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Cheshire County Council ceased to exist on April 1st 2009 when its services and responsibilities transferred to Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council.The pages and documents through this website may contain branding and information relevant to the old councils, but are being made available because they are still relevant to our customers. We are continuing to update all materials on the Cheshire east and Cheshire West and Chester website and aim to remove all references to the old Councils by the end of the year (2009).

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We think you will find the following links useful, but please note that Cheshire County Council accepts no responsibility for external sites or their contents.

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.
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

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.