- Cool Experiments with Magnets
- Electromagnets - How they work
- Earth's magnetic field
Light
- Magic-Factory - 5 Games on reflection, refraction and colours. (Needs Shockwave download)
- Optical Illusions - Baffle your eyes with these puzzles.
- Teacher's Lab - Games on colour and the laws of light.
Waves
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum - test your knowledge on waves and the EMS. Worksheets included.
- Waves - Excellent demonstration of longitudinal and transverse waves. (Quite advanced)
- Making Sounds - Experiments with sounds (noise!) for you to try.
- How Speakers Work
Energy
- Amusement Park Physics - Build a rollercoaster and learn about potential and kinetic energy.
- Work, power, energy types and sources, energy transfer and insulation. Animations included.
- Renewable Energy Resources
- Wind Energy
- Nuclear Energy
- Energy Chest - Information and activities on saving energy.
- SchoolEnergy - More info on how to save energy in your school.
Space!
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Welcome to the Planets
- LOTS of information on each of the planets including pictures!
- NASA Earth Observatory
- A site with information on NASA's work to keep an eye on the Earth!
- NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions
- Find out about the history of space travel.
- The Solar System in Pictures
- Pictures and quizzes on the planets in our solar system.
- Virtual Reality Moon-Phase Pictures
- See the phase of the moon on any date and time from 1800-2199 AD.
- Sea and Sky - Explore the sea and the universe. Information, images, news, links and games. A great-looking, interesting, interactive site!
- Messages from Space - Advanced support for learning about satellite and space technology for AS and A2 courses.
Sites covering Phys, Chem and Bio
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- Environmental Agency
- BBC's Science GCSE Bitesize Page
- Key Stage 3 Revision - BBC Bitesize
- Learn.co.uk - An educational website for teachers, students and parents. Here you will find curriculum materials for the core subjects at KS4/GCSE. Hosted by the Guardian Newspaper.
- Windows KeyStage3 Revsion Aids - Download files giving the definitions and diagrams you need for biology GCSE, but there is which are helpful for KS3.
- Gondar Design Science - For Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Ecology.
- Homework High - Science section of this Channel4 site.
- Sambal's Science Web - intended to help you with your Key Stage 3 science.
- Nature - International weekly journal of Science.
- Science Museum
- Teacher Center - Yucky Kids site!
Experiments
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- Hunkin's Experiments - Fun experiments to do at home!
A Level and AS
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- Web-Quests - Activities involving the internet suitable for AS and A Level in Biology, Chemistry, Physics. Also including WebQuests for Astronomy and development of scientific thinking.
Miscellaneous
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- International Earthquake Locator
- Nova Hot Science Science games!
- learn.co.uk - A fantastic site to use for learning and revision. Easy to use, with lots of info and great pictures and diagrams.
- Mad Scientist Network - Ask a Mad Scientist a question on science and receive a reply!
- Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester - try some hands-on virtal investigations on this site!
(Needs Shockwave)
- The Big Bang - CITV's Fun Science program has a web site. Take a look!
- Dictionary of Units - This is the place to go for converting units!
- CATIE - a wealth of resources and links for anyone studying or teaching Science and PSHE in UK schools.
- Measurement - a beginners guide.
- Powers of Ten - visualise large numbers by magnifying images 10 times. Starting with an image of the Milky Way, zooming right in to the earth, a tree and the DNA in one of it's cells and even into the atoms' protons electrons and neutrons! Unmissable!
- Inventors Hall of Fame - search for inventors by name or by their inventions. This could be very useful for research homework.
- CultureLab-UK - user's guide to style, culture and technology in the UK.
Clip-Art
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- Classroom Clipart - Useful pictures for projects or just to brighten up your homework!
Learn Internet Skills
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- PSIgate - Free "teach yourself" tutorials on Internet information skills for physics, chemistry and earth science, and also for "History and Philosophy of Science".
Science Link Sites
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- ASE Science Resource Database
- BioChem Links
- Examcentre - provides study support for anyone following a science course. Request topics and they will be posted, or provide your own material for others.
- Learn.co.uk - An educational website for teachers, students and parents. Here you will find curriculum materials for the core subjects at KS4/GCSE. Hosted by the Guardian Newspaper.
- SchoolScience - National Curriculum Science resources for Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
- Saturn Science Sites - a links page to even more Science sites.
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