Useful websites related to science curriculum

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The Experiments on this page are offered in good faith and expectation that the user complies with all safety requirements and uses Risk  Assessment measures wherever appropriate.


ASE (The Association for Science Education) in the UK

http://www.ase.org.uk/resources/lab-design/
This will be very useful to anyone involved in a new or refurbished build.
This information refers to the British Standards not the Australian and New Zealand Standards, although many will be much the same.
Therefore, be cautious when using the information and look up Australian/NZ Standards before requesting any ‘legal’ requirements.

Bristol University ChemLabS

Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7Gud4DucBvmw_zCTKe70g/featured

Website http://www.bristol.ac.uk/chemistry/outreach/

Bubble making

http://www.bubblemania.com/faq/solution.html
Facts and photos of some amazing effects achieved with bubbles. Bubble mixture recipes and resources.

Cells Alive

http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm 
Interactive site covering cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and microscopy with pictures, puzzles, quizzes and CDROM downloads

Charles’ Law site; interactive

http://physics.gac.edu/~mellema/Aapt2001/Charles’%20Law.htm

Forensics Illustrated

http://www.bsapp.com/forensics_illustrated 
Comprehensive collection of all the resources collected, manufactured, and utilised by Brennon Sapp during his nine years of teaching Forensic Science to high school students

Illusions

http://www.grand-illusions.com/
Amazing toys to excite you and your students. Pythagorus cup, Endless Spring, Homopolar Roller, moving cogs, Dragon Illusion. A UK site.

Ishihara tests for colour blindness

http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.asp
A site about colour “deficiency”. Condition, causes, effects, plus some colour charts. Software (shareware/freeware) for checking colours on your computer.

Mad Sci Network

http://www.madsci.org/
A “collective cranium” of scientists who provide answers to your questions. Archives of more than 36,000 answers. Mad Sci FAQs, random knowledge generator, Mad Labs, Mad Sci Library.

Molecular models

http://www.indigoinstruments.com/
A US science resource supplier. MOLECULAR MODELS, biology and hobby tools, biology images, general science lab materials, magnets, magnifying glasses, etc.

Ocean and Space resources

http://www.seasky.org
“A personal website dedicated to sharing the splendours of the sea and the wonders of the universe.”

Periodic Table Interactive

http://www.ptable.com/

Periodic Table Of Elements: 2022 Refresher – Commodity.com

Powers of Ten

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
Science, optics and you. Begin by viewing the Milky Way 10 million light years from earth, then move in successive orders of magnitude until you are examining quarks! Also: student activities and teacher resources.

Surfing Scientist

http://www.abc.net.au/science/surfingscientist/
The link to the surfing scientist, great demos, etc with easy set ups. Good ideas for end of year pracs.

Weather station on-line

http://wwwmet.murdoch.edu.au