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.
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.
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.
All About Spring
Our feature on Spring looks at why we get Spring and what happens in Spring. It focuses on the United Kingdom but is applicable to other countries in the Northern Hemisphere. IWB friendly.
Subtracting with Regrouping Lesson
This lesson explains how to work out column subtraction of three-digit numbers using regrouping or borrowing.
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.
Dealing with Emotions
A collection of clips presented from the BBC that explore a whole range of feelings and emotions, as well as providing talking points and tools to feel better.
Interact with these Minibeasts
An interactive where you explore the body of a ladybird, an ant and a bee. You can rotate and zoom in on the minibeasts and click on hotspots which explain interesting facts about bees, ants and ladybirds. Brilliant in full-screen mode on an IWB.
Practical Biology
Practical Biology provides teachers of biology with experiments that demonstrate a wide range of biological concepts and processes. The site is useful for those wishing to develop their practical craft in biology.
Seeing with Sound
Explore questions about sound properties and how sound travels as a wave through diagrams and simulations. For example, identify the effects of compression waves on the vibration speed of particles.
