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.
Pairing for Early Science
A series of drag and drop science activities where children need to pair vocabulary cards with images. Audio is provided for all the words. Topics include: The Senses, Parts of the Body, Young Animals, Animal Sounds and Animals with Wings.
Teaching Syllables
A YouTube video of a teacher showing a clever method of using your whole body to figure out how many syllables or beats are in a word.
All about Water
Find out about the water cycle, our bodies and water, the environment and saving water.
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.
Edexcel
Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK. They provide a wide range of qualifications including GCSEs, GCE AS and A levels; GNVQs, BTEC First, HND and HNCs, NVQS and Key Skills. Find syllabus information on the site.
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.
