Science
and Plants for Schools
Great ideas and free stuff for practical work with plants.
Field
Studies Council
Courses for pupils and adults. Their fold-out guides are great for identification
when studying habitats.
Science
Museum
Whether you're planning a visit or not you'll find useful facts for science
teaching on their website.
Joint
Earth Science Education Initiative
Designed to give teachers more confidence in teaching earth science.
FreeFoto.com
As long as it's not for commercial use you can use the pictures on this site
- read their conditions.
Insect
Lore
Good but not cheap products. I've used their painted lady caterpillars and
all has worked very well each time.
New
Scientist
Keep up to date on developments in science.
Science/Chemistry
Quizzes
A range of quiz questions for age 8 upwards. American site but useful for
plenary and revision work if you select carefully.
Wavelength
Educational Resources
Free resources from a teacher in Cornwall.
National
Association for Gifted Children
Resources and courses for children, teachers and parents.
ScienceWeb
Currently £25 a year to register for useful worksheets and interactives
for science teaching.
Teacher
Resource Exchange
Useful site with lots of free resources - some great Flash and Powerpoint
presentations amongst them.
Teachers
Evaluating Education Software
Look here for reviews before spending those eLC's.
Moonwatch
Site to encourage involvement in discovering the phases of the moon - a project
for Einstein year.
The
Great British Snail Hunt
I didn't realise we had so many different snails. Organise a hunt and fill
in the questionairre. A great practical activity and it will be contributing
to a greater understanding of our snails and their distribution.
BBC
Science and Nature
Great stuff to help teachers build up their knowledge and pupils to learn
in a fun way.
The
BA Resources for learning
British Association for the Advancement of Science resources, activities,
news and clubs for young people.
Association
for Science Education
Books, conferences, resources and lots mre or anyone involved in teaching
science.
Science
One Stop
A developing site from ASE. Useful for all ages.
Science
Year 2003
Not as silly as it may sound! As part of the year ASE set up this site and
have still got resources avilable on it which are really quite useful (Tip:
when you think you have found something useful right click on the link to
the resource and save the target rather than opening up powerpoint or pdf
files - it's quicker to browse them later and delete those you don't want
to keep).
Granada
Learning Software
Free resources for teachers as well as software for purchase.
BBC
Teachers resources for KS2 Science
A list with links for teachers on all available BBC materials for National
Curriculum Science topics.
Primary
Resources
Hosted by RM - looking for a presentation or lesson plan? Search through to
see if there's something on this site for you.
Farming
and Countryside Education
Information on the above with links to lots of interest.
British
Trees
Has information on all 33 native british trees and resources to help in identification
as well as links to organisations involved in forestry.
I
Science Mate
Integrating Math Science and Technology. A US site with some excellent flash
slideshows. Much more than is needed for KS2 but some really useful individual
slides and animations. A great site to look at and use on the interactive
whiteboard. Go into Elementary and then take the Slideshows link on the left.
There's much more than the slideshows on here if you take the time to browse.
Forest
Education Initiative
Learning Resources about Trees, Forests and Forest Products. |
