Making ICT enjoyable for students AND teachers

Samorost 1 and 2

picTwo exciting new games from Samorost. Are they easy? No way!

Samorost 2

And another from Polyphonic Spree…

Polyphonic Spree

But don’t give up - Try clicking anything and everything.

YetiSports

picIf you like the YetiSports games and would like to download them to your computer, just click on the links below…

YetiSports1

YetiSports2

YetiSports3

YetiSports4

YetiSports5

YetiSports6

YetiSports7

YetiSports8

A Huge Science list

picpicThese links still need to be sorted out but for now, just give them a try…

There are a lot here.

  • Active Science | A range of science activities for children from 5+
  • Animals | Videos and audio clips
  • BBC Science Clips | A wide range of materials dealing with most Science QCA units
  • BBC Science News | An up to date look at what is happening in the world of science.
  • British Egg Information | Contains nutritional information on how eggs can help your diet. Also includes information on competitions, egg jokes and egg recipes for kids.
  • British Pharmaceutical Industry | Developed and supported by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the website provides an invaluable link between science topics studied in school and their applications in industry and research.
  • Changing Matter | A simulation of what happens when heat is applied to water.
  • Changing State and The Water Cycle | Very good simulation including labels
  • Coasts - The Water Cycle | Animated demonstration of how the water cycle affects the coasts
  • Earth and Moon Viewer | Takes a look at the Earth and how it rotates from a lot of different perspectives.
  • Earth [3D model] | A simple rotating globe of Earth as viewed from space
  • Electricity | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Energy | How to use it and save it [from British Gas]
  • Exploratorium | The museum of science art and human exploration. Very cool.
  • Food | A simulation and game for the Food Standards site [UK]
  • Food - All about… | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Food - British Nutrition Foundation | Contains useful information about healthy eating, vitamins and nutrients.
  • Food - Flour Advisory Bureau | This is a central bureau for flour and bread. It contains a cartoon history of bread and lots of fun activities for children.
  • Food - Sainsbury’s Virtual Museum | This website contains a page on the Sainsbury Home Economist Speaker service which provides information on food, food retailing and food related issues to a variety of people like mothers, children, vegetarians etc.
  • Food Chains | Interactive examples of how food chains work in varying habitats.
  • Habitats and minibeasts | Interactive activities
  • Habitats [from Planet Arkive] | Interactive games and resources
  • Haringey Science | A complete coverage, with links, for each and every science QCA from Year 1 to Year 6. Very detailed.
  • Healthy Eating | Includes an interactive healthy food conveyor belt
  • Healthy Sandwiches | Activity for key stage one
  • How Stuff Works | Want to know how the phone works or why the sky is blue? The answers are here…
  • Interactive Games for all Key Stages | Includes shadows, dead or alive and measuring seedlings
  • Life Cycle of a Plant | Interactive views of seed dispersal, life cycle and flower anatomy
  • Life Cycles of Plants | Revision activities - includes worksheets.
  • Life Cycles of Plants and Frogs | Two interactive resources [from Wales]
  • Light and Sound | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Materials | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Miniworlds | A selection of links to do with minibeasts
  • Moon - explanations of it’s shape | Simple guide written by primary children.
  • Moon [3D model] | A simple rotating model as seen from space.
  • NASA | Includes games and educational materials as well as up-to-date facts about what is happening in space.
  • Nature Explorer | Includes the water cycle, ponds, rivers, plants, woodlands, grasslands and ecology issues.
  • Planets in our Solar System | 4 activities involving planets.
  • Plants - seeds, planting and more | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Plants and Animals [Foundation and KS1] | Interactive activities
  • Plants in Motion | Watch plants grow right in front of your eyes.
  • Power Discovery Zone | Highly interactive site about electricity and power. Includes a teacher’s section.
  • Science Monster | Includes the Solar System, Inertia and Gravity, Monitor the Earth and a lot more…
  • Science Netlinks | Resources by age group
  • Science Year [ASE SY Primary CD Rom] | Living things, processes and materials all covered here - great for teachers.
  • Sea Monsters | Excellent resource from the BBC
  • Shadows Across the Sky. | A simple demonstration of how shadows move in relation to the sun.
  • Solar System | Interactive method of remembering some key points about our solar system.
  • Solar System | A thorough look at our solar system with facts and figures and interactive resources.
  • Solar System - All About | From ‘Help Your Child Discover’.
  • Solar System - Information | A scale model of the solar system that gives a feel for the enormous distances involved in space travel.
  • Solar System - multimedia | A multimedia tour of the solar system, with information on the planets, moons and other objects in the solar system.
  • Solar System - views | Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more.
  • Solar System - Virtual | A virtual tour of the solar system. Includes a fly-by tour of the Sun and each planet in its orbit.
  • Solar System Simulator | A solar system simulator, where you can see a colour image of your favourite planet.
  • Solids, Liquids and Gases | A whle range of resources and activities from the British Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Teeth - why do we need them? | Explains the different parts of a tooth and the names of different teeth.
  • The Electricity Book [circuits] | Looking at simple circuits
  • The Yuckiest Site on the Internet | A load of interactive games and activities for science.
  • Vegetarians | The Vegetarian Society has a range of educational resources and information services to support teachers and students. This are often free and can be used across Key Stages 1-4 in a range of curriculum areas.
  • Virtual Fish tank | A fish tank here you can design/build/make your own fish and then release them. [Free registration]
  • Water Cycle [animation] | Simple explanation of how it all works.
  • Waterways in the UK | website offers cross-curricular resources for Key Stage 2 on Britain’s inland waterways. These include games, lesson plans, information packs and activities
  • Young People’s Trust for the Environment | The people at this site want to give young people a real awareness of environmental problems, such as disappearing wildlife, the pollution of soil, air and water, the destruction of rainforests and wetlands, the spread of desert regions and the misuse of
  • Active Science

    picFor ages 5+ to 14+

    Great fun with interactive activities

    More Illusions

    picMore illusions to trick you

    Even a real live dragon.

    Owl4 Literacy

    picOwl4 Literacy for Year 4

    The Tudors

    picLots of info about the Tudors

    Tudor Britain

    Henry VIII and his six wives

    A huge resource

    Learn about the Tudors

    From Brims

    The 24 Hour Museum

    picScience, games, galleries, facts, crazy stuff.

    …and a whole lot more.

    Roman Baths

    picDid you know that even today we still have a

    …Roman bath in England?

    Hadrian’s Wall - [Romans]

    picWhat an amazing way to use lots of rocks

    Build a wall that was never needed.

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