Points of View Newspaper Report
Witnesses to accidents can see different things. Read and listen to two witness reports of a skateboarding accident, and learn about how journalists structure newspaper reports and use verbs, adverbial phrases and pronouns to create an effect.
Balance Scales
This simple to use site has balance scales which shows how things used to be weighed but it uses grams. It works very well on an interactive whiteboard.
Rumble in the Jungle
Read along to the audio of the book Rumble in the Jungle which is about the sounds made by the animals that live there. There is also a version that is signed.
Wildlife Explorer
Wildlife Explorer is a fabulous resource with information about wildlife living in the UK. It covers: invertebrates, mammals, marine creatures, birds, reptiles, amphibians and plants too.
Victorians
18 learner guides and 6 classroom videos, covering famous individuals from the time and living conditions particularly in relation to Scotland.
Animals on the Farm Movie
A delightful animated movie with narration about animals that live on the farm and the noises they make.
The Victorians
A comprehensive radio broadcasts about the Victorians from the BBC which includes information on the lives of Victorian children, the railways, key events and key people from the era.
Iron Age Hill Forts
An animated introduction to Iron Age hill forts that describes the Iron Age population of Britain and how they lived in tribal communities.
Scottish Woodlands
Find out about seasonal changes in trees, what trees need to live and grow healthily and how trees both living and dead support life.
pH Scale
A simulation where you can test the pH of things like coffee, spit, and soap to determine whether each is acidic, basic, or neutral. It also helps you to visualise the relative number of hydroxide ions and hydronium ions in solution.
