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Some of the best places to go find the best places.

Prepare yourself for a not too wild goose chase I hope, as you explore the Internet. 

Teachers centres - free

• Association for Science Education at  www.ase.org.uk

• Science Learning Network - a US based gateway to a few gems.

• Virtual Teachers Centre www.ngfl.gov.uk - a UK initiative led by Becta

• ICT Advice - UK government site

• Teacher Resource Exchange www.tre.ngfl.gov.uk 

• Virtual Teachers Centre www.ngfl.gov.uk free stuff from Becta 

Science Resources - subscription

• Science Online www.scienceonline.co.uk is a subscription service from Actis

• Physics Online www.physics-online.com a subscription service from Fable

Teachers sites (contributions welcome)

• Journey through the Solar System at www.madscientist.uk.com 

• Advanced physics simulations at www.materialworlds.com 

• Nigel Purchon -  for revision and more

• Leigh's Chang Chem at http://members.aol.com/ChangChem

• John Ewart's site www.ewart.org.uk

More sites (contributions welcome)

• Science Year – science becomes cool at www.planetscience.com  

• Ask a scientist something, anything at www.sciencenet.org.uk/ 

• Look up how stuff works at www.howstuffworks.com 

• Dihydrogen monoxide www.dhmo.org

• Innerbody – biology. 

• Static Electricity and Current Electricity - neat current-voltage map

• Refraction of Light - a computer simulation

• Explore Science - lots of Shockwave animation at www.explorescience.com 

• True words spoken in jest - indulge at Science Made Stupid http://www.besse.at/sms/smsintro.html

• BBC Bitesize - examination revision for age 15-16

• ICT in the Curriculum – Science - activities for the scheme of work at Becta’s Virtual Teacher’s Centre www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php?temid=98 

• Powers Of 10 website http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ 

• Chemistry teacher Simon Cotton recommends: http://www.chm..bris.ac.uk/motm/leadtet/leadh.htm and

• http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/clf3/clf3.htm

• A selection of web sites for Chemistry teacher

Other centres - provided by Dave Pickersgill from The Sheffield College - itself a key 'portal' to links on the Internet.

• Science Museum - STEM project  

• Sci-Centre – biology at Liverpool John Moore's University. 

• Sc1journal -  a unusual journal where pupils show their discoveries. 

• Sciencenet - a place to find answers to questions on science

• F.E. Learning Resources - government run site for further education.

• The Sheffield College - features Dave Pickersgill's science 'weblinks'.

• Hammersmith & West London College - another 'portal' to the web

• North Chadderton School - Martin Overy, who runs the ASE web site offers links to resources from his school

About Science

• www.Bio.com  - Life Sciences news service

• Biozone - textbook support website with resources

Curriculum materials

At the Virtual Teachers Centre www.ngfl.gov.uk you can find free stuff from Becta such as:

• ICT for the Science Scheme of work (KS1-KS3 or ages 6-14)

• Primary Science Investigations with IT: a substantial set of computer-based investigations where IT can help in collecting and analysing the results

• Enhancing Science with IT: a valuable set of classroom activities and planning guide

• IT in Action: school case studies tell about resources, training and the role of school management

If you have resources for teaching science with IT please let us add your details here

Visit York Schools Science and IT Together Project to see an IT in science project in progress. Worksheets available to download. 

John Widner and the The Magnet Project and Monash University, Australia have a great deal of online material on data logging and control technology at www.monash.edu.au

Pedagogy - lest anyone forget

The rationale behind the sensors from the person behind the UK's data logging software - 'Insight', Laurence Rogers