Unit 9A. Inheritance and selection
From BrainPOP:
http://.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/fertilizationandbirth/ (fertilization and
birth)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/heredity/ (heredity)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/dna/ (DNA)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/genes/ (genes)
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1570 - Selective
breeding, text and pictures discussing the breeding of Farmer Brown’s cows
and
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1571 why selective
breeding is important to farmers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes/ - Gene-related history, health and news from the
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microsc
ope/280396.stm - The GM Food Debate: Food under the microscope (from
the BBC).
Unit 9B. Fit and healthy
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/health/growthanddevelopment/nutrition/ (nutrition)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/respiratory/smoking/ (smoking)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseases/peakflow/ (peak flow meter &
asthma)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/nervous/drugabuse/ (drug abuse)
http://www.brainpop.com/health/muscular/muscular/ (muscles)
http://www.brainpop.com/health.skeletal/joints/ (joints)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthyliving/ - BBC Healthy Living, info about
nutrition, weight and lifestyle (good for research)
http://www.healthyeating.net/he_1.htm - HealthyEating.net: lots of information
on nutrition and fitness (good for research)
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Health_and_Safety/Drugs_
and_Alcohol/Smoking_and_Tobacco/ - Lots of links about smoking from
Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/health_and_safety/Drugs_a
nd_Alcohol/ - Lots of links about drugs and alcohol from Yahooligans.
Unit 9C. Plants and photosynthesis
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/photosynthesis/
(photosynthesis)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/pollination/ (pollination)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/rainforest/ (rainforest)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/seedplants/ (seed plants
– technical)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/06_act.shtml - Plants
as living things, from the BBC. It’s aimed at KS2, but contains a surprising
amount of information in a colourful animated format.
http://web.ukonline.co.ui/webwise/spinneret/plants/photsy.htm Photosynthesis and respiration comprehensive exercise
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/chlorophyll/chlorophyll_h.htm - History of
photosynthesis and chlorophyll (good for research/project work)
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lectures/s97lects/07Photosynthesis/photosyns
umm.html - Photosynthesis summary: quite technical but may be a useful
resource for teachers, has lots of diagrams.
http://www/bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/plantproc1&n
file=plantproc1 - Quiz on photosynthesis and plant structure from BBC
Bitesize.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/teachers/worksheets/science/plantpr
ocesses.shtml - Plant processes worksheet from BBC
Unit 9D. Plant for food
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/ - BrainPOP movie and
quiz of food chains (use as revision, they will probably have already seen it in
7C and/or 8D)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/question181.hrm - What is fertiliser and why
do plants need it, from How Stuff Works (good for research) and
http://home.howstuffworks.com/organic-food.htm: how organic food works
http://www.hanoverhistory.org/ruffin.html - Information about Edmund Ruffin;
farmer and agricultural reformer whose experiments on his farm convinced
him that fertilizers, crop rotation, drainage, and good ploughing could
revitalize the declining soil of his native state, Virginia (USA)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microsc
ope/280396.stm - The GM Good Debate: Food under the microscope (from
the BBC)
Unit 9E. Reactions of metals and metal compounds
http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/live/rust/index_e.htm - Look into the world of rust!
Pokémon-style interactive animation all about rust ( be a bit careful, it
describes all oxides as ‘rust’, and the English is less than perfect in some
places because this is a Japanese site).
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/propertychanges/ - Physical and
Chemical changes from BrainPOP – relevant because it has an animation of
sodium + chlorine reaction and discusses rusting.
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCAO/SAMPMOVS.HTM - Great
movies of various (dangerous!) chemical reactions, including several involving
metals.
From Doc Brown:
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Ewf1.htm (multi-word fill
quiz) and
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Emc.htm (multiple
choice quiz)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/metal1&infile
=metal1 - Quiz on metals and non-metals, from BBC Bitesize
http://www.digitalbrain.com/digitalbrain/web/subjects/2.%20secondary/ks4sci/
su3/mod2/mod2jo.db_psc?verb=view - Useful products from metal ores and
rocks, for DigitalBrain
http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/minerals/metals.htm - Pictures of common
metal ores
Unit 9F. Patterns of reactivity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/periodictable/ - Movie and quiz from
BrainPOP on the periodic table and
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/atomicmodel/ the atomic model
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCAO/SAMPMOVS.HTM - Great
movies of various (dangerous!) chemical reactions, including nitrogen triiodide
detonation and the reaction of sodium and chlorine. Requires Quick Time.
From Doc Brown:
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Fwf1.htm (multi-word fill
quiz) and
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Fmc.htm (multiple
choice quiz)
Unit 9G. Environmental chemistry
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/airpollution/ (air pollution)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/airpollutionadv/ (air pollution –
advanced)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/atmosphere/ (atmosphere)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/ozone/ (ozone)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/globalwarming/ (global warming)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/rainforest/ (rainforest)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/alphabet63.shtml - Weather and
Ultraviolet light from BBC Weather and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/global_warming1.shtml weather and
global warming
hhtp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/climatechange/greenhouseeffect.sht
ml – BBC’s climate change debate web site
From Doc Brown:
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Gwf1.htm (multi-word
fill quiz) and
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Gmc.htm (multiple
choice quiz)
http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ - Lots of info about acid rain from Environment
Canada, good for general research and also has a ‘kid’s corner’ with
simplified information
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/catalytic-converter.htm - How catalytic
converters work, from How Stuff Works
http://www.itopf.com/ - information on (ship-source) soil pollution
Unit 9H. Using chemistry
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/batteries/ (batteries)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/heat (heat)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/compoundsmixtures/ (compounds
and mixtures)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/ (energy sources)
http://www.emsb.qc.ca/laurenhill/science/balance/ - Chembalancer: balance
equations with this interactive tool and
http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/balanceeq/balanceq.html another, similar tool
http://www.materails-careers.org.uk/discover/ - Discover materials, a lovely
interactive resource from the Institute of Materials. Has info on selecting,
using and making different materials
From How Stuff Works:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm (batteries)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/gasoline.htm (gasoline aka petrol)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm (fuel cells)
http://www.civ.hw.ac.uk/research/fire/information/ - Detailed information and
diagrams about the Fire Triangle (fuel, oxygen, heat)
From Doc Brown:
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Hwf1.htm (multi-word
fill quiz) and
http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/9Hmc.htm (multiple
choice quiz)
Unit 9I. Energy and electricity
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/electricity/ (electricity)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy (all BrainPOP energy-related topics)
http://www.article19.com/shockwave/ph.htm - This interactive house lets you
turn on household electrical items and see the immediate effect on your
electric bill
http://www.phy.hr/~dpaar/fizicari/xfaraday.html - Biography of Michael
Faraday (known for his electricity and magnetism experiments)
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/static.html - Info on static
electricity and how to generate it and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/physics/electricity/electricchargean
dcurrentrev4.shtml some great images/animations from BBC Bitesize
(NB: See 7J for pages from How Stuff Works explaining familiar
electrical items)
Unit 9J. Gravity and space
From BrainPOP:
http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/gravity (gravity)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/space (all BrainPOP space-related topics)
http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/relativity/ (relativity)
http://library.thinkquest.org/27585/ - From Apples to Orbits: lovely interactive
site about gravity, its history and its effects. Includes an interactive lab.
http://sciencemonster.com/ - Take a tour of Mars and the stars! Also includes
a virtual globe and information on gravity and inertia.
http://www.sprocketworks.com/shockwave/load.asp?SprMovie=missionpaths
web - Play with interactive animations to learn how four different space
missions used gravity assists to save fuel and gain momentum. Quite
technical but fun
http://www.scienceyear.com/planet10/ - Beautiful 3D animations of the solar
system with a haunting soundtrack, includes the ability to zoom in and out and
change to different viewing angles. There’s also a fun activity to build your
own planet (planet ‘10’).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/planets/ - BBC’s Planets site, tons of info on all the
different planets: history, stats, etc plus jigsaw activities to build the solar
system, place all the moons, and identify artificial satellites
Unit 9K. Speeding up
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Xva/xva.html - Learn about Position, Velocity,
and Acceleration; clear explanation, and an activity which allows you to
control position, velocity, and acceleration for two objects at the same time
http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/travel_graphs.htm - Simple explanation of Speed,
Distance and Time graphs
http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap5/5.2 - Nice animation of
two runners running along a track with an accompanying graph
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/gigaflat/physics/speedvelocityaccel
erationfh/speedvelocityaccelerationfh_quiz.shtml - Quiz from BBC Bitesize
(aimed at GCSE, but good for level 7 pupils).
Unit 9L. Pressure and moments
(There’s a very limited amount of KS3-suitable info out there on this topic)
http://www.brainpop.com/tech/simplemachines/lever/ - Movie and quiz from
BrainPOP on levers
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/brake.htm - How brakes work, from How Stuff
Works. Includes explanation of leverage and examples of force calculations
http://autohowstuffworks.com//pressure-gauge.htm – How tyre pressure
gauges work, from How Stuff Works. Includes a section on understanding
pressure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/design/systems/pneumaticsrev4.sh
tml - Force and pressure calculations from BBC Bitesize (GCSE Technology!)
http://www.hoddersamplepages.co.uk/pdfs/Physics_Page46.pdf - A sample
page from a text book discussing moments and levers
Unit 9M. Investigating scientific questions
http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/scientificproblemsolving/ Movie on solving scientific problems from BrainPOP and
http://www.brainpop.com/science/scientificinquiry/scientificmmethod/ one on
scientific method (this one is particularly good, talks about observation,
hypothesis, predictions and experiment)
http://www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/hsimeth.htm - How to use scientific
method to solve any problem
http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_begin.html?dna - Find out
how DNA profiling can make sense of a crime scene and help ID a culprit
from a list of suspects
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kroc/scimethod/ - Finding the lighthouse
diamond thief by using the scientific method – an online activity based around
‘jigsaw’-type group work. May be best used by teachers to plan a lesson in
advance
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Science_in-Society/Skeptical_Inquiry/
- Collection of links about sceptical enquiry: very interesting! Sceptical
discussion of everything from auras and astrology to UFO abductions and
urban legends
http://www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/Scientists/ - Collections of
links about scientists
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/History - Collection of links
about the history of science
http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/Measurement_and_Units/ Collection of links about measurement and units.