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Secondary - Sciences


  • 5-14 illustrations and photos
    5-14 illustrations and photos
    Free illustrations and photographs for 5-14 education.You can download them, print them off or use them online. You can use these images for educational purposes without worrying about cost or copyright.

  • BBC - Education Scotland - Bitesize revision
    BBC - Education Scotland - Bitesize revision
    The website produces manageable 'bitesize' pages on key topics, concentrating on material which students find particularly difficult. The material is written by examiners and teachers and reflects key areas of the examination syllabus.

  • Becoming Human
    Becoming Human
    This site, from the Institute of Human Origins, tells the story of human evolution through an interactive documentary. It also provides a number of resources and links to relevant websites.

  • Crocodilia for Crocodile Chemistry
    Crocodilia for Crocodile Chemistry
    This suite of learning resources makes use of simulated chemistry laboratory features where you can model experiments and reactions safely and easily.

  • Drawing Graphs with Excel
    Drawing Graphs with Excel
    This resource has detailed instructions on how to use Microsoft Excel to create pie charts and line, bar, climate and scatter graphs. It relates to geography but could equally well be used in many other subjects where information can be shown in the form of graphs.

  • Exam Guide 2008
    Exam Guide 2008
    Produced by the Sunday Herald in Spring 2008 to help pupils with revision. It contains useful information on exam structures and technique with practice questions and worked examples for Standard Grade, Intermediate and Higher subjects.

  • Global Footprint
    Global Footprint
    The Schools' Global Footprint resource helps pupils to understand the environmental effect individuals and schools have on the planet and how to reduce this impact. Itncludes background information and gives links to learners and teachers sections.

  • Interactive Body
    Interactive Body
    Try these interactive games from the BBC to learn more about the structure of the human body. See if you can put the bones, organs, muscles and senses in the right place! Each activity takes only 5-10 minutes and would work well on an interactive whiteboard. Activities would be suitable for Access 3 and Intermediate 1 Biology.

  • NASA Education
    NASA Education
    This education website from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contains excellent information about astronauts, space, life on earth and exploring the universe.

  • Planet Science
    Planet Science
    Planet Science is aimed at developing young people's interest in science. Providing resources and information for teachers, to encourage creative and fun approaches to primary and secondary science teaching.

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Early secondary resources

Resources on the 5-14 Curriculum website including illustrations, websites, lesson plans, project outlines and pupil worksheets for S1 and S2 teaching.

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