following the National Curriculum, but regardless of where you are, we think it's got a lot to offer, including five science subjects: Light & Sound; Materials; Planets; Solar systems.
Hunkin’s Experiments
http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/
Brilliant site of experiments drawn by the cartoonist, Hunkin. A visual treat, and will appeal to anyone with a sense of humour!
Paper Craft
http://bj.canon.co.jp/english/3D-papercraft/nature/index.html
3D paper projects for you to print and stick – hours of absorbing and fiddly entertainment and some science learning all at the same time!
In the 'Science' category, the activities include a 'World Time Zone' calculator, a stegosaurus, a cross-sectional volcano, a rotating star chart, and a model into which you insert your own torch to show 'How Eclipses Work'. Or you can explore the site for many other wonders.
Science Made Simple
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
This science site aims to help you explain all those brain-bending questions from your young children, like why is the sky blue?
The Nutrition Cheat Sheet
http://www.mmeade.com/cheat/index.html
Excellent site for young people, adults and teachers, with lots of facts about vitamins, minerals and trace elements you need to remain healthy.
Try Science
http://www.tryscience.com
We all like to ‘try science’ so check out the experiments, science news, activities and links to major science centres in the UK and around the world.
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