The Treasure Map
An animated story about children who find a treasure map. Great as a story or it could be used as a story writing idea. Good also for following directions. Best in full screen mode.
Cool Antarctica
Simply the best website about Antarctica that we know of. It has stacks of free to use pictures and is bursting with facts about Antarctica and its animals. It also includes the history of exploration, the climate and environmental issues.
Rainforest Alliance
Look inside and see the many wonders of the Rainforest and learn about the plants, animals and peoples that live there. Match the creatures to the many layers of the Rainforest and trace the production of bananas, coffee and chocolate.
Recycle Now
A great site packed with information, ideas and resources to encourage us to recycle. It has facts about how different materials are recycled including videos and animations. The text is hard for Key Stage 1 but the videos and teaching ideas are useful.
Disappearing Act
Try this activity to see how animals use camouflage to protect themselves. You can compare what you see when a camouflaged figure remains still to what you see when the figure is moving.
Design and Technology Online
This site uses text, pictures and animations to provide useful information on various topics such as packaging, electronics, food, pneumatics and mechanisms.
How do Dinosaur Fossils form?
This video animation from the Natural History Museum explains how fossils of dinosaurs and sea creatures were formed and why we can sometimes find them today.
Learn about the Weather
Learn about weather phenomena including clouds, rain and snow, with these excellent videos and animations from the UK Met Office. They are YouTube videos so will not be accessible in all schools but they are ad free.
What Are the Moon's Phases
Learn about the phases of the moon. This NASA site has animations, one of which allows you to view the moon today. The various phases of the moon are described and also shown on a diagram.
Nature's Calendar
Be involved in recording nature sightings in spring and autumn to help scientists understand how climate change is affecting trees, birds and animals. Lots of free wildlife fact packs to download.
