Science (general)

General
1) Sciberdiver a web portal containing a repository of the best science websites related to the Primary Science curriculum http://www.sciberdiver.edu.sg
2) Science songs http://www.scientainment.com/songs.html
3) Misconceptions in Science http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon4.html
4) Data Loggers/ Free Experiments
http://www.eyethinkcorp.com/resources/expmonth/expindex.asp
5) Science forum/blog http://science.slashdot.org/
6) Movies, quiz http://www.brainpop.com/
7) Technology Over time (notes) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tech/#
8) Measurement (notes) http://www.aaamath.com/mea.html
9) Measurement (notes) http://math2.org/math/general/measures.htm
10) Measurement (notes) http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/measurement/
11) Science for kids http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/
12) Science Vocabulary Hangman http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/
13) Science Dictionary http://www.enchantedlearning.com/science/dictionary/
14) Science Process skills (Interactive) (Virtual Labs, Factors affecting the rate of evaporation) http://www1.moe.edu.sg/edsoftware/ir/files/science-pri-evaporation/html/INDEX.HTML
15) Science Spy http://www.scispy.ie/Index.aspx
16) Scholastic (Magic School bus ) http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/
17) Science Activities/ Investigations http://www.uq.edu.au/_School_Science_Lessons/year1to6.html#PrimaryScienceLessons
18) National Geographic (Videos on plants, solar system, animals, environment etc) – http://nationalgeographic.com/
19) National Geographic Kids(Videos relating to animals and plants) - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
20) Interactive Science Websites http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-science.htm (List of websites useful for classroom teaching and self-paced learning)
21) Physics Applet: http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/ (Physics applet)
22) Interactive and Fun activities on The Life Cycle of Plants and Helping Plants Grow Well http://gamequarium.com/plants.html
23) Cool Science for Curious Kids (notes, interactive) http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/ Includes five interactive activities for kids. From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Science (Diversity)

Diversity
Diversity of living and non-living things (P3/P4)
Characteristics of living things
1) Living and non-living things (lesson plan, video, worksheet) http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.lp_living/
2) Life processes (PPT) http://www.icteachers.co.uk/resources/science/lifeprocesses.ppt

Classification of plants and animals
3) Classification of plants and animals (notes, interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/variation1.shtml
4) The five kingdoms (printable) http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/plantsoranimals.html

Animals
5) The bug club (includes insect fact files) http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/
6) http://www.dinofish.com/
7) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
8) http://www.poost.nl/seahorse/picts/media/zp7.qt - Seahorse Video
9) http://www.fisheyeview.com/Movies.html - Fish Eye Cam
10) http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/ - Insects
11) http://www.headlice.org/kids/
12) Killer Bees: http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/bees/killer/index.html
13) Mosquitoes, movies http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/mosvid.htm
14) Cyber Zoo, movies http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/index.html

Diversity of materials (P3/P4)
Properties and uses of materials
15) Classifying materials (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials.shtml
16) Characteristics of materials (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/materials.shtml
17) Characteristics of materials (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml
18) Characteristics of materials (notes) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/materials.shtml
19) Materials Quiz page (Interactive) http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/material/quiz.htm

Science (Cycles)

Cycles
Cycles in Matter and Water (Water) (P5/P6)
1) Water cycle (notes) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Watercycle.shtml 2) Water cycle (notes) http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html
3) Water cycle (notes) http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
4) Water cycle (notes) http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/pilot/water_cycle/grabber2.html
5) Water cycle (notes) http://www.kidzone.ws/water/
6) Water cycle (notes) http://www.epa.gov/region07/kids/drnk_b.htm
7) Water cycle (Interactive) http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/education/flash/game.htm
8) Water cycle (notes, animated) http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module10/WhathappensinaSchoolyardEcosystem.htm

Cycles in Plants and Animals (Reproduction) (P5/P6)
9) Reproduction, Parts of a plant (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/life_cycles.shtml
10) The seedy side of plants (Seed dispersal, includes videos) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/plants/
11) Plant medicine (Enrichment, notes) http://www.rainforesteducation.com/medicines/medcontents.htm
12) Venus Fly Trap (Enrichment, notes) http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
13) Plants database (includes factsheets, enrichment ) http://plants.usda.gov/
14) Plants in motion (notes and videos about germination and tropisms) http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/starthere.html
15) Private life of plants (DVD) – dispersal

Cycles in Matter and Water (Matter) P3/P4
16) States of Matter (Animation) J http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/solids-liquids-gases/slg2.cfm?age=Age%20Range%207-11&subject=Science
17) Matter (notes) http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html
18) Matter (notes) http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/matter/sciber/intro.htm
19) Changing states of matter (Interactive) http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=changingstate
20) States of matter (interactive) : http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/gases.shtml
21) Properties of states of matter (animated, interactive) http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/content/keystage3/chemistry/pc/learningsteps/SLGLC/launch.html
Cycles in plants and animals (Life cycles)
Plants
22) The Great Plant Escape (Interactive, includes conditions necessary for plant growth) http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
23) Conditions necessary for plant growth (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/plants_grow1.shtml
24) Conditions necessary for plant growth (Interactive) http://www.channel4learning.com/apps26/learning/microsites/E/essentials/science/life/quiz.jsp?unit=Helping+plants+grow+well&unitShortName=helpplants&rand=1201728023685
25) What do plants need to grow? (PowerPoint) http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/powerpoint/plants.ppt
26) Plant life cycle (video) http://www.fastplants.org/mov/WFP%20time%20lapse%20life%20cycle2.mov
27) Tomato: from seed to plant (notes, interactive) http://www.sparkisland.com/public/free_activities/seed_cycles/onlinegames/seed_cycles.html
28) Factors affecting germination (Interactive) http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/factors_plant_growth/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPart2.htm
Animals
29) Life cycle of a butterfly (Web based lesson) http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butlifecycle/
30) Butterfly: life cycle, flight, feeding (notes) http://www.fieldmuseum.org/butterfly/life_basic.htm
31) Life cycle of a chicken (notes) http://www.vtaide.com/png/chicken.htm
32) Life cycles of a frog and human- sequence (Interactive) http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Lifeprocessesan/Lifecycles/Introduction/activity2pop.htm

Science (Systems)

Systems
Electrical system
1) Electricity (notes/interactive): http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources.htm
2) Electrical systems (notes/interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes.shtml
3) Circuits- create a virtual circuit (Interactive) http://www.cleo.net.uk/resources/displayframe.php?src=207/consultants_resources%2Fscience%2FcircuitWorld%2Findex.html#

Cell System
4) Label parts in animal cell (Interactive) http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/animal_cell.swf
5) The virtual cell (includes pronunciation guide) http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm
6) Cells (Includes video of how big a cell is and interactive cell model) http://www.cellsalive.com/
7) Cells (What do cells do?) (Notes, Enrichment) http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/lifecycle/122.asp
8) Scanning Electron Microscope: Image gallery, how SEM works (Images, Enrichment) http://www.mos.org/sln/sem/intro.html
9) Mendel (classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science) (notes, enrichment) http://www.mendelweb.org/
10) DNA from the beginning (animation, video, enrichment) http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
11) Cracking the code of life (enrichment): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/
12) Amoeba (Protozoa) Video http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/moviegallery/pondscum/protozoa/amoeba/index.html

Plant and human system – Respiratory and Circulatory system
13) Human anatomy (general) (Handouts/ worksheets) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/titlepage.shtml
14) The Visible Human Project® (notes/ Enrichment) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
15) Anatomy of the Human Body (notes/Enrichment) http://www.bartleby.com/107/
16) The skeletons project (skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations ) http://www.eskeletons.org/

Respiratory System
17) Lungs (notes, enrichment) http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/lungs-article.html
18) The respiratory system (notes) http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/health/respiratorysystem.html

Circulatory system
19) Heart (notes, enrichment) http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/heart-article.html
20) The heart and the circulatory system (notes) http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/heart_anatomy.html
21) Circulatory system (notes) http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/biosci.html

Human System (Digestive system)
22) Human body riddles (pupils to guess the parts of the human body through riddles) http://www.apples4theteacher.com/elibrary/bodybook.html
23) Digestive system (notes) http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/digestive.html
24) Digestion (Interactive/video)
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/digestive-system-article.html
25) Digestive system (notes): http://www.leeds.ac.uk/chb/lectures/anatomy8.html
26) Virtual body (animated) http://medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

Plant System (Plant parts and functions)
27) Plant Kingdom (notes, includes fungi, ferns) http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/PlantsMain.html
28) Parts of a plant (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/life_cycles.shtml

Science (Interactions)

Interactions
Interaction within the environment (P5/P6)
1) Biomes of the world (notes) http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/index.htm
2) Who eats who? (Interactive, food chain) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/food_chains.shtml
3) Food chain, Parts of a food chain (notes, Interactive) http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm

Interaction of forces (P5/P6)
4) Forces (notes/interactive): http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources.htm
5) Forces (notes) http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/machines/sciber/intro.htm
6) Everything about construction equipment: http://www.kenkenkikki.jp/special/e_index.html
7) Levers (notes) http://www1.moe.edu.sg/edsoftware/ir/files/science-pri-levers/html/index.htm

Magnets (P3/P4)
8) Magnets (notes) http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources
9) Magnets (notes-flash, interactive): http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/viewdetails_ks3.aspx?id=488
10) Magnets – magnetic and non magnetic materials (Interactive): http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/magnets_springs.shtml

Science (Energy)

Energy
Heat and Temperature (P3/P4)
1) Temperature (notes) http://eo.ucar.edu/skymath/tmp2.html
2) What is absolute zero (notes) http://www.pa.msu.edu/~sciencet/ask_st/012992.html
3) Energy (notes) http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/intro.htm
4) Conductors and insulators (Interactive) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/revision_bites/keeping_warm1.shtml
5) Heat and temperature (notes) http://hop.concord.org/h1/phys/h1p.html
6) Heat and expansion (video) http://lcmrschool.org/HS/Roth/Physics_animate/Ch09/1-thermal-expansion.swf

Light and shadows (P3/P4)
7) Light and shadows(Interactive): http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/see_things.shtml
8) Light sources and light rays (notes/Interactive) http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/flash/concepts/sourcesandrays.htm
9) Shadows (notes/Interactive) http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/flash/concepts/shadows.htm
10) Shadows (Pupils learn how shadows change with time) (Interactive) http://wsgfl2.westsussex.gov.uk/aplaws/intergames/science/v5_ShadowsOfTime_2.swf
11) Make a sundial (printable) http://bplcls-lin-01.whoc.theplanet.co.uk/teacher/resources/ks2/shadows.php
12) Opaque, translucent, transparent (interactive) http://www.virneth.co.uk/apps/transparent.htm

Energy Conversions (P5/P6)

13) What is energy? (notes) http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/energy1.html
14) The Energy Planet (notes) http://library.thinkquest.org/C004471/
15) Energy resources and transfer (notes) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/physics/energy_transfer_1.shtml
16) Types of energy (notes) http://tristate.apogee.net/kids/at_ifrm.aspx
17) Energy and its uses (notes) http://tiki.oneworld.net/energy/energy.html
18) Energy and its uses (notes, interactive-identify objects that use energy) http://www.eon-uk.com/EnergyExperience/85.htm

Energy Forms and Use (photosynthesis) (P5/P6)

19) Photosynthesis (notes) http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/didyouknow_photosynthesis.shtml
20) Photosynthesis (notes) http://www.biotopics.co.uk/plants/photsy.html
21) Plants (photosynthesis and chlorophyll) (notes) http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/intro.htm
22) Photosynthesis (animation, enrichment) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/photosynthesis.html