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National Parks in England, Wales and Scotland

The site has a map and description of all the national parks of England and Wales. It provides an overview of the purposes of national parks.

14-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

What is the Water Cycle?

A simple explanation of the water cycle which includes a cartoon video which goes through the process.

7-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

All about Glaciers

What makes a glacier and where are they found? You will find the answer to these questions and more on this site about glaciers, together with some photographs.

14-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Fair Trade Foundation

Read about the campaign to ensure that farmers in third world countries get a fair price for their produce.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Action Aid

ActionAid is an international development agency working with poor people to improve their lives. The teaching resources, school talks and campaigns help learners explore global issues and engage in active global citizenship.

11-18 year olds
Teachers

British Geological Survey - Earthquakes

Illuminating! Gives data about locations and magnitude of British and European Earthquakes, together with background information about Earthquakes and their effects.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Introduction to Biomes

The nature of the world's major biomes are explained here. It gives the distribution, climate, flora and fauna of tundra, savanna, taiga, tropical evergreen forest, temperate deciduous forest, grasslands, desert scrub and Mediterranean scrub.

16-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Discovery Point

This is the website of Dundee's visitor attraction featuring the story of Captain Scott's ship Discovery. The site has information about Antarctica and also about Scott and his fated expedition to the South Pole.

11-18 year olds
Teachers

The Water Cycle

Interesting activities to aid understanding of the Water Cycle.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Online maps from around the world from the Library of the University of Texas.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils
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