All about Rainforests
Here you have information about tropical and temperate rainforests. It is designed for students of all ages. It looks at the different layers, the plants and animals, where the rainforests are and it has rainforest animal printouts.
D-Day Normandy 1944 An Educators' Guide
A PDF document produced to complement the screening of the D-Day film but it can be used as a stand-alone resource. It looks at the historical context of D-Day, how WW2 influenced today's technology and has student activities.
ParentZone
A selection of information for parents, carers and guardians of school age children in Scotland. It looks at many ways that you can get involved in your child's education and support learning.
Infectious Diseases
Read the facts about microbes, how they cause disease and the human immune system. The site also looks at the ways we treat illness such as vaccination and antibiotics. The site is interactive so you can test your knowledge.
Design inSite
A site which looks at the characteristics of different products and has excellent information about the composition and properties of materials.
Sound Science for Schools and Colleges
A learning resource for secondary physics which looks at wave types, oscillations, reflection, refraction, diffraction and includes lesson starters.
Romans
Why did the Romans invade Britain and what did the Romans do for us? These are two of the questions that are considered here. It also looks at life for women in Roman Britain and there is an audio drama of the Boudiccan Rebellion.
Homeostasis - The Kidneys and Water Balance
An excellent interactive site which explains the structure and function of the kidneys. It also looks at how kidneys work, at problems which can arise and at dialysis.
Nature Detectives
A subscription site about nature from the Woodland Trust. Find out what to look out for in the natural world in the coming weeks. There are activities and resources to help you learn more about trees.
The Microbe Zoo
Informative and visually appealing site about microbes. Covers the positive and negative effects of microbes in agriculture, on animals including people, in water and in the air. Play the Safari game to hunt for microbes.
