| Science
Year Web site to support Science Year. Some good
interactive resources available to Download http://www.scienceyear.com/flash.html
|
| TeacherExpress Good site with lots and lots of web links (but their
own address stays in the address bar).http://www.teacherxpress.com/ |
| Ambleside
links to science sites! Good choices but a few links
no longer work; “How things Work” seems very wordy.
http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/science.htm |
| MAPE Science Articles and ideas on teaching science in
primary school.
http://www.mape.org.uk/curriculum/science/science.htm |
BECTA Ideas and a few resources to link science and ICT
http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?docid=1424 |
| Educate
the children
Links to schemes,
work sheets and relevant web sites
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/science/index.htm |
Teaching Ideas
Lesson ideas
plans and work sheets
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents.htm |
Primary
Resources
Lesson ideas
plans and work sheets
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/science.htm |
ICteachers
Lesson
ideas plans and work sheets, PowerPoint presentations
and resources Go to their Web resources for web reviews
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/resources/resources_science.htm |
Association
for Science Education provides support, advice
and information to individual teachers, schools and
local colleges. ASE promotes, supports and develops
science education from primary through to tertiary levels.
http://www.ase.org.uk/ |
BBC
Tomorrow's World website of the science innovation
programme
www.bbc.co.uk/tw |
CornWallis
School- Links to science resources for teachers
and pupils Key Stage 2 upwards
http://www.cornwallis.kent.sch.uk/ |
VTC
For information
on science and resources
http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk |
Brainpop
American site
good for reinforcing scientific concepts. Plays small
movies
http://www.brainpop.com |
Crocodile
clips Download electricity modelling software
www.crocodile-clips.com |
Digital
brain
access to lesson
ideas and plans some resources are interactive.
http://www.digitalbrain.co.uk Links straight to science
http://www.digitalbrain.com/digitalbrain/web/subjects/1.%20primary/?verb=view |
BBC
site lots of information and activities http://www.bbc.co.uk Healthy Kids site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/kids/ |
Discovery
The Yukiest
Site on the Internet!
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/ |
Riverdeep
Edmark
Makers of popular
software titles. There site includes free downloads.
The Electricity modelling particularly good
http://www.riverdeep.net/edmark/ |
Enchanted Learning
Various Resources
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html |
Sheffield
Links
to free downloads: Funny Bones, skeleton modelling software
http://www.sheffais.co.uk/ict/freesoft.htm |
Primary
Zone
Log on for a
free trail. Some good Science activities
http://www.primary-zone.com/login.jsp |
Primary
Online
ACTIS downloadable
activities
http://www.primaryonline.co.uk/ |
Google
Search engine.
Click on Images excellent for searcing
for all sorts of images
http://www.google.co.uk |
Dorling
Kindersley site provides links to science web
sites
http://www.dk.com/uk/ |
Education
World science resources and links to other science
web sites
http://www.education-world.com/science/ |
London
Zoo's Web of Life exhibition explained. It is
a unique new exhibit at London Zoo, combining museum-style
information with live animals, to tell the story of
the conservation of biological diversity.
http://www.weboflife.co.uk/weboflife/index.html |
National
History Museum- guide to the museum exhibits
and online interactive exhibitions
http://www.nhm.ac.uk |
Top
Marks
Lesson ideas
plans and work sheets, resources and web reviews
http://www.topmarks.co.uk |
| Foundation
and KS1 places to start: |
Nature
Explorer KS1 & KS2 Canterbury Environmental Education Centre has produced these delightfully
illustrated sites which investigate creatures in their
habitats. Woodland Explorer, Pond Explorer and Grassland
Explorer would be excellent for a primary minibeast
topic.
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/explorer/index.html |
Parts
of Your Body
Foundation-
A simple early years site where children place body
parts labels onto a picture of a child. Unfortunately
users have no way of knowing if they have been successful,
but a print-out can be produced.
Audience: Early Years, Key
Stage 1 http://www.ambleside.schoolzone.co.uk/ambleweb/clickon/infantzone/bodyparts.htm |
Sound
Explorer
Foundation-KS1 Takes a while to load! A Shockwave game
where children have to guess the sounds they hear. Ideal
for Years 1 and 2 work on the senses. Younger children
will enjoy it too.
Audience: Early Years, Key
Stage 1
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/music/sounds_game.htm |
Plants
and Animals
(also access to Ourselves, Food, Water from same
page) KS1 Activities about plants and mini-beasts suitable
for 5 - 7 year olds. Children can label a plant, make
a plant grow and see which creatures fly, walk or slither.
Nice, simple but informative animations. Great!
Audience: Key Stage 1
http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/wsgfl/grid+/keystage1/keystage1_intro_still.swf |
Welltown is about keeping healthy and staying safe. There are activities for children
from 5 - 7 years old which
can be played at school or at home. It covers lots of
aspects such as personal hygiene, healthy eating and
lots more.
http://www.welltown.gov.uk/ |
Digger
and the Gang KS 1 & KS2Fun
learning activities in English, maths and science for
children from 5 to 11 years of age. The site from the BBC features
a gang of three children and a dog. Solve the puzzles
either at home or at school.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/digger/ |
Healthy
Kids
KS1 up Select age from 3 to 8+. Food and teeth
pages are interactive; some others text based only.
www.healthykids.org.uk/ |
| Good
KS1 sites but little animation: |
The
Bug Stops Here A site from Domestos which promotes the importance of good hygiene.
There are stories and worksheets for children from 4 to 11 years. Children can find out about germs in
our everyday environment and how to avoid the risks
they pose. Rather slow to load.
http://www.thebugstopshere.co.uk/play.shtml |
Habitats
Key Stage 1 children
(5 -7 years) can find out for themselves about animals
that live in various habitats such as the sea, ponds,
hedges, farms, homes and woods. Good pictures &
clear information but no animations.
Audience: Key Stage 1
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/index.htm |
Different Clothes for Different Weather Science web site for Key Stage 1 (5-7 years) children
on materials in clothes. An example of how teachers
can create web pages to support a particular curriculum
area. Information & pictures but no animation.
Audience: Key Stage 1
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/Materials/index.html |
Forces
in Toys This site designed for Key Stage 1 (5 - 7 year olds) looks at the forces
involved in using toys such as pushes and pulls. Clear
illustrations & text; no animation.
Audience: Key Stage 1
http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/toy_forces/index.htm |
MooMilk
An interesting
site which has the story of how milk is produced. There
is a dot-to-dot game (good—link takes you this), a quiz
and lots of facts about the dairy industry (less accessible).
Audience: Key Stage 1, Key
Stage 2
http://www.moomilk.com/game.htm |
| BGfL
for KS1 |
BGfL
activities:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Young
Animals KS 1
Drag the animals together onto the field and print off
if desired.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Hams
Hall Pond
KS 1 & 2Some nice interactive material, especially
in the food chain section
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/frame_activities.cfm |
| Some
of the very best for KS2: |
BrainPop Wonderful collection of short animations to explain scientific concepts
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ |
The
essential guide to rocks. BBC Wonderful animation
of the formation of the earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/flash/indexfull.html
|
Science
in Action
upper KS2Links to program of the same name—good animations and
explanations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sia/index_start.html |
Frank
Dibnah’s Industrial Age
BBC A guide to steam engines and such like; explore
the science behind machines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/dibnah/dibnah99/ |
BBC
historical multimedia animations A wonderful
collection of animations, many of machines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/multimedia_zone/animations/index.shtml |
Nature
Explorer
KS1
& KS2Canterbury
Environmental Education Centre has produced these delightfully
illustrated sites which investigate creatures in their
habitats. Woodland Explorer, Pond Explorer and Grassland
Explorer would be excellent for a primary minibeast
topic
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/explorer/index.html |
DynaMo Science
KS1 or 2BBC DynaMo’s
lab. Interactive games using Flash on habitats, aspects
of living things (quite challenging)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/lab/index.shtml |
Magic
Factory Experiments
on light—quite wonderful for understanding how light
travels. Needs Flash.
http://www.magic-factory.co.uk/ |
ReviseWise Science BBC KS2 SATs revision—very good.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/science/index.shtml |
Galaxy-h
is the KS2 space themed health site with simulated “space
travel”.KS2
http://www.galaxy-h.gov.uk/ |
| Illusions: |
National
Geographic Solar
System Needs download. should
have had videos of the solar system!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/solarsystem/splash.html |
| Good
sites for KS2 but little/no animation: |
The Nine Planets A Multimedia Tour of the Solar SystemKS2
An easily navigated site on the solar system with delightful
pictures and lots of information.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html |
NASA
Star Child Introduction to the solar system and interactive quizes.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
See also NASA
Homepage NASA
photo gallery Shuttle
Web NASA
Picture archive |
Planet
scapes This website provides you with many images, video
clips, statistics and detailed information of the planets
and space phenomenon. Text and facts included may be
too much for KS2, but there are numerous, fascinating
images which you can select by planet or topic.
http://www.planetscapes.com/ |
Mini-beast
Computer Based Learning Site Aimed
at Key Stage 2, but some aspects could be used with
Key Stage 1 children. This attractive site on looks
at the different types of minibeasts, what they eat, where they are found. There are
interesting online activities to try. Uses Flash.
Audience: Key Stage 1, Key
Stage 2
http://www.hedds.co.uk/mini_beasts/ |
SeaWorld
Animal Information
Database Text based information about sea animals; easily
navigated and lots there.
http://www.seaworld.org/infobook.html |
4 Seasons KS2 Ideas for
projects relevant to the seasons—e.g., energy monitoring
in school, looking for signs of seasonal change.
http://www.4seasons.org.uk/mainmenu.htm |
Developing
Databases through Science
Ideas how science lessons can be used to deliver QCA
ICT units at Key Stages 1 and 2. The activities include
work on Plants and Animals in the Local Environment
and Habitats.
Audience: Key Stage 1, Key
Stage 2 http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/acadepts/education/PartnerPro/minibeasts/minibeasts.htm
Data logging ideas from the King logger Roger Frost.
http://www.rogerfrost.com/primar.htm |
Channel
4 Science Essentials Access to three areas of KS2 science. There are pages
of information with pictures for each area of science.
http://4learning.co.uk/weblogic/essentials/science/index.shtml |
Science Snacks KS2 Explanations/pictures
of science phenomena with suggested experiments. More
able children (or teachers) might want to browse for
ideas and inspiration.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/snackintro.html |
BGfL
activities:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Hams
Hall Pond
KS 1 & 2Some nice interactive material, especially
in the food chain section.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Birmingham
Weather Station
KS2 Gives data
for today. Can select data desired for any previous
dates. Good ideas on making your own weather station
equipment.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Changing
Matter
KS2Simulation of changing an ice cube to water
to water vapour. (Questions do not seem to work.)
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Material
Mattters
KS 2Interactive text and picture allow children
to find out about different materials. There are quiz
questions to answer.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
The
Materials and their Properties Quiz
KS26 self-correcting questions.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
Physical
Processes—Light
KS2Downloadable files with lesson plans, activities
and worksheets.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
The
Electricity Book-Part 1
KS2Simulation of lighting a bulb. Demonstrations
of circuits and quiz with results to be printed out
and tried.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm |
What
shape is the moon?
KS2Some fascinating material—e.g., simulated
eclipse, link to a page which lets you view the earth
from a number of satellites etc.!
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/activities/activities.cfm
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