Electricity

Here are a few websites on electricity.  Have a look and see what you think!

What is electricity (games)
Switched on kids
Light the bulb
electricity games
Learning about Circuits
How is electricity made?

Nature

We will be starting our new topic of nature shortly.  Here are a few games and websites you might enjoy based on the topic.  Are you all looking forward to our trip to Castle Espie?

BBC Wild week live on iplayer
FABULOUS British nature video clips
Videos on British animals
Castle Espie for kids
A tree never forgets!
Badger Wood
Wildlife shape poems
Create a super bug!
Living things
Frog Life Cycle
Habitat Match
Minibeasts
Types of leaves

Life cycle of a butterfly

Here are a few links on the life cycle of a butterfly. Enjoy!
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
life cycle game
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm
drag and drop
photographs of butterfly life cycle

Light

Here are a few websites about light.  This will be our new topic in science over the next few weeks.  I think you will enjoy some of the practical activities we will be doing in class.

Light sources game
Direct the light
How the eye works
Shadows in a day
How light travels video
Light from the moon video
Light and shadows
Translucent, transparent and opaque

Australia

I have found a few interesting websites on Australia and its history.  You mighy enjoy doing your own research on the topic before we begin talking about it in class.

Famous landmarks
Australian landmarks
National Sites to See
Australia time line
Australia videos
Visit an aboriginal child
Links to Australian websites
About the aboriginal people
Unusual Australian animals
Australia powerpoint presentations

Australian animals

Here are a few links on Australian animals.  You might enjoy doing your own research on these.  Let me know any interesting facts that you find out!

National Geographic- animals
Animal Fact Guide
Australian animals

The Invisible Beast

After reading the poem "The Invisible Beast", do you feel inspired to create your very own beast? These websites give you lots of ideas to help you to create an extremely frightening beast.  Who will create the scariest beast??

Monster maker game
Monster maker ziggity zoom

Mesolithic period

As we will soon be starting our new topic  on the Mesolithic period (middle stone age), you might want to have a look at this fantastic website!

Mount Sandel
Eric goes back in time
Mesolithic downloadable sheets

Fractions

Here are some games on fractions (our new maths topic) that you might enjoy.

Topic box (scroll to bottom of page)
Woodlands Junior- Fractions games

Fire safety

Here are some links on Fire and Fire safety.  Have a look at them and see what you can find out!


Michael Faraday lights a candle
London Fire and Rescue games
At the fire station
Fireman Sam

Windmills

Use these websites to find out some facts about windmills and see if you can design and make your very own windmill.


How wind is formed video
Wind turbines video
Windmill info

The water cycle

Here are some websites on the water cycle.  Have a go at some of the games and enjoy!

Match the labels on the Water Cycle
Water Cycle animation
Water cycle printable poster
Water slideshow
Printable water cycle word search
Droplet and the water cycle
The story of groundwater

Solids, liquids and gases

I hope you enjoy these links to our work on solids, liquids and gases.  If you find any more on the internet,  let me know!

Be a solids, liquids and gases detective
Changing state- deadly 60
Sort the items
Particles
*Sort the solids, liquids and gases

Stored Energy

Here are a few games for you to play on forces and energy.  Have fun!

Forces at the Fair

Simple Machines

Forces and Movement

Compound Machine

Egg experiment

Weather

Here are some fantastic links to weather activities.  What new facts can you find out?

BBC - weather
Barnaby Bear weather report
Juicy geography- weather report
Weather in Belfast
The water cycle animation
Water cycle game

2D and 3D Shape Games

Have a look at this website which has lots of different links to great shape games to link in with our maths investigations this week.

Maths- Shape
2D and 3D shapes
At the fair

Mummification

Here are some links to really interesting websites on mummification, they are pretty gruesome! ENJOY!

Prepare a mummy
Make an Egyptian mummy
Mummy Maker
Make a mummy

Instructions for making a mummy

Mummification Quiz

Mummification Quiz #2

Digital Storytelling

Here are some FANTASTIC websites, similar to what we do in my after-school club.   Have a go at creating your own digital story book or comic - Enjoy!

Kerpoof - Create your own book 
Comic Master - Create your own comic
DomoAnimate- create an animation
Write a newspaper report

This website might help to get your story off to a flying start...
The junior story starter

Building a pyramid

Have a look at some of the links below on building Egyptian pyramids.

Video building-the-pyramids-part 1
Video building-the-pyramids-part 2
Video why-did-egyptians-build-the-tombs-and-pyramids?

Build a pyramid game