Miss Amanda's EFL Science Blog

Animals (Facts and Games)

2010-04-26T22:19:00.003+02:00

Fantastic website for our science classes : farm animals, wild animals, endangered species and MORE!
Good also for Kindergarten ( animal bits )

Pollution

2010-03-19T12:12:00.001+01:00

All about pollution

Energy-Light and sound- Electricity

2010-01-19T13:33:00.002+01:00

This all we need for 6th Primary on Energy.

Going for a walk: My house and where I live

2010-01-19T09:59:00.002+01:00

For 2nd Primary where I live and the house.

Water Cycle

2010-01-14T15:55:00.003+01:00

Good for 5th Primary

Barnaby Bear visits the city: Story

2010-01-13T23:06:00.002+01:00

This story shows the bear in the town.

Town and Country

2010-01-13T22:58:00.003+01:00

Fab photos for teaching country to young primary classes. You can go to any place in the UK town or counrty and look at photos.

Plant all different photos

2010-01-13T22:46:00.002+01:00

Good to see what different plants look like great photos.

Plant explorer

2010-01-13T22:44:00.001+01:00

All about plants very full site with lots to do.

The Parts of a Plant

2010-01-13T22:26:00.003+01:00

Just click on the part to learn about the parts of a plant great for primary.

The Universe general links from Richmond

2009-11-27T13:36:00.002+01:00

Some interesting links about different aspects of the universe.

Matter more links from Richmond

2009-11-27T13:31:00.002+01:00

This links us up to Richmond's web links for matter.

e-learning for kids

2009-11-10T20:38:00.003+01:00

A fab link set out in learning areas and age groups: English, science, health, reading and other things we will find useful.

Body Parts

2009-11-10T20:34:00.002+01:00

Another great place to look at the skeleton.

Lunar Cycle 4th Primary

2009-11-10T20:31:00.002+01:00

The phases of the moon and why the moon looks different every night.

All about Matter for 5th Primary

2009-11-10T20:26:00.002+01:00

A simple way to explain matter.

Aquatic videos

2009-11-03T21:31:00.004+01:00

Short videos of ocean animals

The Five Senses powerpoints

2009-10-30T12:10:00.002+01:00

There are seveal ppts here all for primary.

WEBCAMS

2009-10-29T19:44:00.002+01:00

Do you want to see penguins, ants, beetles or otters in real time?

Life Cycle of a Plant Interactive

2009-10-23T18:07:00.002+02:00

An interactive activity for learning about the life cycle of a plant.

Interactive Label the Plant

2009-10-23T17:53:00.002+02:00

Great for young learners there are a lot more free games on this link.

Interactive Label the Plant

2009-10-23T17:53:00.001+02:00

Great for young learners there are a lot more free games on this link.

Musculoskeletal System and Skeleton explained in a Video

2009-10-21T22:11:00.003+02:00

This is from the great site Laura found it's just right for 3rd/4th primary.

Literacy games for primary

2009-10-18T19:39:00.001+02:00

In this website you will find spelling games and literacy games suitable for primary children.

EDUCATIONAL MOVIES

2009-10-12T20:21:00.000+02:00

This is a website with different educational movies for Science topics.

Lion Super Pride part 6

2009-10-10T09:05:00.001+02:00

Part 6 of the documentary.

Lion Super Pride part 5

2009-10-10T09:04:00.001+02:00

Part 5 of the documentary.

Lion Super Pride Part 4

2009-10-10T09:03:00.001+02:00

Part 4 of documentary.

Lion "Super Pride" part 4

2009-10-10T09:01:00.003+02:00

Part 4 of the documentary about a "Super Pride" of lions.

Lion Super Pride part 3

2009-10-10T09:00:00.003+02:00

Part 3 of the documentary about a "Super Pride" of lions.

Lion Super Pride part 2

2009-10-10T08:47:00.002+02:00

Second part of Lion "Super Pride" documentary.

Lion "Super Pride" part 1

2009-10-10T08:41:00.008+02:00

A documentary about a pride of lions that is considered a "Super Pride" because it's got 22 members. This is part one of six. A good resource for ESO or a high level 6th grade science class. Very interesting! A great example of family life amongst animals.

Spanish Geography 6th Primary

2009-10-06T11:04:00.005+02:00

A guide to Spanish geography wildlife, nature and climate. This is a wonderful web for using with Essential Science Book 6 (Unit 8). Lots of good links for the class.

The Virtual Body

2009-10-03T18:00:00.002+02:00

Hi,
The virtual body is waiting for your visit! This is a fantastic web to take a look at the inside of the human body.

Games, Games and more Games...

2009-10-01T18:12:00.005+02:00

This website has great interactive games for everything from language arts, maths, science... You name it they've got it.

They also have a free printables areas with tons of worksheets, minibooks etc.

Clipart for making up worksheets

2009-10-01T09:44:00.002+02:00

A free clipart web with a large selection of material.

Kids National Geographic: People and Places

2009-09-30T22:42:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone,
Just what we need to look at other cultures and countries around the world. Video and stories.

National Geographic Kids: Animals

2009-09-30T22:21:00.001+02:00

Hi,
This web has great info as well as videos on lots of animals and the photos are fab too!

how the body works

2009-09-29T15:27:00.003+02:00

It has a video on how the digestive system works. I'm planning to use, then I'll tell you!!! Elisa

Animal Web Cams at the Smithsonian National Zoo

2009-09-27T22:56:00.002+02:00

A wonderful way to see animals real time. The zoo has several web cams so we can drop in and visit any time. The selection of animal photos is also worth looking at. This will make a great addition to any animal class.

The Romans

2009-09-24T21:53:00.001+02:00

More about the Romans, this is a very well explained web on the Romans it includes clothes as well as life style.

Droplet and the Water Cycle

2009-09-24T21:47:00.002+02:00

A NASA educational link with a great information and an animated game explaining how a droplet of water travels.

Castles

2009-09-24T21:38:00.001+02:00

All about castles, why, who, where, including the biggest!

Houses and Homes Thoughout History

2009-09-24T21:35:00.001+02:00

The evolution of our houses and the different types of homes we have.

The Inner Body: Secondery

2009-09-24T21:21:00.002+02:00

This is for secondary it's a fantastic web with clear diagrams and good explnations.

How the Body Works: Lots of systems and parts

2009-09-24T21:06:00.002+02:00

Hi everyone,
Do take a good look at this one. There are lots of body parts all with video, vocab games and activities. This is the main page just click on the body part you want when it's in the centre, then chose an area, video ect. and have fun with the teacher and pupil. The graphics are very atractive too!

The Five Senses Lesson Plan

2009-09-24T15:20:00.002+02:00

A full lesson plan on the senses incuding ptintables.

Biomes Lesson Plan

2009-09-24T15:13:00.003+02:00

A science teaching lesson on biomes. Includes printable teaching worksheets.

The Circulatory System and The Heart

2009-09-24T15:08:00.002+02:00

Detailed explination of how the circulatory system heart and lungs work.

Quiz on Materials

2009-09-24T14:48:00.001+02:00

a great quiz to revise and learn about materials.

The Digestive System

2009-09-24T14:43:00.001+02:00

Click on the parts and learn how the digestive system works.

The Human Skeleton

2009-09-24T14:41:00.002+02:00

Make a skeleton and learn about the bones.

The Digestive System

2009-09-24T13:23:00.002+02:00

Looking at how the intestines work, it includes a diagram similar to the one in the students' books.

The senses

2009-09-24T13:21:00.002+02:00

All the senses explained including the sixthe sense

How ears work and parts of the ear

2009-09-24T13:17:00.002+02:00

Explaining and understanding how the ear works with vocabulary explanations.

How eyes work & parts of the eye

2009-09-24T13:13:00.003+02:00

A good explanation of how the eye works and comparing it to a camera. It also includes the parts of the eye.

echalk

2009-09-24T12:33:00.004+02:00

Hi everyone,
You'll love this site! There are loads of activities and games to use with the interactive whiteboard. Suitable for primary and secondary. You need to subscribe, though.
If you don't want to pay you can still use the activities but you'll see "PREVIEW" on the screen.

Parts of the Eye

2009-09-24T11:50:00.002+02:00

Suitable for younger primary learners to learn the parts of the eye.

The Romans in Scotland

2009-09-16T22:05:00.002+02:00

See how the Romans lived.

The Romans: Photos

2009-09-16T21:54:00.003+02:00

30 plus photographs from Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum.

River jigsaws

2009-09-16T21:50:00.003+02:00

Seven photo jigsaws based on the topic of Rivers. Customise using the picture, style, number of pieces and rotation features.

Investigating Coasts

2009-09-16T21:47:00.003+02:00

A simple three part activity comparing, annotating and labelling coastal features using photos and diagrams.

Teeth

2009-09-16T21:40:00.001+02:00

Pupils can research information about teeth types, tooth structure and tooth decay.

Plant Life Cycle

2009-09-16T21:36:00.002+02:00

There are two labelling activities and one sorting task to support work towards the end of the unit. The three sections are as follows: 1) Labelling a life cycle diagram of a flowering plant. 2) Sorting plants by method of seed dispersal. 3) Labelling the reproductive organs of a flower.

Food Groups

2009-09-16T21:15:00.002+02:00

Taking a look at the 5 food groups fab for all of primary.

Light and Shadow

2009-09-16T21:12:00.003+02:00

Suitable for 4th primary lower levels

Health and Growth

2009-09-16T21:09:00.002+02:00

This is wonderful for 2nd and 3rd of primary. Food and growing

Science Topics in Powepoint Format

2009-09-12T21:21:00.005+02:00

Loads and loads of powerpoints for your Science classes!
You can download them and save them on your PC or USB and take them with you.
Laura

Video Resources for Science Teachers

2009-09-12T12:14:00.004+02:00

Scroll down the page and you'll find videos for your Science classes (5th and 6th Grade).
Laura

Class tools book maker

2009-09-11T10:02:00.002+02:00

Make a book with turning pages, a very good tool.

Label Fruit Vocabulary Game

2009-09-09T16:44:00.002+02:00

Simple matching game

Label the veg IWB game

2009-09-09T16:43:00.002+02:00

A wonderful link to lovely science games

2009-09-09T16:32:00.004+02:00

This site has lots of different science games for all abilities. There is also fab stuff for English too.

Environmental Challenge

2009-09-09T16:30:00.006+02:00

The environment is in danger we must look at the problems and save our planet.

Living Things

2009-09-09T16:25:00.002+02:00

What when where? Fun for younger learners

A Virtual Zoo

2009-09-05T16:06:00.004+02:00

This is a very interesting website about all types of animals. You will find lesson plans, a virtual zoo, animal profiles and online software to create new animals.
Very useful for 5th and 6th Grade.

The Middle Ages links for castles

2009-09-03T21:28:00.003+02:00

A very interesting link for famous castles with lots of info on life at the time.

Science for primary

2009-09-03T20:41:00.005+02:00

Dear Amanda,

I have found this wonderful website to use with the whiteboard. I am sure that our children will love it.

cooltoolsforschools

2009-09-01T17:01:00.004+02:00

This web has almost everything you could want to use and some you hadn't even thought of!

Delicious social bookmarking

2009-08-30T21:07:00.001+02:00

Delicious is a wonderful place to keep all your bookmarks. You can work on it from any computer, there are many sites shared amongst members and the larger links are split with 'sub' tags into their respective parts when you do a search in delicious.

Quizlet: vocabulary games flashcards ready made and make your own

2009-08-29T14:03:00.000+02:00

With this link you can make your own quizes and vocab games.

Richmond Science Book 6 Webquests

2009-08-29T11:46:00.001+02:00

Although this wonderful Richmond site is for webquests there are lots of interesting areas and it can also be used in other ways as part of a science class.

Miss Laura's Workspace class wiki

2009-08-29T10:44:00.000+02:00

Laura's wiki has areas for all our class needs for teaching EFL English. A fantastic place to sow seeds, this wiki will quickly grow if we all add as we go along.

Fantastic link to Science Activities

2009-08-26T16:15:00.000+02:00

Hi Amanda,
Here's the link to fantastic activities for your Science classes. Hope you'll like it!
Laura

How fast plants grow

2009-08-11T15:10:00.000+02:00

How plants grow

Animals and Plants

2009-08-11T14:33:00.000+02:00

From Domingo:
Great for both animals and plants. Plenty of info for them to read

Plant Secrets lots of fun

2009-08-11T14:29:00.000+02:00

From Domingo:
More plants. Very funny. Children help a detective find the secrets of plants.

Plants for different age groups

2009-08-11T14:27:00.000+02:00

From Domingo:
Another one on plants. It´s BBC and divided into age groups.Also very interactive. Children get to grow plants if they know what they need to do so properly. They get points as in a quiz.

Life cycle of a plant .It´s got a whiteboard version and very visual and interactive.

2009-08-11T14:23:00.000+02:00

Domingo uses this with 2nd Primary classes

Shenice's favourite Science Links

2009-08-11T14:15:00.000+02:00

A large list of links to lots of lovely places Shenice uses for her science IWB classes

skrbl: easy to share online whiteboard

2009-08-11T13:57:00.000+02:00

skrbl is very easy to use and can help you to get used to to using IWB at home alone or with others. A great tool.

Recipes4Success

2009-08-04T17:25:00.001+02:00

A very easy site to use to make your own rubrics (assessment sheets with objective criteria). If you use a title already known, some help is given to you and you can add/customise as you wish. It is simple to save the finished work to any file for future use.

Experiment assessment rubric

2009-08-04T16:27:00.000+02:00

This is an assessment rubric which can be used by the teacher or the students to keep check on work in progress or a finished experiment.

European Matters

2009-08-01T17:10:00.001+02:00

About polution for high level students

Devil's Dictionary

2009-07-01T19:56:00.000+02:00

The official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished
(from: Devil's Dictionary)

a person who says what will happen to you when someone else says you have done something wrong (Amanda)

Wind Energy in Spain

2009-06-23T17:33:00.002+02:00

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2007/02/endesa-focuses-on-wind-farms-in-spain-and-italy-47528
This site is for searching for information on Spanish wind farms but it also has more on other renewable energy sources.

Science for Kids

2009-06-23T17:16:00.000+02:00

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050309/Feature1.asp
A site for all ages with a wide choice of subjects

Great place for the solarsystem

2009-06-23T17:10:00.001+02:00

http://www.extremescience.com/solarsystem.htm

Great place for the solarsystem

2009-06-23T17:10:00.000+02:00

All you want to know about the solar system

EFL Science

2009-06-21T20:01:00.005+02:00

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. (D.Carnegie)

The photo is a view of Peñiscola Castle. It is a medieval castle on a rock in the sea on the east coast of Spain. It was the home of the Moon Pope in the 12th century.

Welcome to my teacher's science blog. I am a primary EFL Science teacher and teach successfully in my classes, my students feel happy in the class and this facilitates learning.