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Year 7 Science Useful Websites

http://www.brainpop.com/health/basicsandcells/cells/ and
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/cellstructures/ - BrainPOP cells movies and quizes, brilliant for KS3, requires sound. BrainPOP also has pages for the various organ systems, see http://www.brainpop.com/health/ for a complete list.

http://www.icnet.uk/kids/cellsrus/cellsrus.html - Imperial Cancer Research Fund site; simple presentation explaining how conception occurs and what's contained in cells.

http://www.cellsalive.com/ - brilliant site but too technical for Y7. Useful for teachers and higher years.

Unit 7B. Reproduction

http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/babies/ - BrainPOP 'babies' (reproduction) movie and quiz. Would be brilliant as a presentation for Y7s, see also: http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/fertilizationandbirth/ (fertilization and birth) and http://www.brainpop.com/health/reproductive/ (the reproductive system).

http://www.parentsplace.com/first9months/main.html - Absolutely beautiful site with photographs and commentary of the first 9 months of a baby's life (from conception).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/lifecycle/teenagers/ - Puberty animation from the BBC, click on the body parts of the boy and girl to see how they change (kids will be in hysterics and the breast and penis animations...) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index.shtml?lifecycle has links to more information on changes that occur during puberty.

Unit 7C. Environment and feeding relationships

NB: This topic is closely related to 8D, Ecological relationships, so those links may be relevant too.

Sing: “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly” to introduce food chains! Lyrics: http://www.thenamelocator.com/r049.html and tune: http://hometown.aol.com/music4kidsmore/oldladykar.mid

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/03b_act.shtml - Animated food chains movie from BBC Bitesize (actually aimed at KS2, but would make a good introduction as it defines all the words such as ‘consumer’, ‘producer’ etc.).

http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecology/foodchains/index.weml - BrainPOP movie and quiz on food chains.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/ - Biomes Living Worlds from ThinkQuest, lots of detail on the seven major land biomes (tundra, desert, rainforest etc) around the world including how animals are adapted for them. Might make a good project...

http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/ - Site on habitats from Robert Hitcham's Primary School - basic, but might be an ok introduction for low-ability Y7s and has some nice pictures.

http://www.jcwyatt.34sp.com/sciencelhs/y7environment/olp/y7env01.htm - The full E&FR topic by Laisterdyke High School.

Unit 7D. Variation and classification

http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html - Classifying Critters - this is an interactive activity allowing kids to put various animals into their correct groups.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/sixkingdoms/ and http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/sixkingdomsadv/ - BrainPOP movies and quizzes on the 6 Kingdoms. http://www.brainpop.com/games/fivekingdoms is a short game which asks pupils to classify organisms into the different kingdoms.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/naturalselection/ - BrainPOP movie and quiz on natural selection.

Unit 7E. Acids and alkalis

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/ - The pH factor; Virtual chemistry lab about the pH scale

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/acidsandbases/ and http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/ph/ - BrainPOP movies and quizzes on Acids and Bases and the pH scale.

http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/funstuff/xword/acids.htm - Acids, alkalis and salts crossword.

http://www.sambal.co.uk/chemistry.html - Sambal's Science Web, acids and alkalis (info is useful, but mostly text-based).

Unit 7F. Simple chemical reactions

http://can-do.com/uci/ssi2002/chemicalreactions.html - Chemical reactions WebQuest, contains a link to a game separating compounds and mixtures, some examples of chemical reactions, a movie, some example experiments and riddles.

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Fwf1.htm - A gapfill quiz on simple chemical reactions from Doc Brown, and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Fmc.htm a multiple choice quiz.

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA0/SAMPMOVS.HTM - Great movies of various (dangerous!) chemical reactions, including nitrogen triiodide detonation and the reaction of sodium and chlorine. Requires QuickTime.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/propertychanges/ - Movie and quiz from BrainPOP on the difference between physical and chemical changes (is linked to the particle model topic below).

Unit 7G. Particle model of solids, liquids and gases

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/materials/08_act.shtml - Movie from the BBC, actually KS2 but is very good nonetheless, would make a great introduction.

http://www.daniel-powell.demon.co.uk/powell_flash/gas_solid_liquid/gsl.swf
Flash movie about Solids, Liquids and Gases from Ashfield Science. Comes with a thumping sound track!

http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/statesofmatter/
http://www.brainpop.com/science/matter/statesofmatteradv/ (advanced) Movies and quizzes from BrainPOP.

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Gxw1.htm - Solids, liquids and gases crossword from Doc Brown, http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Gwf1.htm a gapfill exercise and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Gmc.htm a multiple choice quiz.

Unit 7H. Solutions

NB: This topic is closely connected to 7G, Particle Model and 8F, Compounds and Mixtures, so those links may be useful too.

From Doc Brown:

http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Hwf1.htm (multi-word fill quiz) and http://www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk/page12/7Hmc.htm (multiple choice quiz)

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solution.html - Text-based definition of a solution (useful for research).

http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/3/chemistry/materials/match3pg1.html - Separating mixtures, how to get pure salt and water from sea water and how to extract pure, ‘clean’ salt from rock salt. Includes info and a short interactive comprehension exercise at the end.

http://www.kids.union.edu/fsnChromatography.htm - Solve a ‘crime’ using chromatography (may be a useful lesson idea for teachers).

http://db.bbc.co.uk/leicester/fun_stuff/2003/03/science_week/
smartie_chromatography.shtml - Kitchen sink experiments from BBCi, separate the colours in Smarties.

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earth/water/ - BrainPOP movie on water and why (liquid) water is so important to life. Not directly related to the solutions topic, but may be useful.

Unit 7I. Energy resources

http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/ - A move and quiz on Energy Sources from BrainPOP (NB: beware, gasoline = petrol). Explains how energy is generated from different sources using generators and fuel cells, how fossil fuels are formed and discusses ways to save energy – very good.

http://www.yahooligans.com/science_and_nature/physical_sciences/Energy/ - Lots of links from Yahooligans about Energy and energy resources (good for project work).

http://www.powerplant.com/ - News stories and information about different power plants all over the world, renewable and non-renewable.

http://www.srpnet.com/community/kids/tour/ - Virtual power plant tour! Very good interactive movie, has lots of info about different energy sources and how energy is generated from them, and lots of photos of power plants, machinery and workers (would be good for older students too).

Unit 7J. Electrical circuits

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/safety.html - Interactive ‘clickable’ diagram about electrical safety.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/elecmag1tb&infile=elecmag1tb and http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gigaquiz?path=ks3bitesize/elecmag2tb&infile=elecmag2tb - Activities from BBC Bitesize about electrical circuits, e.g. “which switches need to be closed to make the green light work?”-type questions (N.B. the second includes electromagnets which aren’t covered till Year 8).

http://www.crocodile-clips.com/m6_4.htm - Download some free (registration is all that’s required) software called crocodile-clips, which allows you to create virtual circuits. Comes with worksheets too!

http://www.brainpop.com/science/electricity/electricity/ - Talks about electricity in general rather than circuits specifically, but is excellent for putting it all in context (movie and quiz).

Pages from How Stuff Works explaining familiar electrical items:

http://home.howstuffworks.com/toaster.htm (toaster)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/burglar-alarm.htm (burglar alarm)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/doorbell.htm (doorbell)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/dimmer-switch.htm (dimmer switch)
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/motherboard.htm (computer motherboard)
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/rc-toy.htm (radio controlled toys)

Unit 7K. Forces and their effects

http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/lesson/02forces.htm - Lots of great resources from the Science Joy Wagon, including animations and slide shows (has a really good explanation of Newton’s laws).

http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/gravity/index.weml - Gravity from BrainPOP (movie and quiz).

Unit 7L. The solar system and beyond

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.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/ - The Solar System from BrainPOP and http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/seasons/index.weml - Seasons, a great explanation of why we have seasons, the Earth’s tilt etc.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/moon_phases/ - Animation of moon phases, allows you to see the moon moving around the earth in space AND what it looks like from earth at the same time.

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.

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Year 7 Science Useful Websites