Circle of Life
The excellent site looks at the differences in life cycles of amphibians, birds, mammals and insects and also tests your knowledge. It is a useful for either whole class or use by individual students.
Abpi Resources for Schools
A selection of superbly designed, motivating science modules for ages 5 to 18. Included are interactive games, animations, downloadable resources such as posters and worksheets.
Butterfly Life Cycle
A series of pages about butterflies with stunning narrated videos of each stage of the butterfly life cycle.
Seeds and Plant Growth Discovery Pack
This activity pack designed for 5 to 12 year olds can be used to encourage children to care for and appreciate living things and to think about the world around them. It looks at seed dispersal, germination, growth, parts of a plant and more.
e-Bug
e-Bug is a health education programme that aims to promote positive behaviour change among children to support infection prevention. There are free resources for educators, community leaders and parents.
Baby Animals
Find out why spring is an ideal time for animals to have their young. There is information about calves, lambs, birds and about animals coming out of hibernation. Written at two levels of difficulty.
What types of food do animals eat?
An easy video explanation of the differences between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
What is a food chain?
A video which explains about food chains. The terms producers, consumers, predators and prey are covered.
Brian Cox School Experiments
These free resources support six experiments across the primary science curriculum, and each written resource is supported by videos.
Science Fix
There are lots of primary science experiment ideas to try at school or in early years settings. They include useful background science information.
