or those who wish to educate, or indeed be educated, here are the best links to useful resources, web sites and ideas etc. Try Science for FUN STUFF and Geography for great maps....

Amazing zoom in from space! View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth, then move through space towards the Earth until you reach a tall oak tree in Florida. Then it's all the way into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.... Cool optical illusions Some very cunning eye tricks Earth and moon viewer View the Earth from any location, day or night, and lots of other goodies Mr R-D's operations No more explanation needed here.... Planet Science Home to Planet 10 BBC science site All the latest on sciencey matters. Try their great 'science clips' section by clicking here KS3 Science Quizzes Great online quizzes for lots of QCA topics Revisewise Science How can you tell if something's alive? Better test yourself here.... Basic oscilloscope A what? Oh, right, one of those The story of energy Great looking and easy to use Creative Chemistry Loads of good stuff for those with an interest.... Orbits Just why do things orbit? NASA for Kids And everyone else Echalk This site is just fantastic for those with a BIG screen UK Safari For anyone interested in the wildlife and countryside of Britain Exploratorium Amazing science resources (check out the microscope section) WebElements A great site (with video clips) about all the elements in the Periodic Table Mind Distortion Science games site with great virus simulator Skoool Very good little science clips (click on Key Stage 3 drop-down menu in the top left hand corner) Kid's Health Great site with good simple info and fun, amazing facts (according to Charlie & Toby) Space Penguin The great game as recommended by .... Energy from food - calculate those Calories from everything you eat, then use the exercise calculator to see just how much you need The Nation's Favourite Experiments - these are good!!!! The Life Cycle of Plants - this is great for Years 5 & 6 The Human Skeleton - good and simple skeleton builder The hand x-ray - wonderful stuff! Periodic Table (on Wikipedia) - probably the best site with info on this most fascinating of topics (no sarcasm intended!) Cells Alive - great site with plenty of animations and pictures of cells (and crystals) The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits! - this is a great Year 6 site with quizzes in 5 zones and a cup at the end! The Digestive System - great interactive stuff from National Geographic How the Body Works - really good site with great little clips about body systems Teacher Tube - really great little video clips on science (and much more) Top Ten Amazing Science Videos - these are good! Show Me - great science games from this popular website Science Hangman - kill some time.... Funology science games - just what it says on the tin.... Day or night? (2D)just in case you're not too sure.... Day or night? (3D) just in case you're still not too sure....

The HMS Maths Challenge Try this for size.... Count On Loads of great maths games and things here Megamaths More great fast paced maths games. Are you ready for a challenge? Cut the Knot This link takes you to the games/puzzles page, but there is plenty more to this site Revisewise Maths Just how much do I need to know? Better find out here.... Funbrain Loads of great maths fun here Tesselations All you need to know Echalk This site is just fantastic for those with a BIG screeen

Word Central Loads of great places to go on this easy to use site Revisewise English Just how do I get a Level 4?! Find out here.... Aesop's Fables Online collection of Aesop's Fables (655+), and with morals listed (very useful) Shakespeare Classroom Study guide to Shakespeare's works. Has plenty of good links at the bottom of the page to other Shakespearean sites Shakespearean Insulter Throw abuse like the great bard himself, thou clouted spur-galled clotpole Biography Maker An attractive site to guide KS3 students through the study of biography English Basics Original grammar worksheets. Use them for teaching, reinforcement, and review Sebastian Swan Very pleasant site mainly aimed at KS1 children. Good read-along big book bit and science link Legends Explores the cultural history of legends. It has plenty of legends in it (eg Beowulf) and is really very good Canterbury Tales Huge site to support teaching of Chaucer's great work, with complete texts in both middle English and modern English Dictionary Spelings, meanings, antonyms, synonyms, blobbonyms etc. on any word imaginible (English and American opinions given!!) Abe Books Search for out-of-print books How j say? Just how do you say 'otorhinolaryngologist'?! Find out here in Standard British English

Monarchs of Britain Very clearly laid out with info on all the leaders of yore Spartacus Very well laid out and probably the best site for links on all topics BBC history website This is probably all you need; it's got up to date info and really is that good Images of England Amazing project currently collecting and creating an 'internet home for England's listed buildings' 24 Hour Museum Everything on any museum worth its salt The Best Time Line Ever With little people all dressed up and everything. Scroll down and click on either 'HIMS' or 'HERS'.... The History Channel A comprehensive, general resource for historical information, with a good search engine Old Maps of the World All the links you need to see just what the world looked like ages ago Old UK Maps Find out where your ancestors used to live or check out what the UK looked like over a hundred years ago Timeline of the World - see how we all came about and where we came from

Mr R-D and Miss Emma around the world! Click here to follow us around the world.... Suffolk From the Air Loads of fantastic aerial photographs of Suffolk BBC weather site Reliable and clear guesses from all over the world Virtual Bangladesh Everything there is to know about Bangladesh: history, geography, culture, literature, images and sounds Old UK Maps Find out where your ancestors used to live or check out what the UK looked like over a hundred years ago Old Maps of the World All the links you need to see just what the world looked like ages ago Royal Geographical Society Up to date technical info (great for research) from around the world National Geographic Society Lesson plans and after-school activities for all (it's excellent and has a very useful map printing feature) Foreign Office Great and very up-to-date info on every country in the world Geography World Maps, pictures, text and intelligent links to offer a comprehensive resource for lesson plans or simply as a reference site World Fact Book This comprehensive resource, strangely from the CIA, provides concise statistical information about every country in the world Map Collections The best collection of world maps from the University of Texas Geology and Geography Excellent resource lists for virtual tours and geological data on anywhere in the world Map games Smashing geography games about the world Suffolk Wildlife Trust Up to date info on all the reserves The World's Longest Tunnels - this one does what it says on the tin VIEWS of the EARTH - awesome photographs from up above!

Arterepublic Site for buying posters, but with good biography section. Up to date and comprehensive listing of exhibitions ArtLex self portraits Just what did that famous artist look like? Art Cyclopaedia Over 150,000 great works of art Van Gogh Gallery the most thorough and comprehensive Van Gogh resource on the WWW Canon's paper cut-outs Amazing templates of everything to print out and make
Beyton Middle School Great site to help you parlez Francais French weather Just how is it over there? Fantastic French Interactive activities for you Free Translation This is very handy (and it's not cheating)....

UK National Curriculum Online Find out just what it is you're supposed to be teaching/taught Virtual Teacher Centre A focus for information and resource materials for teachers Slamnet A wealth of up to date info on all subjects from the County Council team in Suffolk QCA Curriculum and Assessment information, including Assessment for Learning (some useful pointers) and updates on NC matters Eteach Useful information website for teachers: apparently, the UK's number 1 teacher recruitment website (although see TES below) TES jobs This is the place for teaching jobs (home and overseas) School Assemblies Freely download and submit assembly ideas, scripts and links. Type in a keyword for the assembly that you need.... BBC Fantastic all-round schools section Echalk The best site for those with one of those fancy interactive whiteboards or 'data projectors' BGFL - some great links
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