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Animals and Plants

This site by San Diego Zoo is a mine of information about animals and plants, written especially for young people. It is a fabulous resource for research about paricular animals and is well worth a visit.

8-18 year olds
Pupils

Birds and Wildlife

A wonderful site about how to help birds and wildlife.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Biology Revision

A revision guide for GCSE Biologists. The guides are exam board specific.

14-16 year olds
Pupils

The Life Cycle of a Plant

Find out about the life cycle of a plant including how seeds germinate and the ways seeds are dispersed.

6-11 year olds
Pupils

The Great Plant Escape

This attractive site is designed to introduce pupils to plant science and increase their understanding of how foods grow. It could be helpful for Science SATs preparation.

7-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Science Teaching Resources for Interactive Whiteboards

Six PowerPoint or Smartboard Notebook teaching resources for KS4 Science. Topics include balancing equations, chemical reactions, formation of crude oil, fractional distillation, industrial uses of enzymes, the Atom, the Halogens and the Periodic Table.

14-16 year olds
Teachers

Primary Resources

Don't miss this wealth of worksheets, ideas, activities and resources for primary teachers. Sections included are literacy, homework, maths, science and art. Some resources are online, others are in PDF format.

5-11 year olds
Teachers

How the Body Works

Click on a body part to watch movies, read articles, do quizzes and activities all about the human body.

7-14 year olds
Pupils, Parents

Chemicool

Chemicool Periodic table of the elements and other chemistry information.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

All about Animals

An interesting site about ethical issues around keeping animals.

7-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils
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