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ScienceHack |
http://sciencehack.com/ |
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growing collection of interesting video clips. As well as standard science
subjects,this site also |
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videos on engineering, psychology, nature and 'How it is made'. |
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The Science Museum |
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ |
Slide,
bounce and spring your way through 30 obstacle-filled levels in Launchball
here |
Other online
games here |
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ASE Science Year CD Roms Online |
http://www.sycd.co.uk/ |
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The
British Science Association -National Science & Engineering Activity Packs |
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/NSEW/GetInvolved/NSEWActivities/_ActivityPacks/ |
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9
different challenge packs (produced for National Science & Engineering Week)
to download. |
Lots of
interesting projects and activities. Requires free registration to access
packs. |
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BBC - Schools Science Clips |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml |
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Sixty Symbols |
http://www.sixtysymbols.com/ |
Sixty Symbols is
a collection of videos about physics and astronomy of interest to older
children, |
with experts
from The University of Nottingham chatting about the symbols in a fun and
often |
unexpected way. |
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Girltalk Radio |
http://www.braincake.org/girltalk/GirlTalkAbout.html |
A series of
interviews with women scientists, conducted by girls ages 11 – 16. |
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The Naked
Scientists |
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/ |
Website
to accompamy the BBC radio series from Cambridge scientists whose aim is 'to
help people to |
enjoy
science and have fun'. Lots of experiments, podcasts and articles. |
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Great
moments in science |
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/default.htm |
Concise
descriptions of topics - ideal for discussion. |
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SEED |
http://www.seed.slb.com/home.aspx?LangType=1033 |
A variety
of science projects suitable for KS2 children. |
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Oxford
University Museum of Natural History - The Learning Zone |
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/ |
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PhET -
Interactive Simulations - University of Colorado |
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Elementary_School&st=-1 |
Fun,
interactive simulations of physical phenomena. |
This link takes
you to the section for 'Elementary Schools'. |
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EepyBird |
http://eepybird.com/ |
Coke and mentos
experiments and many other 'entertainments for the curious mind' |
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Nobel
Prize - educational games |
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/index.html |
Games and
simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements |
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Neuroscience for Kids |
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html |
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Active
Science |
http://www.activescience-gsk.com/home.html |
A variety
of interactive games related to KS1 and KS2 science. |
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Everyday
Mysteries |
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/archive.html |
Fun
science facts from the Library of Congress. |
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EcoKids -
Games & Activities |
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/index.cfm |
Including
activities on climate change, energy, water and waste. |
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BBC - Schools - 4 to 11 years Subjects Science |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/science.shtml |
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School
Science |
http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/ |
Resources
and downloads from the Association for Science Education. |
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Hunkin's Experiments (over 200 home experiments) |
http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/ |
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Lightwave - Experiments with light & colour |
http://www.lightwave.soton.ac.uk/experiments/experiments.html |
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Science Museums Science Fair Project Ideas Science Education |
http://www.tryscience.org/ |
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Discover
Primary Science |
http://www.primaryscience.ie |
Dozens of
activity sheets to download with interesting science experiments. |
Download
a Science Activity Book
here. Watch animations
here |
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Planet
Science |
http://www.planet-science.com |
Site for
children interested in science and the teachers and adults who support them. |
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Learning
Science - Motion & Forces |
http://www.learningscience.org/psc2bmotionforces.htm |
Links to
interactive activities on motion and forces. |
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The National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution |
http://www.mnh.si.edu/ |
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Seeing, Hearing and Smelling the World |
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ |
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SCIENCE HOBBYIST Top Page |
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/ |
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Planet
Scicast |
http://www.planet-scicast.com/films.cfm |
Short
films - real science |
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Grand Illusions |
http://www.grand-illusions.com |
A
collection of optical illusions, puzzles and toys. |
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Welcome to ARKive - Images of life on Earth |
http://www.arkive.org/ |
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http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/ |
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - Educational Science Experiments for Children of all ages (Free science, astronomy, chemistry, physics, and earth science experiments for adults, kids, children, science fair, and K-12 school labs) |
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Cool Science for Curious Kids |
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/ |
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Welcome to BrainsRule! Learn about your Brain |
http://www.brainsrule.org/ |
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Science News and Science Discussion |
http://www.scienceagogo.com/index.shtml |
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pondexplorer |
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pondexplorer.html |
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Insects on the Web |
http://www.insects.org/ |
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SandlotScience.com |
http://www.sandlotscience.com/ |
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Welcome to Cool Cosmos! |
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ |
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Science
Buddies |
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ |
"Free
Science Fair project ideas, answers & tools for serious students." |
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The
Mystery Spot - medical and scientific mysteries to solve |
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/ |
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HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works! |
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ |
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The Royal Institution of Great Britain |
http://www.rigb.org/rimain/index.jsp |
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Archive
of videos of Christmas lectures for children
here |
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Science
Experiments at Home |
thttp://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/miniexp.htm |
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Microscopy UK - The Micropolitan Museum of Microscopic Art Forms |
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/index.html |
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Concept Cartoons |
http://www.conceptcartoons.com/index_flash.html |
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OLogy American Museum of Natural History |
http://ology.amnh.org/ |
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Explore
Learning - Elementary science 'gizmos' |
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspGizmoListElementary |
Lots of
interactive animations to experiment with (time-limited to 5 minutes per
activity |
without
subscription). |
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