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D World
Produced by DrugScope, an independent drugs information organisation, D World is a drugs information website for 11-14-year-olds. It contains projects, games, and videos, as well as background information for teachers.

DrugScope
This site provides a large number of publications and research material on drug awareness and prevention.

Feelings website
BBC Learning in Scotland has produced this interactive website to help children aged 5-12 deal with emotional health issues.

Fire Challenge Crew
A website with lots of interactive activities and games on the theme of fire safety and fire rescue. It was created by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Galaxy H
Developed for the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills, Galaxy-H is aimed at pupils aged 7-11 years. The site covers a range of health topics from personal hygiene to healthy eating. There are teacher's notes to accompany the online activities.

Health Promoting Schools: Children
Online games, quizzes and fact files for primary learners presented by the Health Promoting Schools website. Pupils explore the interactive online school and try games and quizzes to help them understand how they can help themselves and their school become healthier.

Health Promoting Schools: Young people
Online games, quizzes and fact files for young people presented by the Health Promoting Schools website. Students explore the interactive online school and try games and quizzes to help them understand how they can help themselves and their school become healthier.

Healthy teeth
This site contains information about the different types of teeth, gums and prevention of decay. There are also a number of activities related to tooth decay and care.

Infection detection protection
A website developed by the American Museum of Natural History which aims to explain through interactive games how bacteria and viruses spread diseases and how some of them can be prevented.

It's up to you!
A BBC Northern Ireland schools site aimed at 7-9-year-olds and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The interactive activities offered on the site will give children a better understanding of the importance of food and exercise and the impact they have on the body.

On Your Marks!
This website has been created for young people, teachers and parents and has information about the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The site includes factsheets for seven to 11 year-olds and for 11 to 14 year-olds, an Olympic Games image library, teaching ideas organised for the Scottish 5-14 curriculum, the chance to share ideas with other teachers and related news stories.

Planet science - Get Clobbered!
This interactive games website from Planet Science makes health and safety fun! The aim is to get your character ‘clobbered up’ in the correct gear for performing a variety of scientific jobs. Are safety goggles required? What about a hard hat? Latex gloves? The choices will roll past you on the squeaky conveyor belt, and all you need to do is select what you need. It might sound easy, but it’s harder than it seems.

Welltown
Welltown is aimed at pupils aged 5 - 7 years, and covers personal and social development, health education and citizenship topics.

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