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There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end of the search for the ultimate laws of nature.

— Hawking, Stephen W.

Interactive Science : 24/7

If you have access to wireless connection/laptop/interactive whiteboard….here is an excellent resource area for you….for both KS3 and KS4!

Just hook up your laptop + wireless connection and your interactive whiteboard….and yoiu have (almost) instant lessons…..and interesting,engaging ones …..!! 

Can also be accessed at home…by students and teachers.

http://kent.skoool.co.uk/index.aspx

KS3 Science

http://kent.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=80

KS4 Science

http://kent.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=314

Video for Metabolism/Energy: Hummingbirds

You can use a number of videos for Biology topic on Metabolism…..

A number of videos of Hummingbirds (taken on vacation in Arizona) are available at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjovery

You can easily EMBED these videos in your presentations.

Some key facts about Hummingbirds:

Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of plants and are important pollinators, especially of deep-throated, tubular flowers. Like bees, they are able to assess the amount of sugar in the nectar they eat; they reject flower types that produce nectar which is less than 12% sugar and prefer those whose sugar content is around 25%. Nectar is a poor source of nutrients, so hummingbirds meet their needs for protein, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc. by preying on insects and spiders, especially when feeding young.

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Additional Applied : Online Revision

Additional Applied Science Activities now available online :

All located at www.webschool.org.uk/revision/