Chapter 1: Food and digestion

William Beaumont

http://www.james.com/beaumont/dr_life.htm

This website gives a more detailed description of the life and work of Dr William Beaumont, including full details of the experiments carried out by Beaumont on Alexis St Martin.

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Chapter 2: Building blocks


Web Elements - Periodic Table

http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/web-elements/

This extremely useful website, developed by Sheffield University, contains the first interactive Periodic Table on the Internet. A detailed description of each element is given by clicking on the appropriate place on the table. The details include key data about the element (atomic number, atomic weight, symbol and group name, etc.), a description, details of its compounds, uses of the element, history of its discovery and method of extraction.

Metals and Non-metals

http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/Metals/Metals.html

This website, developed by The University of Arizona in America, provides a short summary of the properties of metals, non-metals and metalloids, and gives details of an activity involving iron in cereals. In addition, there is a short quiz on metals and non-metals. Watch out for American spellings of words such as 'heme' which we spell 'haem' (as in haemoglobin - the red pigment in blood).

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Chapter 3: Energy transfers


CREATE - Centre for Research, Education & Training in Energy

http://www.create.org.uk

This is the website for CREATE, the leading organisation in the UK for the promotion of energy education. The site is linked to many other related sites including National Energy Foundation (UK), Envirolink, Energy Quest USA, and the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). CREATE is encouraging schools to enter their School Energy programme to reduce the money spent on energy bills in schools.

Chapter 4: Respiration

An on-line exploration of the heart

http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html

This website, developed by the Franklin Institute Science Museum in America, gives you the opportunity to explore the heart. The different sections of the site include details of the development of the heart as a baby grows, the structure of the heart (note that 'atrium' is used here instead of 'auricle' to describe the top chambers of the heart), and the passage of blood through the heart. Look out for the American spelling of haemoglobin, which is hemoglobin. The site also gives details of the different types of blood cell - red cells, white cells and platelets - and the different kinds of blood vessels.

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Chapter 5: Reactions and mixtures

Making compounds

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/ 3296/makingcompounds.html

This page gives a step-by-step guide to naming and working out the formulae of ionic compounds.

Chapter 6: Magnetism

Magnetism

http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/magnetism.htm

This website gives a useful summary of magnetism, including details of attraction and repulsion of magnets, magnetic lines of force, magnetic induction, permanent magnets, and the use of magnets in compasses.

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Chapter 7: Micro-organisms and disease

People and discoveries - Alexander Fleming

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bmflem.html

This site developed as part of the People and Discoveries series, tells the story of Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin by accident. This page links to further information about penicillin, bringing in the contributions of Howard Florey and Ernst Chain to the story.

Smallpox story

http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/Tutorials/Pox/Pox5.html

This website provides a brief but comprehensive history of the discovery of a cure for smallpox disease that starts in Ancient China and ends in England in the 18th century. It can be very useful to sum up what you have covered during your lessons!

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Chapter 8: Weathering and erosion

Science Across the World – Acid Rain

http://www.scienceacross.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.showcontent&node=101

This is another example of a Science Across the World research project. Schools must register with the organisation before the information can be accessed, then results from investigations can be shared with schools all around the world.

Chapter 9: Light

Making a simple camera

http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pringles_pinhole.html

This website describes a step-by-step way of making a simple pinhole camera using an empty Pringles tube. This could be tried either in the lab at school or at home with the help of an adult.

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Chapter 10: Ecological relationships

World Population Information

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/world.html

This website was developed by the US Census Bureau. It provides a lot of useful information on the world population, including numbers of births and deaths in the world per year, day and even per minute, and details of the world population from 1950 to the present day, with estimated figures up to 2050.


World POPClock Projection – daily population estimate

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw

This website shows the daily estimate of the total population of the globe. It includes research put together by the US Bureau of the Census.


United Nations Population Fund

http://www.unfpa.org

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes. The website provides a comprehensive overview of their research and initiatives all over the world.


Population Action International

http://www.populationaction.org

Population Action International (PAI) is an independent policy group working to increase public awareness and political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. The website provides full details of the organisation’s programs around the world.

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Chapter 11: Driving the rock cycle

US Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov

This website contains an enormous amount of information about all the geological research being carried out in America. There are sections about earthquakes, volcanoes and floods, along with up-to-date information about recent geological events.


An Applied Science Course

http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/gips/aii-indx.htm

This website, also developed by the US Geological Survey, discusses the importance of chemistry in issues like working out the age of the Earth. It goes on to talk about the use of radioactivity in calculating ages of rocks. Radioactivity is something you will meet later on in your science lessons, but it would be a good idea to read it now and see how much you can understand.