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This real-time 3D simulation illustrates how topographic maps are created and used to depict changes in elevation. A topographic map is characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief using contour lines. Rendered in real-time 3D, it is easy to understand how topographic maps are created since the simulation shows the same virtual environment in both a 3D mesh and 2D map format.

"The Edusim on an ActiveBoard or SMARTBoard turns your interactive whiteboard into a 3D interactive virtual environment ! immersive Touch"

Children creating a 3D environment through the Croquet program back in 2007. Students give some interesting feedback at the end of the clip.

Design your own 3D 'Paper Critter' to share or print as a 3D net to glue together. Great for maths and D&T. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

Cobalt - Edusim is a slimmed down verion of the core Open Cobalt Metaverse Project. Cobalt - Edusim is a 3D multi-user virtual world platform and authoring toolkit intended for your classroom interactive whiteboard

Site dedicated to cells. Check out the inside of cells and see the parts in action. See the cells size in comparison to other objects such as a coffe bean. This site has several interactive parts and 3d animation

A very cool 360° Tour of the rooms of the Hagia Sophia

As it says - might be good for an interactive white board.

Great site for 3D views of the human body!

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

Are you interested in a list of 23 free teaching tools that you can use on your classroom? From helping students learn through interactive 3D experiences to transform ordinary classroom experiences into extraordinary immersive education and much more…

The last remaining plant cell in existence is dying. An expert team of plant scientists have inexplicably disappeared. Can you rescue the lost team, discover what is killing the plant, and save the world? Meta!Blast is a real-time 3D action-adventure game that puts you in the pilot's seat. Shrink down to microscopic size and explore the vivid, dynamic world of a soybean plant cell spinning out of control. Interact with numerous characters, fight off plant pathogens, and discover how important plants are to the survival of the human race.

This is a fun, cute, social 3D island world designed especially with children in mind. Children make an avatar and follow a quick tutorial and explanation of safety rules. The children can take their characters on quests, play educational games and interact with other users of the site. A fabulous feature of the site is that users are encouraged to 'make and do' offline as well. These activities can be uploaded to a scrapbook and multimedia blog. Offline activities also generate points in the game. The scrapbook is defaulted to private and no photos of children will be approved by moderators if the scrapbook is public. All the usual safety features are in place, including a 'report' and 'block' other users button. The basic account with most features is free, but there are optional 'paid for' extras. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Immersive Education, a Media Grid initiative, is an award-winning learning platform that combines interactive 3D graphics, commercial game and simulation technology, virtual reality, voice chat, Web cameras (webcams) and rich digital media with collaborative online course environments and classrooms.

"This is a superb site and download where you can make 3D animated cartoons by selecting your props, characters and locations and then use blocks to programme how things move and interact in a similar way to MIT's Scratch. You can upload your creations to the website to share. There are a set of challenges to try and you can even remix animations designed by other users."

3DTOAD.com is an educational image database which contains 360° and 360° anaglyphic rotational images

Some great science resources and activities which use augmented reality of a blobby character to interact with the students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/science

Brilliant science website that includes interactive games, activities, comics and videos. Great animation in 3D.