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ASTRONOMY
SunSite
http://westudent.tripod.com/page1.html
Marvellous site aimed at children between 7 - 10 all about the sun, though it must be said that adults could learn a thing or two from all the great info as well. Once you have absorbed it all from the site you can test your new knowledge on the quiz page, or check out the links, especially the brilliant selection of sun images. Shades at the ready then!
The Earth and Beyond
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html
Needs download (took 20 mins), takes practice, but a piece of cake for kids no doubt! Excellent basic info on solar system. Once you get the hang of navigating the solar system, it’s fun, and lots of information per planet, much more fun than a straight map.
Nasa Planets Site
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Lots of information about each planet plus close up images, and information on Audio.
The Nine Planets
http://www.ex.ac.uk/Mirrors/nineplanets/
This site has loads of information, and interlinks on every page. You can take the long tour of the site for an overview (100 Pages) or the short. Some good ideas about making a large scale model of the solar system.
Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/sky.html
Brilliantly set out site, really easy to navigate and the information is clear. Everything from latest news articles to buying telescopes. Teachers plans in the sky lab section.
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Lots of information about the solar system. Plus many links to academic sites. Also lesson plans and activities section.
Nasa Website
http://www.nasa.gov
Huge website, not very easy to navigate, but once you find what you are looking for the quality of material is excellent. There are good teacher/children projects.
NASA Thursday’s Classroom
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com
Site to provide connection between emerging research from NASA and the classroom. Weekly lessons are prepared by professional educators. Really interesting fun space related material, for younger or older children and their teachers or parents.
Earth View
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
This technically excellent site will be enjoyed by the most able students at Key Stage 4. Views of different parts of the globe, with or without clouds, from different altitudes and locations, including the night side are available. There is also up-to-date weather satellite imagery available, as well as images of the moon. This is a very popular site and can be slow at times, but it is well worth the wait.
Solar System - Images
http://samadhi.jpl.nasa.gov/
A superb resource of Solar System related material from NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Examine maps and surface features of planets or satellites. The Solar System Simulator produces images of any body, as it would appear from a chosen viewpoint now, in the past or in the future. The rendered space images, including 3D models, on the Artwork page are visual delights. An excellent resource for primary and secondary science classes.
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Amazing Space allows children to play with the building blocks of galaxies, explore our solar system. This is a site gives pupils a great insight into all things celestial. A great resource for Key Stage 2 and above in science lessons.
Arty Astro
http://www.artyastro.com/
This is a fantastic Shockwave adventure through space that adeptly combines usability and learning. A great resource for Key Stage 2 science.
Total Solar Eclipse
http://www.comet-track.com/eclipse/secl99/secl99.html#start
Lots of superb images of the1999 Total Solar Eclipse, QuickTime videos and time-lapse animation on this site, all taken in perfect weather conditions in Turkey. Bailey's beads, prominences, the outer corona and totality are all here. There are links to a host of other eclipse sites too.
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BOTANY
Plant Detective
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1a.html
University of Illinois, you become the plant detective to solve the case of how and why plants do what they do!
Fun Plant Page
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kinder/funpage.html
Plant experiments and information aimed at children at home or in school.
Blackpool Sixth Form College, Biology Links
http://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/biology/home.html
Selected biology and botany Links, well presented.
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CHEMISTRY
Physics Applets
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/
No - not small apples, but very very entertaining physics concepts all in interactive form. From Atoms to Microwave Ovens! Anyone could easily spend a happy half hour or more playing with these little devils, but would come away with a great understanding of what they have been seeing. How does a telly work? Find out here! What do chemicals in the periodic table look like close up? Find out here! This is a great site - simple but very effective!
Chemistry and Industry
http://www.chemind.org
This online magazine covers the industrial applications of science and how they affect business now and in the future. They have an offer at the moment of 90 days free subscription, which is enough time to get a feel for what they cover and whether it will be useful to you. Definitely for industry managers and professionals, it would probably be of interest to teachers as a source of stories worthy of debate for sixth form students. They cover stories from renewable energy reviews to the most obscure business news back to the Fat burning pill, so there is a wide range.
Chemical Industries Association
http://www.chemical-industry.org.uk/
This is a great site for anyone considering entering the chemical industries at any stage, with useful careers advice, interesting information on chemicals in the home, and even a competition to win a computer by answering questions about the website – now you can’t say fairer than that can you?!
Chemistry Society Website
http://www.chemsoc.org
This is a great site, really illustrating the science of chemistry beautifully, in different ways.
Periodic table
http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/pages/page3.html
This site takes you on a spectacular journey through the periodic table. Has a wealth of information on individual elements, groups and patterns in the table.
It’s learn link http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/learnnet/index.htm has an incredible amount of useful links to other sites, all carefully categorised into age groups to make it easy to find the site appropriate to pupils. Very clear and easy to use, works in Netscape and IE. You need shockwaves for some of it. Very useful for teachers.
More Periodic table
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/
This simple, colourful periodic table would be a useful introduction to the elements for pupils in the early stages of Key Stage 3 science. The list of elements and their symbols could be printed out for pupil reference and there is a short article on naming the elements. Each element is discussed in terms of its history, structure and uses.
Royal Society of Chemists
http://www.rsc.org
(Royal Society of Chemists) is more for professional chemists to find out about the society and how to join, but it does have information about their library.
EddNet Chemistry
http://chemistry.eddnet.net/
Funny personal site devoted to the world of the chemist, lots of laughs and zaniness in between some really good science from this Bristol University Chemistry Student. Might just perk up the odd lesson, and has an impressive library of links.
Acid rain
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/air/acid.home.html
An excellent starting point for topic work by Key Stage 3 science students, this is a well laid-out sequence of pages describing the causes and effects of pollution by acid rain. The accessible text is supported with interesting graphics and maps and an authoritative series of glossary pages. This page is part of a larger site that also considers other forms of pollution such as noise, exhaust and light, as well as wider environmental issues such as transport, biodiversity and recycling.
Production of aluminium
http://www.alfed.org.uk/aluminium.htm
All you could wish to know about the production of aluminium for Key Stage 4 is here. There is little interactivity but environmental issues, human health and recycling are also well covered at this level.
Atomic structure
http://www.aip.org/history/electron/jjhome.htm
This is a very readable, attractive account of the discovery of atomic structure. A site for students interested in how ideas in science develop.
Web elements
http://www.webelements.com
Gives the periodic table and information about it. You can click on individual elements and get more details. Also CHEMPUTER interactive on-line chemical calculators.
GCSE chemistry
http://www.gcsechemistry.com/
Around 400 pages dedicated to GCSE chemistry, covering all of the UK syllabuses. The best way to navigate the site is via the index, the site is probably useful for finding key points for homework.
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EARTH SCIENCES
Globe Project
http://www.globe.org.uk
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome/welcomeobject.pl
Have a spin round this either of these sites if you are a teacher with the environment in mind, anywhere in the world. Schools can join up and upload information they have collected about their local environment, this data can then be shared, also via the website. There are also lots of resources for teachers to compliment the environmental work. This kind of global educational enterprise is what the web is all about (man)!
Energy Matters
http://www.think-energy.com
Is your house full of wasters? Do you go to school with a bunch of watsers? Energy wasters, of course! There's only so much energy to go round you know, and this site will point you in the right direction towrds becoming someone who uses the ninimum, not the maximum amount of juice throughout your whole day.There's fun interactive stuff for kids, packs or downloads available for teachers and a great links library of energy related sites. The Science Year Team are feeling better for it already - Oi! turn that light Off!
British Antarctic Survey
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
The British Antarctic Survey are adventurous folk! Geologists, climate scientists, and zoologists all pile down there for the summer, and some even stay over the winter - brrrr! There are a lot of special resources for teachers and a chance for teachers to interact with the BAS at:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Schools/index.html
The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
http://www.minerals.net
Fine if you just want to look at pictures of gems and minerals, not so hot on how they formed or proper geological info.
The British Geological Survey
http://www.bgs.ac.uk
Access the BGS’s educational information and user-friendly geological maps.
Geological Society (Geolsoc)
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=geohome
Geol soc has limited information for teachers, but a useful library of links to more specific information on other sites.
Volcano World
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
Very comprehensive pictures of the worlds volcano’s and good teacher resources including careers advice, lesson plans and more specific info on various aspects of vulcanology.
Dynamic Earth
http://www.dynamicearth.co.uk
You will need Shockwave and Quicktime plug-ins, and acrobat reader, available from the website’s special window, you can’t miss them.
This is a great introduction to the Dynamic Earth Centre, with very clear information for teachers planning a visit. The Virtual Tour is nice and comprehensive, with Info for teachers about how the section fits the NC. There’s also printable science information on all the main subjects the Centre covers. It’s a very good looking site and will be attractive to children as well as interested adults.
The site performed better in Internet Explorer than Netscape. The video links weren’t really worth the time it took to download them.
Institute of Petroleum Site
http://212.78.70.142/index.cfm?PageID=43
is the link to the schools section, which has a lot of information and would definitely be of interest to teachers investigating this subject and aimed at 7-11 year olds. It even mentions global warming etc. No downloads needed, NS and IE Fine.
U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Programme
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/educators.html is the Educator’s Page. Information quite dispersed, no spoon feeding here! List of Videos available from US services, some might be available here? Works in NS and IE, no downloads. Aimed principally at adults, teachers or serious volcano watchers of any age.
Yowie Education Site
http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/
Cadbury education site aims to provide exciting and challenging materials to support science, geography and environmental science at key stage 2 and 3 and Scottish curricula levels C-E, for both school and home learning. (Some of the resources on this site are only available through subscription.)
Scottish Virtual Teachers Centre
http://www.svtc.org.uk/
Use the search facility to find all science related material.
Magna Science Adventure Centre
http://www.magnatrust.org.uk/home.htm
Earth, Air, Fire and Water, "a chance for visitors to create their own adventure through hands on interactive challenges"
Earth View
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
This technically excellent site will be enjoyed by the most able students at Key Stage 4. Views of different parts of the globe, with or without clouds, from different altitudes and locations, including the night side are available. There is also up-to-date weather satellite imagery available, as well as images of the moon. This is a very popular site and can be slow at times, but it is well worth the wait.
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ECOLOGY
5 Kingdoms
http://www.5kingdoms.co.uk
This is the web-presence of an interesting looking resource for schools and other educational groups, or just those with an interest in their local environment. The man in the van is environmental scientist Richard Osmond and the van itself is packed with high tech kit to take a more in depth look at your wild environment. There are some free downloadables on the site too.
Globe Project
http://www.globe.org.uk
http://www.globe.gov/fsl/welcome/welcomeobject.pl
Have a spin round this either of these sites if you are a teacher with the environment in mind, anywhere in the world. Schools can join up and upload information they have collected about their local environment, this data can then be shared, also via the website. There are also lots of resources for teachers to compliment the environmental work. This kind of global educational enterprise is what the web is all about (man)!
Energy Matters
http://www.think-energy.com
Is your house full of wasters? Do you go to school with a bunch of watsers? Energy wasters, of course! There's only so much energy to go round you know, and this site will point you in the right direction towrds becoming someone who uses the ninimum, not the maximum amount of juice throughout your whole day.There's fun interactive stuff for kids, packs or downloads available for teachers and a great links library of energy related sites. The Science Year Team are feeling better for it already - Oi! turn that light Off!
British Antarctic Survey
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
The British Antarctic Survey are adventurous folk! Geologists, climate scientists, and zoologists all pile down there for the summer, and some even stay over the winter - brrrr! There are a lot of special resources for teachers and a chance for teachers to interact with the BAS at:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Schools/index.html
Create – Energy and Environment
http://www.create.org.uk/resources.htm
Resources and information about energy consumption and the environment, aimed at 8 – 14 years old.
Natural Environment Research Council
http://www.nerc.ac.uk is the main site for those involved in Environmental research
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/science&society/schools.shtml is the schools section, with basic info on how your school can get in touch with the local Schools Liaison Officer and a few useful related weblinks. Both NS and IE fine, no downloads needed.
The Globe Programme
http://www.globe.org.uk/
An Internet-based international environmental education programme, administered in the UK by The Wildlife Trust. Some useful material for teachers, quite hard to navigate.
Suffolk Habitats
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/index.htm
Clear simple site for this Primary school to share its habitat knowledge with other schools.
Production of aluminium
http://www.alfed.org.uk/aluminium.htm
All you could wish to know about the production of aluminium for Key Stage 4 is here. There is little interactivity but environmental issues, human health and recycling are also well covered at this level.
Education for Sustainability
http://www.e4s.org.uk/
Part of the NGfL looks good but the same information is recycled in the different parts.
BBC Online - Landmarks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/landmarks
Although a bit uninviting to start with this is a site with a lot of information about five different environments, wetlands, drylands, cities, the sea, and forests.
DETR’s Global Warming Website
http://www.schools.detr.gov.uk/global/index.htm
Very specific information about Global Warming aimed at 7 – 11 year olds, or the 12 – 16 age group, or Teachers and Parents. It will inspire discussions and leave you with no excuses about doing you bit for the environment!
National Grid – Four Seasons Project
http://www.4seasons.org.uk/mainmenu.htm
Lots of interesting projects quizzes and ideas, practical environmental website.
Waste Watch
http://www.wastewatch.org.uk
Not all that scientific, but will get you enthusiastic about recycling in the home or school if you aren’t already.
Arkive
http://www.arkive.org.uk/
This superb resource from The Wildscreen Trust is an electronic archive of photographs, moving images and sounds of endangered species and habitats. It relates closely to the Red Data Books and the work of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC).
US Office of Water
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids
Teachers will like this site – it’s full of teaching plans, classroom activities and project ideas.
Scottish Virtual Teachers Centre
http://www.svtc.org.uk/
Use the search facility to find science related material.
WWF Site
http://www.wwf-uk.org
Charity general site, keen on EDS – Education for Sustainable Development.
http://www.wwflearning.co.uk is the offshoot website of the WWF for education, loads of information and resources aimed at teachers and schools, concentrating on sustainability. Curriculum guides available as downloads.
Acid rain
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/air/acid.home.html
An excellent starting point for topic work by Key Stage 3 science students, this is a well laid-out sequence of pages describing the causes and effects of pollution by acid rain. The accessible text is supported with interesting graphics and maps and an authoritative series of glossary pages. This page is part of a larger site that also considers other forms of pollution such as noise, exhaust and light, as well as wider environmental issues such as transport, biodiversity and recycling.
Earth View
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
This technically excellent site will be enjoyed by the most able students at Key Stage 4. Views of different parts of the globe, with or without clouds, from different altitudes and locations, including the night side are available. There is also up-to-date weather satellite imagery available, as well as images of the moon. This is a very popular site and can be slow at times, but it is well worth the wait.
Global Solar Partners
http://www.solarpartners.org/
Global Solar Partners aims to bring together teachers and students worldwide to share ideas about solar energy. This site includes lesson plans, case studies, activities and the ability to exchange solar information with other educational communities around the world. Good Key Stage 3 and 4 science material.
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FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
The Science of the Winter Olympics
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/
2002 is winter Olympics year, and lest you feel left out in the cold about how on earth they do all that freezing slippery twirling and plummeting here's a site to fill you in. The use of video clips is great, watch out for luge man zooming back and forth to demonstrate the physics and biomechanics of that terrifying sport. There's also a wealth of info on Sports nutrition, athlete profiles and physiological and psychological endurance. The site was made in 1998 to chime in with the last winter Olympics, but has stood the test of time.
British Nutrition Foundation
http://www.nutrition.org.uk
Good site for Adults to get information and lesson ideas. Impressive nutrition links.
Kids Food – Cyber Club
http://www.kidfood.org/kf_cyber.html
Site aimed at children and their adults, including teachers to promote good health via good nutrition. Questions and answers for children and downloadable lesson plans etc for teachers - you will need acrobat reader.
The Nutrition Cheat Sheet
http://www.mmeade.com/cheat/index.html
Excellent site for young people, adults and teachers – not exciting or aimed at children, but with lots of facts about vitamins, minerals and trace elements you need to remain healthy.
Foodfuture site
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk
Science-based information programmes on the issues surrounding genetic modification of food. Useful information to inform classroom discussion.
The bug stops here
http://www.thebugstopshere.co.uk/
If you have a concern or want to learn more about germs and home hygiene, then 'TheBugStopsHere.co.uk' has the answers.
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GENERAL SCIENCE
AstraZeneca
http://www.azteachscience.co.uk/index.html
AstraZeneca has set up this site, and indeed the whole project to make an impact on the continuing professional development of teachers of science in the Primary sector. It was recommended to Science Year by a teacher who wanted us to spread the word, and from the look of it there's a lot of helpful downloads, advice and contacts from the AstraZeneca Science Teachering Trust.
NGFL Teacher Resource Exchange
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/
If you haven't already then it might be worth looking at the science resources on this site devoted to teachers sharing best practice. It has 264 science lesson plans or ideas and you can also selectively search using other criteria, which makes the information you want easier to get at.
Pieces of Science
http://www.sln.org/pieces/
This is a very neat site. It has an attractive and easy to use home page that gets you right into the content with 16 coloured pictures of the 16 chosen museum pieces - click on any one to go to the content. Aimed at teachers from younger to older school pupils, each object has been meticulously researched and educational content provided by dedicated teachers and online educators. It is a joint Anglo American venture from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and the Science Museum in London, but will be useful as a teacher resource internationally. Each object is explored in text, picture and some have video too.
The Science of the Winter Olympics
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/
2002 is winter Olympics year, and lest you feel left out in the cold about how on earth they do all that freezing slippery twirling and plummeting here's a site to fill you in. The use of video clips is great, watch out for luge man zooming back and forth to demonstrate the physics and biomechanics of that terrifying sport. There's also a wealth of info on Sports nutrition, athlete profiles and physiological and psychological endurance. The site was made in 1998 to chime in with the last winter Olympics, but has stood the test of time.
Free resources!
http://www.byteachers.org.uk
Free resources from teachers to teachers from this site, which prides itself as being run by the experts, i.e.teachers! There is clearly marked content in the list which acts as a subject library of content which has been approved by the byteachers team.
The Pub Understanding of Science
http://www.alegba.demon.co.uk/beermats.html
No - this is not a typo - this was a project to stimulate science knowlege in pubs by putting a quiz on the back of beer mats! Follow the link to the question to test your own knowlege. A drink and a learning opportunity, what parent or teacher could ask for anything more?!
Pupil Researcher Initiative
http://www.shu.ac.uk/pri/
From Sheffield Hallam University an initiative to make science teaching more relevant and motivating by suggesting projects for schools that real scientists might undertake. Lots of great activities and resources, teaching plans, science news and you can contact your nearest teacher associate to discuss the project. You can even invite a real researcher to be researcher in residence at your school.
Scottish Virtual Teachers Centre
http://www.svtc.org.uk/
Use the search facility to find science related material.
Archives In Education
http://www.archives.org.uk/education/cte.html
How using archives can help teachers, links to archives.
Scienceweb
http://www.scienceweb.org.uk/
Free on-line resources providing support for primary school science.
Web Site Reviews
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/
Peer reviews of Web sites for science, listed by topic and key stage.
Sci-journal
http://www.sci-journal.org
An on-line publication for science students which gives them the chance to publish work done in school or college science classes so that other science students around the world can read about it.
Science Images
http://www.ase.org.uk/cgi-bin/imageFolio/imageFolio.cgi
A range of graphic images available to be used in the preparation of lessons, assignments, classroom and/or homework activities.
Science Snacks - Mini science experiments
http://www.exploratorium.edu/publications/#snacks
107 Smaller experiments from the Exploratorium Team.
Explorer
http://unite.ukans.edu/
Loads of linked and sorted teacher resources for K12 (USA) well set out and easily navigable – really useful for teachers in all science areas.
Bristol LEA – Sample Investigations
http://www.bristol-lea.org.uk/teaching/primary/science/examplesp.html
Samples of science investigations for use in the classroom for younger children, use the drop down menus to see the full range of many examples.
STEM Project
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/education/stem/
The Students' and Teachers' Educational Materials (STEM) project encourages teachers and students to share educational resources that they have written, relating to the educational use of the National Museum of Science & Industry.
The Franklin Institute Science Museum
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html
Visitor site for the Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia USA. Not that easy to navigate due to the huge wealth of material, but there’s lots there on all science areas. Go to Learning resources, and then to Educational Hotlists for the links pages.
ScienceNet UK
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/
ScienceNet is a free science information service, staffed by scientists who are expert in explaining complex topics in everyday language. You can search our online database of previously answered questions, and if you can't find an answer then you can send your question in.
The Why Files
http://whyfiles.org/
"The science behind the news"
Site aims to make science relevant using latest news and real life situations and questions. They have a useful archive. Excellent site for those who like to be well informed on up to the minute science matters.
Bonus
http://www.bonus.com
Busy site to entertain children in the holidays – good links to interesting science related information – ie the visible body is one of the links. Special section for teachers and parents Not easy to Navigate though.
Explorescience.com
http://www.explorescience.com
Brilliant site for pupils and teachers. Lots of interactive games and fun to explain the basic principals of many scientific concepts. You could spend hours accidentally looking at all it has to offer, so beware! You need to download Shockwave to make this site work.
Scientists for Global Responsibility
http://www.sgr.org.uk/
Site promoting ethics in science. Useful for fuel to start science discussions for older children.
Sci Quest
http://www.sciquest.com
SciCentral. The award winning gateway to scientific resources and news.
http://www.sciquest.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/sci_index.d2w/report – gets you straight to the interesting science research news.
Creative Science
http://www.creative-science.org.uk
The focus of the centre is to stimulate enthusiasm and experience of science by providing ideas, resources and supervision to enable students to create experiments for themselves.
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HEALTH & MEDICINE
BBC Health Site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
BBC Health site tied in with other BBC Content. Good for nutrition. Not in particular aimed at teachers or children.
Healthnet
http://www.healthnet.org.uk
Site for the Coronary Prevention Group, aimed at giving the general public information on health and fitness. Not in particular for teachers or pupils, but would add to any work encouraging young people to take up exercise or those studying the heart.
Medical Research Council
http://www.mrc.ac.uk for the main site, aimed at the Medical research community.
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/schools/s_p1.html is the schools section.
http://www.schoolscience.co.uk link is very useful for teachers with an interest in Medical research topics. No downloads, works in NS and IE.
The bug stops here
http://www.thebugstopshere.co.uk/
If you have a concern or want to learn more about germs and home hygiene, then 'TheBugStopsHere.co.uk' has the answers.
Production of aluminium
http://www.alfed.org.uk/aluminium.htm
All you could wish to know about the production of aluminium for Key Stage 4 is here. There is little interactivity but environmental issues, human health and recycling are also well covered at this level.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY
Microbiology in the Classroom
http://www.microbiologyonline.org.uk
This splendidly simple site is for any teachers who would like to include microbiology in their repertoire. It is very easy to navigate, not being too big and unwieldy, and provides lots of primary and secondary resources and information to get you going.
The Science of the Winter Olympics
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/
2002 is winter Olympics year, and lest you feel left out in the cold about how on earth they do all that freezing slippery twirling and plummeting here's a site to fill you in. The use of video clips is great, watch out for luge man zooming back and forth to demonstrate the physics and biomechanics of that terrifying sport. There's also a wealth of info on Sports nutrition, athlete profiles and physiological and psychological endurance. The site was made in 1998 to chime in with the last winter Olympics, but has stood the test of time.
Biology4All
http://www.biology4all.com/
This is a great site hosted by the University of Central Lancashire, and covers all aspects of the post 16 Biology Curriculum, with a view to introducing pupils to Biology courses at university. It has spectacularly good teacher resourses, links library and up to date news from the web on biological advances.
Visible Human - Cross Sections of the Body
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH
Very visceral, but brilliant info for anyone with an interest in what goes where internally.
More Visible Human
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/applications.html
Find out with a guided tour of the Visible Human from MAD scientists - complete three-dimensional images of the male and female human body. The anatomical detail is fascinating although perhaps too complex for younger children.
Innerbody
http://www.innerbody.com
There is a lot of very good information on this site, simple and well set out.
Skeleton
http://www.imcpl.org/kids_skel.htm
Two page site about the skeleton with the bone quiz to test your knowledge.
Bonus
http://www.bonus.com
Busy site to entertain children in the holidays – good links to interesting science related information – ie the visible body is one of the links. Special section for teachers and parents Not easy to Navigate though..
Gut Map
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/Peds/General/OrganMap/GutMap.html
This basic introduction to the digestive tract and liver is an ideal starting point for Key Stage 3 learners. There is a clear, colourful graphic map that has links to a brief description of each organ's function.
Body
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5250/Body.htm
Discover how various organs interact within the body systems. Annotated diagrams and simple explanations provide information on each of the eight systems. There is an accompanying quiz for every section. The site would be useful for older Key Stage 2 and 3 classes or individual science projects. Written by school students, this is a naturally child-friendly site.
The Heart: An Online Exploration
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Clear information simply set out.
The bug stops here
http://www.thebugstopshere.co.uk/
If you have a concern or want to learn more about germs and home hygiene, then 'TheBugStopsHere.co.uk' has the answers.
Testing Reaction Times
http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/sci/sol/invest/react_1/react.htm
Class experiment set out.
Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/newslet.html
Explore the human nervous system through a wealth of images and information. The site includes comparative studies, a brief history of neuroscience and sections on disease and injury. Numerous games and activities explore the functions of the brain. This provides an excellent resource for Key Stage 2 and 3 teachers studying the body and the senses. It contains lesson plans, worksheets and diagrams to colour as well.
Neuroscience for Kids - Experiments
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/experi.html
Experiment page of above.
Medical Research Council
http://www.mrc.ac.uk for the main site, aimed at the Medical research community.
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/schools/s_p1.html is the schools section.
www.schoolscience.co.uk link is very useful for teachers with an interest in Medical research topics.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/ is the main link but
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/about/whatis/Welcome.html is where those new to this site should start.
It is very much for academics and research students, but has a remit to disseminate knowledge about the biological sciences to the wider public, ‘Science and Society’, dealing with ethical, up to the minute bio-science issues, which would suit interested sixth formers upwards adults. http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/Welcome.html is the link to this bit of the site.
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/schools/Welcome.html is the link to the Science through Schools part of the site with information on resources and a scheme to get research students into schools.
This site is quite dry and wordy, and definitely not aimed at children. No downloads, but Acrobat needed for some of the printables.
Inner Learning Online
http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Large site, but good information to be found using the search. Clear diagrams and a good animation to explain. Navigation best with search.
"Come to your Senses"
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3750/
Good site for children, with clear and attractive pages, good straightforward info about the five senses.
Medical Museums
http://www.medicalmuseums.org/
Site to lead to the medical museums of London, for the history of medicine, ophthalmology, psychoanalysis etc
BBSRC Life
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/life/index.html
Great site full of information about relevant modern biological science issues – very nicely set out – you will need to download Flash.
Blackpool Sixth Form College, Biology Links
http://www.blackpoolsixth.ac.uk/biology/home.html
Selected Biology Links, well presented.
BBC AS Guru
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/
Help for AS level students who can use online, TV and print to create the most comprehensive study programme possible. The website offers a comprehensive course map, explanations, diagrams, animations and activities. It currently covers English, maths, biology and general studies, plus a section on study skills.
Vision 3D
http://www.vision3d.com/optical/index.shtml
Discover how to see in 3-D and the benefits of exercising the eyes. Diagrams and information explain the mysteries of binocular vision. The gallery provides numerous examples of both traditional and 3-D illusions. Suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 classes.
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MATHS
Count On
http://www.counton.org
This is a brilliant maths site built to continue the work of Maths Year 2000. It is absolutely packed with interactivity. Everywhere you click a game pops up for you to try, or if not a game then some maths info packaged in handy bite size bits. Great for kids and fun for adults too, and if anyone can solve the Fiver game, er... well done!
Prime Mathematics Enrichment
http://nrich.maths.org.uk/primary/library.htm
Lots of maths problems to solve, for maths lovers and those that would like to expand their maths horizons.
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Biographies and pictures of women scientists and mathematicians throughout history. Not beautiful but very informative and inspiring
Centre for the Popularisation of Mathematics
http://www.cpm.informatics.bangor.ac.uk/sculmath/
For those with a keen interest., CD Available to buy.
BBC AS Guru
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/
Help for AS level students who can use online, TV and print to create the most comprehensive study programme possible. The website offers a comprehensive course map, explanations, diagrams, animations and activities. It currently covers English, maths, biology and general studies, plus a section on study skills.
Maths World
http://www.mathsworld.co.uk/
Help with homework for GCSE and A-Level students. Links to every university maths department in the UK. Also includes puzzles, revision help, and links to other maths sites.
Easy Maths
http://www.easymaths.com/
GCSE maths site with tutorials, specimen exam papers, practice room with loads of exam-style questions (and worked solutions), puzzles, magic tricks and games all related to maths.
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PHYSICS
Physics Applets
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/
No - not small apples, but very very entertaining physics concepts all in interactive form. From Atoms to Microwave Ovens! Anyone could easily spend a happy half hour or more playing with these little devils, but would come away with a great understanding of what they have been seeing. How does a telly work? Find out here! What do chemicals in the periodic table look like close up? Find out here! This is a great site - simple but very effective!
A Joule of a site!
http://www.msim.org.uk/joule/index.htm
This is a wonderful site and shows what can be done when just one subject is really explored in depth. To get the best out of it you need plug-ins, but you are guided through the process of getting these very clearly. The Museum of Science and Industry Manchester (MSIM) have brought local scientist James Prescott Joule to life. Anyone who has ever read the nutritional information on the back of a Mars Bar will be acquainted with the idea of a joule as a mesure of energy but how did he work all this out? Follow his experiments in animated/video form, do the virtual version of his work and then, especially interesting, watch as he answers questions about his work. There's lots of teachers info as well all clearly marked for Key Stages. All this, and the site looks really gorgeous too.
Particle Adventure
http://particleadventure.org/
This is not a flashy site, and deals with the complex confusing old world of particle physics. Despite those two offputting sounding things it turned out to be pretty riveting stuff. The key to it's success is the super-clear way the information is set out. Follow the interactive tour and the whole world of quarks, antimatter, nutrinos and so on is spoonfed to you in marvellously easy to digest niblets of information. They really haven't gone to town as much as they could with animation but it's there where it's needed to explain a point. The answer to the question of what the world is fundamentally made of is all here, and definitely worth spending half an hour on.
The Science of the Winter Olympics
http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/
2002 is winter Olympics year, and lest you feel left out in the cold about how on earth they do all that freezing slippery twirling and plummeting here's a site to fill you in. The use of video clips is great, watch out for luge man zooming back and forth to demonstrate the physics and biomechanics of that terrifying sport. There's also a wealth of info on Sports nutrition, athlete profiles and physiological and psychological endurance. The site was made in 1998 to chime in with the last winter Olympics, but has stood the test of time.
Electric Site!
http://richoq.home.mindspring.com
Richard Choquette is a man with a mission - to get you interested in all things electric. Take a look inside a power plant, even take a virtual tour, and check out in detail which bits of your home and car rely on the stuff, and find out how it gets to you. Though this is a U.S. site the same info applies and if you follow the site step by step, you will have a great deal of knowlege.
You Must Be Hearing Things
http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/test/audill.htm
Here’s a couple of quick sound experiments or ‘aural illusions’. Good way to illustrate how sound works, it’s not what you hear it’s the way that you hear it!
Coloured light mixer board
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/color/
One page site showing coloured light mixing on screen.
Yorkshire Electricity Education Site
http://www.yeg.co.uk/fun/
Designed by the education team for younger kids, facts quizzes and fun.
NCET – The Modeling Lab
http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/sci/sol/invest/modelab/ncetlab.htm
Calculate how much electricity you use in the home, stopping distances, and how much energy you use up with these tables.
How Things Fly
http://www.nasm.edu/galleries/gal109/
Good specific web site for flight, explains the basics with good cartoons and experiments.
The Atoms Family
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/index.html
Nifty idea for a site, uses horror characters to guide kids through some science activities. Looks attractive, and the ideas are explained in a fun way. Easy to Navigate.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk
Not for children, aimed at students and research scientists, but with fascinating project news at http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/EPSRCWEB/MAIN/INFOPUB/ the highlights of the councils grant recipients. It’s very interesting to see what problems and what solutions inspire this type of scientist.
See the Light
http://www.lightwave.soton.ac.uk/frameset.html
Light site, experiments and information set out interestingly.
Flight Site
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flight/homepage.html
Nice clear site about the science of flight. Good Links page.
BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels Ltd)
http://www.bnfl.com/
Very Shockwave-heavy site with a lot of information about nuclear power. The education section contains details of teaching resources, an online magazine, and various puzzles. Some useful science material resides here for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils and A level students.
Vision 3D
http://www.vision3d.com/optical/index.shtml
Discover how to see in 3-D and the benefits of exercising the eyes. Diagrams and information explain the mysteries of binocular vision. The gallery provides numerous examples of both traditional and 3-D illusions. Suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3 classes.
Atomic structure
http://www.aip.org/history/electron/jjhome.htm
This is a very readable, attractive account of the discovery of atomic structure. A site for students interested in how ideas in science develop.
Physics Department at Bootham School Online
http://www.bootham.york.sch.uk/physics/
This site contains extremely detailed lesson plans and relates back to individual National Curriculum learning statements. Activities of the Physics Department are also covered.
Global Solar Partners
http://www.solarpartners.org/
Global Solar Partners aims to bring together teachers and students worldwide to share ideas about solar energy. This site includes lesson plans, case studies, activities and the ability to exchange solar information with other educational communities around the world. Good Key Stage 3 and 4 science material.
Magnetic fields
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/electrom/statbotl.html
A new variation on using iron filings to visualise magnetic fields for Key Stage 3 science is here. Follow easy-to-read and complete instructions for making a demonstration bottle that can be used to view magnetic and electrical fields in three dimensions. There are also links to other magnetism-related sites.
Time Travel
http://www.biols.susx.ac.uk/home/John_Gribbin/Time_Travel.html
Get your head round this if you can! Thought provoking science theory
which asserts that according to Einsteins laws, there's no reason why it
can't work...
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TECHNOLOGY/MATERIALS/ENGINEERING
Engineering Experience
http://www.engineering-education.org.uk
If you have ever wondered what it’s like being an engineer, look no further than this great scheme courtesy of The Royal Academy of Engineering and the very generous Gatsby Foundation. Year 12 students get a chance to work in a small team on a real engineering problems. They attend workshops at University Engineering Departments and liase with professional engineers to come up with solutions and presentations.
http://www.eesw.org.uk is for Welsh students,
http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/schemes/school.htm is where you’ll find information on the R. A. Engineering’s other brilliant schemes for school students. This is how you solve the conundrum of how to get experience before you get experience!
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk
Not for children, aimed at students and research scientists, but with fascinating project news at http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/EPSRCWEB/MAIN/INFOPUB the highlights of the councils grant recipients. It’s very interesting to see what problems and what solutions inspire this type of scientist.
No specific information aimed at teachers or children.
Institute of Petroleum Site
http://212.78.70.142/index.cfm?PageID=43
is the link to the schools section, which has a lot of information and would definitely be of interest to teachers investigating this subject and aimed at 7-11 year olds. It even mentions global warming etc. No downloads needed, NS and IE Fine.
Tomorrow’s World
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tw/
The content of this weeks show, and other topical stories, with links to other relevant sites from the BBC and elsewhere plus interactive experiments to try out.
Beakman's Electric Motor
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~palmer/motor.html
Simple one page site re: electric motor.
BBC Sci-Tech Site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/
News and events concerning science and technology.
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ZOOLOGY
British Antarctic Survey
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/
The British Antarctic Survey are adventurous folk! Geologists, climate scientists, and zoologists all pile down there for the summer, and some even stay over the winter - brrrr! There are a lot of special resources for teachers and a chance for teachers to interact with the BAS at:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Schools/index.html
Microscopy - insects
http://www.denniskunkel.com/
Basically commercial site for the work of this enterprising scientist/artist – but he does have an education section with lots of fantastic images and some useful and entertaining information.
Entomology for Beginners
http://www1.bos.nl/~bijlmakers/entomology/begin.htm
One page site devoted to the very basics of the life cycle of an insect.
Alien Empire
http://www.wnet.org/nature/alienempire/index.html
A visually stunning, exciting site. The best of Web technology is used to explore the insect world. Flash animations, QuickTime movies and games are all used to great effect. Bees, termites, mayflies, butterflies, silkworms and wasp caterpillars are utilised to examine aspects of insect behaviour. These include anatomy, reproduction, migration and social relationships. A well designed site for Keystage 2 and 3.
Earthlife - Insects
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/
The Insect part of this series of sites, with links to al the major groups of insects.
RSPB
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/default.asp
As well as general wildlife and conservation information, the education section of the RSPB site has special areas for teachers, parents and youth leaders. In the teachers' section, you'll find online teaching materials and ideas for school trips.
Sea and Sky
http://www.seasky.org/sea.html
Brilliantly set out site, really easy to navigate and the information is clear. Everything from latest news articles to buying telescopes. Teachers plans in the sky lab section.
Whale Net
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Welcome.html
USA Whale site, Navigation Easy (or you can take a tour of the site,) good ideas for teachers and students for all age ranges, and good links to studies and academic info.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/about/whatis/Welcome.html is where those new to this site should start.
It is very much for academics and research students, but has a remit to disseminate knowledge about the biological sciences to the wider public, ‘Science and Society’, dealing with ethical, up to the minute bio-science issues, which would suit interested sixth formers upwards adults. http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/Welcome.html is the link to this bit of the site.
The Natural History Museum
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
Nature Explorer
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/explorer/
Explore the habitat and creatures of Kent, aimed at Primary School Age Children.
Animal Skull Collection
http://www.d91.k12.id.us/www/skyline/teachers/robertsd/skulls.htm
Website showing the collection of animal skulls made by Deloy Roberts and kept at a high school in Idaho. Images available of all types of animal skulls, and hints on how to start and maintain a collection of your own.
Careers Advice on becoming a Vet
http://www.st-ives-vet.co.uk/careers.htm
This vets practice in St Ives have put together information on training to be a vet or a vetinary nurse, with qualifications and links to universities etc.
Families – Classification of Plants and Animals
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/classify.html
Part of the Fanklin Institute, this site is devoted to families of plants and animals with links to sites that tell you more and tables and other classification information.
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