signpost sites... further weblink directories
24 Hour Museum
http://ww.24hourmuseum.org.uk
This site will link you into any museum so use the search engine to find science related museums.
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/science.html
Lots of science sites listed, and maths too.
Biology4All
http://www.biology4all.com/web_links.asp
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. The links page just goes on forever so you’re sure to find what you’re looking for here!
British Nutrition Foundation
http://www.nutrition.org.uk
Good site for adults to get information and lesson ideas. Good nutrition links.
Canadian Association for Girls In Science
http://publish.uwo.ca/~cagis/
Well, didn't get into the clubhouse because we weren’t young enough! This club was started by a young girl who wanted to share her love of science, so try the experiments or check out the links page.
Chemistry Society
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/
Enter the Chembytes Infozone and you may never get out again for there’s loads to read up on for all you budding chemists out there! It has an incredible amount of useful links to other sites, too.
Energy Matters
http://www.think-energy.com
Is your house full of wasters? Do you go to school with wasters? Energy wasters, we mean, of course! There's only so much energy to go round you know, and this site will point you in the right direction towards becoming someone who uses the minimum, not the maximum amount of juice!
Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu
Large site for this exciting museum, good experiments and other fun stuff to do. Try the sports science section or explore the science of music. Go to ‘10 cool sites’ for well-chosen links.
Flight Site
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flight/homepage.html
Clear site about the science of flight. Good links page.
Geological Society
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=geohome
The Geological Society has limited information for teachers, but a useful library of links to more specific information on other sites.
Kevin’s Playroom
http://www.kevinsplayroom.co.uk/
Kevin’s Playroom is a well-structured signpost site that pulls together good web links for every subject involved in the National Curriculum. The site was produced by school children, and proves once again that older isn’t necessarily wiser when it comes to webby matters.
NASA Website
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
Huge website, not very easy to navigate, but once you find what you are looking for good the quality of material is excellent. Amazing space links to found here.
National Confederation of Parent Teachers Associations
http://www.ncpta.org.uk/
It’s really easy to find your way around this site. If you are not a member then you’ll find all the information you need about the organisation. Go to http://www.ncpta.org.uk/useful/ for the very useful list of helpful education sites and organisations.
PBS Links
http://www.pbs.org/science/
US Public Broadcasting Service links to other websites – very comprehensive.
ScienceNet UK
http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/
Search through previously asked science questions and science research news. Good for school projects and finding the answers to those niggly questions that no one seems to know the answer to! Good links to other websites.
SETNET
http://www.setnet.org.uk
SETNET is the Science Engineering Technology Mathematics Network. It ensures there is a flow of well motivated, high quality people from schools who have an interest in, and an understanding of, engineering related subjects. Check out the links on the site.
SETPOINT
http://www.setnet.org.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/setpoints/index.html
SETPOINT is a government initiative to make sure there is a local focus on resources for teachers for science, engineering, technology and maths. Find your local SETPOINT here as you’ll find a map and listings of all available SETPOINTS.
Sheffield College Science Links
http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/links/Science/
Really awesome comprehensive site full of categorised links for science (and everything else if you go to the home page and start from there) that would be useful to the college students or staff.
The Fledgling Corner
http://birding.miningco.com/msubkids7.htm
Loads of links to bird-orientated sites. 700 in fact, clearly laid out in categories with a search facility.
Views of the Solar System
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
You won’t see this by looking out of your window, you need to look at this site instead for pictures of planets and the Sun. Plus many links to academic sites.
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