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Web sites for Secondary Geography
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Africam (Web camera)
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Encyclopaedia of atmospheric environment
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The Envirolink Network
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Encyclopaedia of sustainable development
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Globe Programme Environmental education Projects
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Geo Resources
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Staffordshire Learning Net – Geography
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http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/ |
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Meteorological Office
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http://www.metoffice.com/ |
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National Geographic
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
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Ordinance Survey
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http://www.ordnancesurvey.oswebsite/education |
| Satellite images of natural hazards |
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/ |
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BBC Weather Maps
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather |
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Up my Street
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Google Earth - combines satellite imagery, maps
and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic
information at your fingertips.
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http://earth.google.com/ |
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UK Multimap
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http://www.multimap.com/ |
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Rainforests
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http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/ |
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Police
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http://www.police.uk |
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Garment industry & working conditions
worldwide
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CorpWatch – holding companies accountable
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Oneworld.net
News and views from around the world on human rights and sustainable development |
http://www.oneworld.net |
| British Tourist Authority |
http://www.visitbritain.com |
| World Tourism Organisation |
http://www.unwto.org |
| Earthquakes in the UK |
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk |
| “After the Earthquake” poem |
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/poemmonth.htm |
| Seismograph – make your own |
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/tools/seismo |
| Volcano satellite images |
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/volcano.html |
| Global Volcanism project |
http://www.volcano.si.edu |
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Young Peoples Trust for the Environment
Contains facts about the environment and sustainability
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http://www.yptenc.org.uk/index.html |
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Greenhouse Gas Online
Information about greenhouse gas science and global warming.
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http://www.ghgonline.org |
US Environmental Protection Agency
Contains activities and resources on air pollution, ecosystems, water, waste
and recycling, and the impact of the environment on human health.
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http://www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm |
Centre for Research, Education and Training in
Energy (Create)
Energy efficiency and sustainable development.
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http://www.create.org.uk |
Offwell Woodland and Wildlife Trust
Resources on British wildlife, conservation and ecology.
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http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/index.htm |
MapZone
AN interactive Web site created by Ordnance Survey to develop pupils' mapping
skills.
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http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |
GreenChoices
A UK guide to 'greener' living. It includes information on recycling, food
and drink, the home and schools.
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http://www.greenchoices.org |
Global Social Change
The Global Social Change Research Project has reports about global social,
demographic, and political change. These reports can be useful overviews
for students. The project also has links to sites with theory, research
and data about international social, demographic, political, and economic
change, and links to sites with information about history.
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http://gsociology.icaap.org |
Juicy Geography
Juicy Geography offers a collection of articles, reviews, resources and ideas
for Geography teachers. The site is written by a geography teacher and
places emphasis upon creativity and ICT. Recently redesigned, the website
has a fresh new look and improved accessibility.
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http://www.juicygeography.co.uk |
Sustainable Development Commission
This website includes information about projects, case studies and various
publications on sustainable development. It covers topics such as climate
change, energy and transport.
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http://www.sd-commission.org.uk |
Global Gateway
The gateway to educational partnerships between schools and colleges across
the world.
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http://www.globalgateway.org.uk |
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Web sites for Secondary History
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Activehistory.co.uk
Contains a wide range of interactive lessons, games and tests for students
and teachers of history and politics at KS3 to A-level.
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Buckinghamshire Photographs
A collection of over 20,000 photographs of old Buckinghamshire.
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remember.org
Cybrary of the Holocaust
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aish.com
Holocaust Studies
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Spartacus Educational
A range of history resources for KS2 to GCSE.
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Ancient Sites Directory
A guide to ancient monuments around the UK.
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Access to Archives (A2A)
The A2A database from the Public Record Office contains catalogues of public
archives held across England, dating from the 900s to the present day.
Find information about towns, villages and counties in England, details
of primary sources or references to individual people. The database can
be searched by keyword, location, region or date range.
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Learner.org - Middle Ages
A range of information about life in the middle ages.
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Norman Conquest School
Site
Created to allow KS3 pupils to research and investigate the events of 1066
and beyond.
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SchoolHistory.co.uk
Offers a range of resources including downloadable worksheets, presentations
and CD-ROM activities, interactive games, on-line lessons, self-marking
quizzes and categorised web links.
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History.uk.com
Online directory of history-related places, organisations and experts in
the UK. It also includes news, features, competitions, web links and
a timeline of British history from 10,000 BC to the present.
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Reading Bayeux Tapestry
A replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, made during the 19th century, is housed
at the Museum of Reading. The entire tapestry is available to view on
this web site, displayed in thirteen sections, each of which contains
a number of individual scenes accompanied by a short description.
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HistoryWorld
An interactive world history site with the facility for users to make their
own selection of events and images by year, place or theme. Contains
'Tours through Time' and a history quiz that changes hourly.
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Learning Curve
Web site from the Public Record Office containing on-line material including
original sources such as documents, photographs, video and sound recordings.
Includes interactive tasks and investigative activities.
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Revolutionary Players
This Web site presents digitised material, taken from libraries, museums
and archives in the West Midlands, which explores the development of
the Industrial Revolution and key figures and ideas of the time. The
Learning Journeys offer online activities based on the resources.
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Remember Me
This educational website of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
is designed for use with students across the secondary age range in History,
Citizenship, Music, English, D&T and ICT. There are 7 curriculum-linked
units and an assembly presentation.
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http://www.cwgc.org/education/ |
The Gunpowder
Plot
This website traces the background of
the plot using the original material from the period held
in the archives of the Houses of Parliamnet and in other
archives, museums and libraries. Archivists and historians
look back to the Reformation to find clues about those
explosive times.
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http://www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk |
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See also Museums
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Web sites for Secondary Design and Technology
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Air-Fun Kites
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Autodesk
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British Nutrition Foundation
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British Standards Institution
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Computer Textile Design
Group
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http://www.ctdg.co.uk |
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D&T Online (KS3/4)
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Design Council
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CorelDraw
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Engineering Council
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Food Technology
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Gourmet World
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How Stuff Works
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Industry ”visits”
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Industry Council for packaging & the
environment
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The LEGO Worlds
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Nuffield Foundation
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Sci. Engin.Tech. Maths
Net
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Fashion 4 All
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Valiant Technology
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Woolworks
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Young embroiders
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Young Engineers
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KS4 Technology
This site offers resources for students taking GCSE resistant materials technology.
It includes revision materials on syllabus topics, sample exam questions,
animations and advice on project work
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www.btinternet.com/~hognosesam/gcse/page2.html |
KS1-4 D&T – Food Technology
Materials about nutrition, healthy eating and the history of wheat, flour
and bread.
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www.flourandgrain.com/ |
KS2-4 D&T – Food Technology
Foodlink - A complete guide to food safety.
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www.foodlink.org.uk/ |
KS3–4 D&T - Food Technology
A directory of vegan organisations and services. The Vegan School section
provides links to online resources and information about veganism.
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www.veganvillage.co.uk/school.htm |
| Food Forum: food technology information,
worksheets, lesson ideas and pre-planned units of work for
KS3 & 4 assessment proforma and lots more. |
http://www.foodforum.org.uk |
| BBC Bitesize Revision; D&T Section |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ |
| DECO - Materials for creative food
product decoration - edible icing sheets, edible ink, clipart.
Includes information about suitable printers. |
http://www.decoent.com |
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Web sites for Modern Foreign
Languages
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FELINE
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French regions
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Futuroscope – Virtual Visit
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Languages resources
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LinguaCentral GCSE/A Level
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Newspapers
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Other links to French Newspapers
(Use Yahoo and ask for “French Newspapers”)
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Spanish texts
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Ashcombe
School's modern foreign languages pages offer a wide range
of
information and guidance for primary and secondary teachers. There are web
links to support French, German, Italian, Mandarin and Spanish, plus access
to exercises and support pages for students. The interactive resources
include gap-fill exercises based on a French or German video clip. (Flash
plug-in and Windows Media Player required.)
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http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang/ |
| Royal Grammar School High Wycombe
Languages On-Line |
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/index.htm |
| See Project Partners
and Key Pal Contacts for E.Mail contacts |
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Think about drink
Information and stories about alcohol.
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BBC Schools - PSHE
A range of PSHE games and activities for pupils aged 11-16 years.
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BBC Schools - Citizenship
A range of citizenship games and activities for pupils aged 11-16 years.
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Bullying Online
This site gives advice to parents and children on how to deal with school
bullying. There is a wealth of information on the site which will also
help teachers and governors.
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Talk to Frank
Information on drugs and drug issues.
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Wired for Health
Managed by the Health Education Authority, this joint venture between the
Department of Health and the DfES seeks to give young people and their
teachers access to relevant and appropriate health information at the
touch of a button. The aim is to help young people to make responsible
decisions about their health.
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Mind, Body and Soul
A Wired for Health Web site aimed at KS4 pupils. Provides health information
on a number of topics, structured within a National Curriculum framework. |
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LifeBytes
A Wired for Health web site aimed at KS3 pupils and teachers. It delivers
health information which supports the National Curriculum.
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Cool Planet
Offers all the support to make global issues come alive in the classroom.
There are materials suitable for children from age 5 to 16. It also includes
'On the Line' where pupils can explore the eight countries along the
Greenwich Meridian Line.
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Web
sites for Business Studies/ Economics
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Alton Towers
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BBC News on-line
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Bized :Business Studies
Post 16:
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Health Care Economics (Post
16)
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Sainsbury’s
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Tesco Home Page
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British Psychological Society
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Web
sites for Sociology
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Sociology on-line
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Sculpture, buildings, Delphi
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Photo archive of Athens
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CASCAID
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AQA
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Edexcel
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OCR
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Thomas Telford Project
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Web
sites for Revision/Homework
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A Level Chemistry
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BBC site (GCSE)
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GCSE Revision
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Maths lessons (Secondary)
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Mad Scientist
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SAM learning – Self assessment
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