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.
Pointillism for Kids - Painting with Dots
Help your child to understand the technique of Pointillism. Decorate a bookmark with this simple and effective project.
Clock Splat
Match simple analogue times with digital equivalents. There are three levels of difficulty: hours, half hours and quarter hours.
Number Line
Number Line helps students visualise number sequences and illustrate strategies for counting, comparing or the four operations. Number lines can be easily adapted with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or negative numbers.
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.
Area and Perimeter
A teaching tool for demonstrating area and perimeter on an interactive whiteboard. Drag out rectangles to show different examples.
Unravelling the Genome
In June 2000 scientists completed the 'map' for a human being. See here what a huge task this was and why it is valuable.
Home Front 1939 - 1945
A site from the National Archives Learning Curve which presents original documents to support information about aspects of the Second World War such as preparations for war, evacuation, women at war, spies and more. The interactive parts no longer work.
Tudors and Stuarts
A website covering the history of the Tudors and Stuarts. Here you will find information on all the kings and queens, important people and events, links to other resources, books, pictures, and more.
The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament and Treason 1605
This UK Government website has information about the Gunpowder Plot with a downloadable fact sheet.
