This electric circuit builder program is something that you can use with all ages. It is a great resource for teaching about electricity.

Martin Burrett 27 Feb 12 03:58:10 This is a superb game which teaches about food webs in a competitive battle game. Who will succumb to selection pressures and who will survive? http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

Might be useful for the younger ones...not sure if you cover this in ks3.

Interactive flash site that allows you to build a body organ by organ

Martin Burrett 20 Feb 12 02:30:23 An amazing science site with a large number of magnificent animations and graphics to help you explain science principles. Content suitable for older students.

Martin Burrett 15 Feb 12 01:30:45 A breathtaking online space resource. Users explore the International Space Station from the outside in a realistic 3D space walk simulator. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

An amazing sequel to Scale of the Universe. See the smallest and biggest objects in our universe. This version is animated and has lots more objects to view.

videos topics and images

Vicki Davis 08 Feb 12 11:51:18 I know Steve Spangler sells a lot of science things on his website, but I just enjoy him. I like how he explains things and how he uses colorful, attractive things in his science experiments. If you're a science teacher, I think you'll enjoy browsing the experiments on his website. Here is one on convection currents. He shares how to do all of the experiments, so you don't have to buy anything from him. This is a great example of how you can be helpful and people want to buy from you.

Martin Burrett 02 Feb 12 05:39:21 A great set of science and engineering animations to help you explain difficult concepts visually. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

" Learn your own way. Free on the iPhone App Store Download for iPhone or iPod touch. Are you learning about mitosis for a high school or college level course? Take an interactive guide to mitosis with you on your iPhone or iPod touch! In Mitosis, you'll learn about the process of cell division by directly interacting with the cell. You'll have a glossary of relevant definitions at your fingertips, and you can listen to a recording that describes mitosis while you follow along in the text. Best of all, Mitosis is a free app for your iPhone or iPod touch."

A website containing links to videos associated with specific elements of the periodic table... and the links are arranged as found on the table itself! The links jump to various YouTube videos that are embedded in the site. There are a number of other video resources found on the site, so be sure to explore as much as you can.

There are 8 short videos that use circus performers to teach physics concepts.

"Perfect activities to use with any Interactive Whiteboard SMART Board | Promethean | Mimio | More"

"With science and math in the headlines, teachers are under more pressure than ever to keep kids up to date. But with shrinking budgets and growing class sizes, it is getting more and more difficult to do so. You could always go to the internet for help, but digging through all of those sites could take hours. Save yourself the hassle and worry. We have done the work and provided the 100 best websites for science teachers below."

A collection of maths and science rap videos aimed at secondary topics.

Interactive maths and science simulations for middle and high school

Travel in time and explore NASA satellite visualizations in 3D.

Gerald Carey 12 Jan 12 02:01:54 The open source version of Google Body. Many thanks to Richard Byrne (@rmbyrne on Twitter) for this great find.