Science

Listed below are various websites which can give you much background information on design & technology. Some of them are great fun too!

DECIBELS
Visit this website for a single page of good advice about the dangers of loud sounds. Useful for "What music would you like to make?"
www.dangerousdecibels.org/

Duracell
Visit this site to find out lots more about batteries. The FAQ section will make fascinating reading for able children. Useful for "How fast should your buggy be?" and "What sort of light will work for you?"
www.duracell.com

How stuff works
How stuff works is a huge and fascinating resource: look inside a combination lock, see animated gears and much, much more. To find out how a three-way switch works add "/three-way.htm" to this address:
www.howstuffworks.com

ICECUBE
Visit this site so that you and your class can look at a melting ice cube and see where it's hot and where it's not. Useful for "How cool is your drink?"
sirtf.caltech.edu/EPO/IRimages/icecube.html

PHYSICS
Visit this web site to find out about Newton's Law of Cooling. Click on Physics Dictionary and away you go. It's a great site for looking up all sorts of things. (Useful for "How do you like your toast?" and "How do you take your tea?")
physics.about.com/mbody.htm

Science Schemes
Visit this website and look at Unit 1C 'Sorting and using materials' to see how you could use the * textile tree * to meet many of the science learning outcomes. Warning: this site takes a long while to load because it is in frequent use!
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/schemes/science

TEXTILES
Visit this web site to explore the world of textiles. Useful for "What can you learn from a textile tree?"
www.textiles.com/