General

www.earthsky.org/kids

An excellent resource with a wide variety of topics for children to investigate.

www.primaryscience.ie

www.sci-spi.ie/

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science

Animals

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Visit this site developed by the University of Michigan for interesting facts and pitures on the animal kingdom.

www.arkive.org/species/GES/

A fascinating site documenting ‘images of life on earth’ which is constantly being updated with images of animal life.  Many of the featured anmals are endangered species.

www.somethingfishy.ie

Volcanoes

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/kids/kids.html 

 Learn about volcanoes, read the stories, look at the pictures play the games and take a virtual tour of some of the best known volcanic sites by clicking on the link below.

The Planets and Space

www.hubblesite.org

A fascinating website for all ages with excellent images from the Hubble Telescope and much more. 

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

Explore the Solar System through this excellent NASA site.  Pick which planet you want to view, from where and on what day.

www.space.com

More space news and images to explore. 

www.sunearthplan.net

UK space research programme provides more information and images from space.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild

http://kidsastronomy.com

www.Kids.msfc.nasa.gov/

More astronomy sites to capture your imagination.

Sound

www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/resources/science/sound/index.asp

Explore the Science of Sound with these animations and activities.

Light

www.ltscotland.org.uk/5to14/resources/science/light/index.asp

Explore the Science of sound with these images and activities.

Environment

www.ecosensorweb.dcu.ie

www.enfo.ie

Be conscious of the enivornment and explore what these sites have to offer.