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Last updated: 29/8/08

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General Science

  1. Kenny's Guide to NASA - a virtual representation of the NASA Space Centre in Florida, consisting of images and text about rockets, exploration and much more.
    This is part of the Clicker Lighthouse tlfe.org.uk/clicker
  2. Fruit and Veg Quiz - Can you work out what the fruit and vegetable are from these unusual photos? There's a clue if you get stuck. Originally designed in Clicker and for Science Key Stage 1 but converted here to web pages.
    This is part of the Clicker Lighthouse tlfe.org.uk/clicker
  3. The Discovery Centre - a virtual representation of the Discovery Centre in Cleethorpes consisting of images and text about animals, insects and the beach.
    This is part of the Clicker Lighthouse tlfe.org.uk/clicker
  4. http://www.scienceyear.com/ (The Official Science Year site)
  5. http://www.gridclub.com/have_a_go/science/gridcity/ ('Grid City' - Excellent interactive science material for Key Stage 2 from Grid Club)
  6. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/ (The main page for science resources from Primary Resources)
  7. http://www.scienceweb.org.uk/ (Various Science Resources based on QCA schemes)
  8. http://www.brainpop.com/ (lots of 'movies' about science - there is now a subscription but many are free)
  9. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ (Science Museum)
  10. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ (Natural History Museum)
  11. http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ ('Cool Science for Curious Kids' - interactive science activities)
  12. http://pbskids.org/zoom/sci/ (Lots of Science activities)
  13. http://www.amnh.org/ (American museum of natural history)
  14. http://howstuffworks.com (how things work)
  15. http://whyfiles.org (The Why Files - note link to The Why Files in Education)
  16. http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/ (Yahoo -science sites)
  17. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html (Science sites)
  18. http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/youth/youth.out.pl?sub=sci0000 (Science Net - exploring science)
  19. http://www.explorelearning.com/ (Explore Science)
  20. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/ (BBC Science)
  21. http://www.1001-periodic-table-quiz-questions.com/ (Over 1000 on line questions for Key Stage 2 upwards)
  22. http://www.exploratorium.edu/ ('The Exploratorium' in San Fransisco - a museum of science)
  23. http://www.glassforever.co.uk/ (information about glass packaging and how to recycle glass)

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Ask a Scientist

  1. http://www.scn.org/tech/mr_sci/mr_sci.html (Ask Mr. Science)
  2. http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/askanerd.html (Ask an Earth Scientist)
  3. http://www.whaletimes.org/whaques.htm (Ask Jake about ocean animals)
  4. http://www.madsci.org/ (The Mad Scientist Network! Includes 'Ask a Scientist a Question')
  5. http://www.ducksbreath.com/ (Ask Dr. Science but you won't get a serious answer!)

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Living Things

See also below The Human Body and Natural Science
  1. Watch cress grow (A time-lapse video of cress growing using the IntelPlay QX3 microscope)
  2. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/science2.htm (Various resources covering the Living Things section in Science key stage 1 and 2 from Primary Resources)
  3. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/plant.swf (Interactive activity - match the parts of a plant from Primary Resources)
  4. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1a.html (How and why of plants)
  5. http://www.rspb.org.uk/teaching/index.asp (RSPB Website, including resources)
  6. http://www.yptenc.org.uk/ (Young People's Trust for the Environment. If you are aged 5-16, a teacher or a parent, and you're interested in the environment and nature, this is the site for you!)
  7. http://www.davidshepherd.org/education/education_global_pack.shtml (free educational pack re the natural world)

The Human Body

  1. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/smallskel.html (Interactive activity - the skeleton - match the parts - Click on the 'Scan Model' button and see what happens - from Primary Resources)
  2. http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp (The Virtual Body)
  3. http://www.new-media.co.uk/scienceyear/heart.asp (A virtual heart - see the blood flow, change the speed of the heartbeat)
  4. http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/ (Pupils enjoy this about the body, also follow links to Worm World & Bug World)
  5. http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html (The human body - excellent material)
  6. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/humanbody.swf (The Human body Presentation by pupils from Edleston)
  7. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html (The brain)
  8. http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ (Seeing, hearing and smelling the world - the senses)
  9. http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3750/ (The senses)
  10. http://www.kidfood.org/ (All about healthy food - interactive activities)

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Natural Science

  1. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/index.php (Our local environmental organisation with lots of places to visit)
  2. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographic)
  3. www.amnh.org (The American Museum of Natural History)
  4. http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/ (Arctic studies Center)
  5. http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ (Birmingham Zoo)
  6. http://www.seaworld.org/ (Sea World in Florida)
  7. http://www.killerwhale.org/ (All about whales, especially killer whales)
  8. http://bubbles.org/ (All about bubbles)
  9. http://www.davidshepherd.org/education/education_global_pack.shtml (free educational pack re the natural world)

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Materials

  1. http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/petroleum/ (Discover facts about oil using interactive games and the 'Info Bank' - from the Institute of Petroleum)

Rocks and Soil

  1. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listearthscbe.html (Links to web sites about rocks and soil)
  2. http://www.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/ (Good site for information on Rocks)
  3. http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/soil.html (What on earth is soil)
  4. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/rocks.html (Rocks and minerals - photos and links)

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Physical Processes - Electricity, Forces and motion, Light and Sound

  1. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/rgb2b.swf (Creating colurs with lights interactive activity from Primary Resources)
  2. http://www.magic-factory.co.uk/ (Games about light)

Space

  1. http://www.seds.org/billa/tnp/ (The Nine Planets - Tour of the Universe - the most well know space web site)
  2. http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/ (The Solar System live)
  3. http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/satellite.html (View the earth from a satellite)
  4. www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/ (earth & Moon viewer)
  5. http://www.projectfullmoon.com/ (the moon)
  6. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tothemoon/ (all about the moon)
  7. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html (Astronomy - picture of the day)
  8. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html (Star Child - for young astronomers)
  9. http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/ (Amazing Space)
  10. http://www.seds.org/hst/hst.html (Hubble Space Telescope)
  11. http://nova.stanford.edu/projects/mgs/dmwr.html (The Daily Martian Weather report)
  12. http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/top.htm (information about the night sky and observatories)

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Nasa


  1. http://www.nasa.gov/ (Nasa Home Page - the whole site is huge)
  2. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ (Information about Nasa aimed at Key Stage 2)
  3. http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html (Nasa education programme)
  4. http://nix.nasa.gov/ (Nasa Pictures)
  5. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/ (Good Nasa site)

Links on this page:
General Science
Ask a Scientist
Living Things
Human Body
Natural Science
Materials
Rocks and Soil
Physical Processes
Space
Nasa
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