These are the websites that we, and members of the Dundee Science Centre teacher forum, find useful for science learning and teaching.
Please note that Dundee Science Centre does not control any of these websites, and children shouldbe supervised when using the internet.
BIG BANG SCOTLAND FAIR -The University of Abertay Dundee hosted the first Big Bang Scotland Fair on 7th June 2010 - click on the links below to view some of the activities and find out how it can be used to promote science and engineering in Scotland’s Schools.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=199792
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=199791&title=Big_Bang_Scotland&vpkey=d44c7e2d09
General sites:
http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
www.primaryresources.co.uk - good science pages
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/index.html
www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/index.htm
www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/index.html
www.planet-science.com/home.html
www.queensferry-pri.edin.sch.uk
http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources7-11
Portal Sites:
www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Science.htm
www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/funscience.shtml
www.fife-education.org.uk/Fife_Primary_Website/science_overview_final.htm
www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/science.htm
Interactive Whiteboard Resources:
www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1science.html
Science friction:www.planet-science.com/under11s/
www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/qca/friction.htmWater cycle:
www.teacherplanet.com/resource/watercycle.php
ww.proteacher.com/110056.shtml
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclehi.html
www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/experiment.shtml
www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
http://www.bathgems.com/articles/water-terms-encyclopedia.htm
http://royalsociety.org/landing.asp?id=6 - good for topical science issues
Space:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/playandlearn/playandlearn_archive_1.htmlhttp://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
Energy Sources:
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/ - good for comparing advantages/ disadvantages of different energy types
http://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/info/Energy_Efficiency_in_the_Home.html - many links to useful energy efficiency facst and tips. Mostly American, but useful.http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/weatherandclimatechange/resourcebank/videos/video_tcm4598368.asp
LTS Climate Change resource
Human Body:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/ - great interactive body showing organs, skeleton etc
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
http://www.aprendelo.com/rec/the-virtual-body.html
http://www.bhf.org.uk/yheart/default.aspx?page=15 - British Heart Foundation site. A great heart transplant game on this site!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/brainsmart/ - BBC Brainsmart site. The site is packed with goodies - from memory maximising to menomics as well a look at how the brain works.
Microbiology :
http://www.e-bug.eu/eng_home.aspx?ss=1&cc=eng&t=Welcome%20to%20e-Bug
eBug website is packed with downloadable worksheets and information on activities to do with microbes! It also has some online games to play. Some of these activities involve Glo gel products, which will be available to borrow as part of our Microbiology Loan Box, to be launched in 2011!
http://www.microbiologyonline.org.uk/teachers
One of the UK's main microbiology organisation has lots of ideas, activities and resources available for schools.
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