Science

Astronomy, prehistoric life, Science Fair project ideas, Climate Change, and lots more scientific information can be found on the websites listed below.

• BBC Science & Nature: Animals, prehistoric life, human body and mind
• KS2 Bitesize Science - have fun and learn with practice and revision from the BBC Schools website
• Science Buddies - Science Fair Project ideas - browse the Project Ideas Directory, divided up into areas of Science and rated from easy to difficult  
• Weather & Climate - link to our Hot Topic page for lots of information 
• Climate Change Information - from the New Zealand government
• New Zealand Science Learning Hub - resources developed by educators for school years 5-10, linked to the science curriculum. Once you've chosen a context, click on 'Learn more' and use the 'Related Content' panel on the right
• NIWA Science - stuff for students about New Zealand's climate, weather, global warming, estuaries ... lots of great information here
• Inventors and Inventions - lists from Christchurch City Libraries
• HowStuffWorks - from car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, HowStuffWorks has it covered
• The Why Files - the science behind the news
• Everyday Mysteries - Questions and answers about everyday phenomena that we often take for granted
• Dr Bob's Interesting Science Stuff - interactive site dedicated to the wonders of science and technology
• Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - loads of science experiments
• Discovery Education Science Homework Help
• Extreme Science - the place online to find the biggest, baddest, and the best in the world of extremes.

SPACE AND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

• ESA Kids - European Space Agency - info on our Solar System, Space and the Universe 
• NASA - information about the solar system, space missions, space science and people
• Starchild  from NASA especially for younger children
• BBC Space - explore the Universe and our Solar System on these pages from the BBC
• Amazing Space - lots of space facts, online activities, and homework help.