This directory of tried and tested educational web links is designed to support science teachers but may also be of use to parents and pupils. It will be updated on a regular basis. The intention is to develop the science area to include teaching resources. If you would like to suggest other websites, encounter any problems with this directory or can recommend improvements, please contact the council using the contact information at the foot of this page.
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Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority (QCDA)
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www.qcda.gov.uk/104.aspx
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QCDA official site. Find out about the latest science curriculum issues for each keystage.
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Ofsted
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www.ofsted.gov.uk
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Access to inspection reports.
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Standards site
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www.standards.dfes.gov.uk
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Information on teaching frameworks, data use and the latest innovations from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). Access to schemes of work and subject specific secondary national strategy material.
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National Curriculum Online
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http://curriculum.qca.org.uk
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The programme of study for each Key stage and the attainment targets.
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The Association for Science Education (ASE)
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www.ase.org.uk
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Essential for all scientists, especially the Upd8 section, which is superb and free and the various downloads. Create a login ID to make the best use of the resources. Includes SEN in Science.
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The Royal Society
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http://royalsociety.org/Education
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Education pages on the Royal Society's website.
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Society of Biology
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www.societyofbiology.org/home
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Website of the professional body for UK biologists.
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Royal Society of Chemistry
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http://chemistry.rsc.org
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Support for specialist teachers and non-specialist teachers. Includes classic chemistry demonstrations and classic chemistry experiments.
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Salters
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www.salters.co.uk/institute
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Regular quizzes and competitions including the no preparation Salters' Challenge for year 7 or 8 and residential camps for year 10.
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Institute of Physics
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www.iop.org
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Website for physics and physicists as well as support for non-specialists.
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E Chalk
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www.echalk.co.uk/echalk/echalk.htm
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Flash games including timer.
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Teachers.net
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http://teachers.net
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Lesson plans, job, chat forums.
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Hot potatoes
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www.hotpot.uvic.ca
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Six applications that create interactive, multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web.
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Education using Powerpoint
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www.educationusingpowerpoint.org.uk
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Resources to support each GCSE specifications.
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Hotcourses
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www.hotcourses.com
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Courses and information for teachers, covering notes, classwork, homework and tests for each topic.
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Interactive Whiteboard resources
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www.iwb.org.uk
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Help, advice and support on use of interactive whiteboards. Shared resources available.
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Roger Frost's Dataloggerama
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www.rogerfrost.com
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This site offers a commentary on ways that information technology helps teaching.
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Society for General Microbiology (SGM)
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www.socgenmicrobiol.org.uk
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Promoting the science and significance. of microbiology.
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Skoool
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www.skoool.co.uk
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Resources and activities for all three sciences by key stage.
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Creative chemistry
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www.creative-chemistry.org.uk
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Worksheets and teaching notes for fun activities suitable for a chemistry club and about 300 pages of question sheets and practical guides for GCSE and A Level chemistry.
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Arkive
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www.arkive.org
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Website for endangered species.
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ABPI Resources for Schools
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www.abpischools.org.uk
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Contains interactive resources, worksheets etc. Developed and supported by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
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Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU)
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www.earthscienceeducation.com
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ESEU website. ESEU, based in the Education Department of Keele University, is a provider of in-service education and training (INSET) in Earth science to UK teachers.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
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Homepage of the world's top space exploration agency.
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Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS)
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www.cleapss.org.uk
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Advice on health and safety, including risk assessment, sources and use of chemicals, living organisms and equipment, technicians and their jobs, laboratory design, facilities and fittings.
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The Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre (SSERC)
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www.sserc.org.uk/public/default.htm
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Science, technology and safety in schools, including risk assessment.
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Ergonomics website
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www.ergonomics4schools.com
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Lots of very useful research stuff, including manual handling and other health and safety issues.
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