Science

21st Century GCSE Science Useful Websites for the new Science GCSE course run by OCR

Twenty First Century Science will be a suite of new GCSE science courses for 14 to 16-year-olds. The courses will offer genuine choice for the diversity of students' interests and aspirations.

Help for pupils about science coursework

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry - This website uses interactive content (e-sources) to encourage student interest in science and to support teaching in Primary and Secondary schools.

Here are a selection of worksheets, activities, and computer-based teaching resources for Key Stages 3 and 4 Science.

The ASE's teachers' resources

Ask this smart, curious cat your science questions and hopefully she can find an answer

The AAE promotes Public Education in Astronomy and supports the Teaching of Astronomy to students at all levels of education

The ASE is the professional association for teachers of science

For a complete list of this week's BBC science and nature programmes.

The complete works of one of history's greatest scientists, Charles Darwin, are online.The project run by Cambridge University has digitised some 50,000 pages of text and 40,000 images of original publications - all of it searchable.Surfers can even access downloadable audio files to use on MP3 players.

Classroom Space is a national project for Key Stage 3 and 4 that aims to revitalise science education in the UK using Space Science and Astronomy - resources are all linked to the Science National Curriculum, with some also incorporating the Mathematics, ICT and Geography curricula.

CLEAPSS stands for the Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services. They are an advisory service for subscribers, supporting practical science and technology in schools and colleges (including establishments for pupils with special needs) and offering help from nursery education through to A-level studies or equivalent.

Cloning mice animation from the University of Utah

E4S provides teachers with lesson planning materials on the sustainable use of water, textiles and timber resources and issues surrounding waste management

Eclipses Online is HM Nautical Almanac Office's canon of eclipses which contains a wealth of information on solar and lunar eclipses past, present and future

Science worksheets mainly based on AQA specifications

Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Their site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.

Experience Science and Maths with 'Gizmos'

from Robert Krampf - free weekly email science lessons using household items - for young students but can be adapted for older ones.

This site offers a growing bank of imaginative, highly visual science teaching-aids developed for use with interactive whiteboards in 11-18 Schools.

Gondar Design Science is one of the most successful UK teacher's websites, providing a wealth of information to aid GCSE Science.

in Hertfordshire - an award winning site

MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.

The homepage of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA space agency.

The Museum works to illustrate for everyone the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people.

The National Space Society (NSS) is an independent, international, educational, grassroots nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is the scientific publishing arm of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, combining the excellence of: Nature, Nature research journals, Nature Reviews, Nature Clinical Practice journals and NPG academic journals, to provide the world's premier information resource for the basic biological and physical sciences.

NewScientist.com is your ultimate science and technology website run by the New Scientist magazine.

Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. For over 30 years, Nikon has rewarded the world's best photomicrographers who make critically important scientific contributions to life sciences, bio-research and materials science.