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BBC Springwatch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/springwatch/
This website runs all year round. You can watch the show, join in on the message boards or find out more about the animals in the series.
Parents Centre
http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/
Useful information for parents on how to help with your child's learning.
Education.com
http://www.education.com/activity/all-grades/
If you can pick your way through all the American jargon you’ll find some useful activities to do with children over the long summer holidays. Plus there’s a section called NEED Science Fair Projects for Kids! which has a good selection of science investigation projects.
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
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.
Gardening with Children
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/
There are ideas for lots of projects you can do with children plus a wonderful interactive game called Pestwatch. Spot the naughty nibblers and match them to their silhouettes. The section on ‘Discovering plants’ allows children to find out about easy-to-grow plants, sensory plants and those suitable to make a butterfly garden.
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!
Nina and the Neurons
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/nina/
Have you seen those CBeebies Science experiment adverts on the TV? Well all the instructions are on this site. The experiment which uses honey, cooking oil and water to demonstrate density is called ‘Every Drop Make’. Check out Nina’s Lab and the Germ Counting with Charlie and Lola game. Great site for young ones.
RSPB Kids!
http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/
This site has activities, articles and competitions for teachers, parents and students so there’s something for everyone.
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 Fusebox
http://thefusebox.ce-electricuk.com/page/index.cfm
CE Electric UK have great website for learning more about electricity and electrical safety. The Fusebox lets you know more about electricity through the ages. The History Timeline charts everything from Faraday to the first microwave oven, and beyond!
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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