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Animals :: Art and Artists :: Authors and Illustrators :: Careers :: Citizenship :: Communication :: Computers and the Internet :: Design and Technology :: Diet, Food and Nutrition :: Dinosaurs :: English and Writing :: Egyptians :: Environmental Issues :: Fashion and Costume :: Festivals :: Fun :: Geography :: Government :: History :: Hobbies, Leisure and Games :: Homework Help :: Human Body :: Libraries :: Maths :: Music :: Myths and Legends :: Nature and Wildlife :: People :: Personal, Social and Health Education :: Pets :: Physical Education and Sport :: Recommended Reads :: Religious Studies :: Romans :: Science :: Space and Time :: Stories and Poetry on the Net :: Teen Health and Interests :: Theatre and Performing Arts :: Tourism :: Transport :: Victorians :: Weather

Animals

• Breeds of livestock found around the world.
• Endangered Animals Info on endangered animals – good pictures.
• Fun animal facts 
• Wild Ones Animal index, articles, habitat info, etc.

Art and Artists

• Artcyclopedia Search for art and artists worldwide.
• Art Detective  Pintura, Art Detective – explore the work of famous artists, compare styles etc.
• Art History (Teen site) Art history including Prehistoric, Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian, African art. 
• Cartoon Network Fun and games with cartoon favourites.
• CBBC Stars, TV info and competitions
• Hundertwasser  Features a biography of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
• William Morris On-line William Morris exhibition.

Authors and Illustrators

• Dr Seuss Games, book info and more with Dr. Seuss
• Roald Dahl Official Roald Dahl site.
• Scholastic Harry Potter and more found here!
• Shakespeare Find out about Shakespeare’s life and times.
• Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien and his works.
• UK Childrens Books Links many author’s and illustrator’s sites.

Careers

• After16 (Teen site) Choices for young disabled people
• Connexions (Teen site) Careers advice and more.
• Help with Your Career  Job profiles and info.
• S-cool Revision help and careers advice.
• UCAS (Teen site) Universities and Colleges Admissions service.

Citizenship

• Britkid (Teen site) Race, racism and life in Britain.
• Citizenship Foundation.
• Get Involved (Teen site) News and issues.

Communication

• BBC History of the BBC.
• British Sign language & alphabet.
• Flag Signals used by ships
• Marconi Calling The life and times of Guglielmo Marconi.
• Think Quest The evolution of communication.

Computers and the Internet

• Hector's World Staying safe online
• Kids Online Find out what goes on inside a computer.

Design and Technology

• Resistant Materials Links to sites on resistant materials etc.
• Great Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century.
• Great Buildings Brief history of constructions, close-up photos and 3-D models.
• Textile arts and crafts.
• Packaging Materials industrial processes and case studies.
• Wood Information on different woods.

Diet, Food and Nutrition

• British Nutrition Foundation – nutritional facts and information
• Food Standards Agency
• Tea Council All you need to know about tea!
• Vegetarian Society UK.

Dinosaurs

• Walking with Dinosaurs “Walking with Dinosaurs” based fun.

English and Writing

• Bibliomania Articles and suggested reading.
• Spellits Spelling fun aimed at primary age children
• Teenink (Teen site) Web site devoted to teen writing.
• Your Dictionary Definitions, usage, translation (270 different languages), thesaurus.

Egyptians

• Ancient Egypt Egyptian life, hieroglyphs etc.
• Egyptians (Teen site) Includes information on Daily life, Gods and Religion and Funerary customs
• Hieroglyphs translate words and numbers

Environmental Issues

• Energy Ant guide to energy resources.
• Envirolink (Teen site) Recent environmental news.
• Environment Agency Recent news and info of issues affecting UK.
• Greenpeace Environmental news and information.
• Kidsplanet Facts and fun.
• Rain Forest Information of the world’s rainforests.
• Recycle More Valpak’s guide to recycling in the UK.

Fashion and Costume

• Fashion Fashion news, info on designers and more.
• History of Fashion 500 years of fashion, hats, shoes & hair-do’s!

Festivals

• Activity Village Information and activities.
• Christmas Christmas traditions around the world.
• Kids Domain Information and craft ideas.
• Interfaith Calendar Dates of many religious festivals.
• Under Fives Events and festivals listed by month.

Fun

• Funology Jokes, games, magic, quizzes and more!
• Grid Club Test your knowledge of English.
• Mystery Net Mysteries to solve, scary stories and magic!
• Virtual Fish Tank Build your own fish, release it and see if it survives!

Geography

• Volcano Volcano information, past and present.
• Earth from the Air Aerial photographs of the world.
• Maps Maps online.
• National Geographic Articles, puzzles and cartoons.

Government

• Conservatives Official Conservative Party site.
• Green Party Green Party of England and Wales.
• Labour Official Labour Party site.
• Libdems Official Liberal Democrats site.
• Number 10 Political issues, news and information.
• Parliament    How Parliament in Britain began

History

• Anne Frank Anne Frank’s life and times.
• British History From King Arthur to the Vikings.
• Castles Find out all about castle life in Britain.
• Channel 4 History programmes from Channel 4.
• Imperial War Museum On-line exhibitions on both World Wars. Includes Enigma.

Hobbies, Leisure and Games

• Games Instructions on how to play over 100 classic children’s games.
• Happy Puppy PC Game reviews, news, demos and opinions.
• Origami British Origami Society.
• Scouting All about Scouting around the world.
• Teddy Bears Teddy bear history, famous bears, how to make bears and more!

Homework Help

• Bitesize GCSE revision help from BBC.
• Factmonster American site, aimed at Under 12’s.
• Gridclub SAT’s revision key stages 1 & 2.
• Revision World A free resources for pupils and teachers providing revision notes, questions and downloads across a range of subjects
• S-cool Site includes revision tips up to A-level
• Topmarks Over 1500 sites to browse through.

Human Body

• Humanbody Explore the human body, organ by organ!
• Kidshealth All about the human body and staying healthy.
• Medicine Medicine through time.

Libraries

• British Library collections and services.
• Carnegiegreenaway Children’s Book Awards.
• Internet Public Library.

Maths

• Counton Maths fun, including tutorials and games.
• Maths Fun
• Murderousmaths Based on the books of the same title, lots of fun and games.

Music

• About Music Artist profiles plus audio previews
• All Music Search for info on artists or groups.
• Music at School Worksheets, quizzes and on-line lessons.

Myths and Legends

• Cornish myths and legends.
  Greek  heroes, Gods and Monsters.
• Greek Myths (Teen site)

Nature and Wildlife

• Insects Info on species and good quality pictures.
• Plant Life Britain’s Wild Plant charity.
• Wildlife Trusts UK Wildlife facts.

People

• Biography Thousands of biographies.
• British Monarchy History of the British Monarchy
• History Channel Hear many famous speeches.
• Nobel Articles on all the Nobel Laureates.

Personal, Social and Health Education

• Global Gang News, games and fun from around the world.
• Kids Health The human body and how to keep healthy.
• Oneworld (Teen site). Articles on ethical issues, highlighting cruelty and injustice.

Pets and Pet care

• Cat Site Cat care, health, behaviour, breeds and more!
• Hamsterific All you need to know about hamsters!
• Kids and Dogs How to love your dog!
• RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Online.

Physical Education and Sport

• Ballet Guide to performers and ballet companies.
• British Olympic Association  British Olympic Association
• Olympics Find out about Ancient and Modern Olympics.
• Skateboarding The history and science of skateboarding

Recommended Reads

• Cool-reads (Teen site) Books and reviews for 10-15’s
• Reading Matters Not sure what to read? Try Bookchooser!
• Teen Reads (Teen site) Interviews, books and info.

Religious Studies

• Bitesize Religious education information plus tests.
• Creation myths from around the globe.
• Interfaith Calendar Dates of many religious festivals & holidays.
• Religion (Teen site) Religion and ethical issues.

Romans

• Roman Emperors Encyclopaedia of Roman Emperors.
• Roman Empire Timelines, maps, famous Romans.
• Romans All about Rome and Romans

Science

• Brainpop Activities and movies all about science.
• Chem4kids Easy to understand articles on chemistry.
• How Stuff Works Find out how stuff works.
• Science Monster Info about the solar system and gravity.
• 21st Century Science and technology online magazine.
• Yucky Gross experiments and yucky fun!

Space and Time

• Arty Astro Interactive Solar System Adventure.
• Clockworks Info about clocks and time.
• NASA Go to ‘NASA for Kids’ for fun and information
• Planets Explore the Universe without leaving home!
• Space Great site featuring info, games and pictures

Stories and Poetry on the Net

• Classic Fairy Tales Choose a classic tale and hear it read aloud.
• Giggle Poetry Poetry fun.
• Stories Read stories, e-mail authors, write reviews…

Teen Health and Interests

• Connexions (Teen site) Guidance and support for 13-19 year olds on health, learning, living and work.
• Cosmogirl (Teen site) Celebrities, style and gossip.
• Eating Disorders   (Teen site) Eating Disorders Association.
• Sortit (Teen site) Magazine for 11-16 year olds with visual impairments.
• Young Voice (Teen site)

Theatre and Performing Arts

• High School Drama Theatre terms, tips and exercises.
• National Youth Theatre
• Theatre Design The Society of British Theatre Designers.
• Theatre Museum National Museum of the Performing Arts.

Tourism

• Eden Project The fantastic Eden Project.
• London Eye Information about the world’s highest observational wheel.
• National Trust Preserving historic buildings and sites.
• Tower of London Tour the tower, find out the Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders and the Ravens.
• Visit Britain British Tourist Authority site.

Transport

• Department of Transport 
• London Transport Museum
• National Maritime Museum 
• National Railway Museum

Victorians

• Children in Victorian Britain 
• Cadbury's Working for Cadbury’s in the early 1900’s.
• Snaith Primary Images of Queen Victoria, plus information about the Victorians.
• Victorians The Virtual Victorians.

Weather

• BBC Weather Weather info and facts.
• Hurricane Hunters Hurricane information.
• Met Office Worldwide weather and climate information.
• Weather All your weather related questions answered

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