Science education links

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/

www.sserc.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.educationcity.co.uk

www.queensferry-pri.edin.sch.uk

www.kidshealth.org/kids

www.brainpop.com

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.htm

Water 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/

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/playandlearn/playandlearn_archive_1.html

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

http://www.esero.org.uk/

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.ifloor.com/flooring-advice/home-maintenance-and-improvement.html - home maintainance and improvement ideas

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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