What is an Insect?
What is an insect? is an interactive e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects. It has beautiful photos.
Frog Life Cycle
An illustrated account of the frog life cycle written with two text levels of difficulty. A non-fiction text resource with photographs. Suitable for IWB.
Nocturnal Animals
A wonderful site with clear concise information about bats, owls, badgers, foxes and hedgehogs. Facts include food, habitats, special features and family. A super non-fiction resource.
Science Sparkles
At Science Sparks they are passionate about making science fun for kids and they have devised lots of easy science activities using equipment and materials commonly found around the home.
WWF Teaching Resources
Teaching resources from the World Wildlife Fund including lesson plans, suggested topics for discussion and project ideas.
Seed Germinator
Find out what goes on underground when seeds are sprouting? Try this experiment to investigate the process of plant development. The site has teaching tips and background to the science.
All about Bumble Bees
Free educational activities designed for children from age 4 to 11+ to develop their knowledge and understanding of bumblebees and the challenges and threats they face.
All about Animals
An interesting site about ethical issues around keeping animals.
Something Fishy
A series of lessons on water and fish including how they differ from other animals. It looks at the features of different animals groups, food chains and the nutritional value of fish. The section on water would be good on an interactive whiteboard.
One Kind
A fantastic A to Z about animals.