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Educational resources: Sample Web links
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 Winsor and Newton: Hints, Tips, Techniques
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Hints, tips, and techniques from Winsor and Newton on painting and pastels. Learn the differences between watercolours, pastels, oil paints, and acrylic paints, and the surfaces, colours, and brushes that are associated with each. There is also a section on colour mixing, which explains basic colour theory and some practical applications.
 Virtual Body
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Authoritative and interactive anatomical animations, complete with voice-overs, guide you around the whole body, with sections on the brain, digestive system, heart, and skeleton. The Flash plug-in is required to view this site but this can be downloaded simply if it is required.
 Cavalcade o' Chemistry
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Maintained by a chemistry teacher, these light-hearted pages also tackle some of the questions chemistry students may have. Visit the 'Helpdesk' for help with difficult assignments.
 Say No to Racism
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Colourful page from the Canadian government all about the prevention and stopping of racism. Navigate your way through the page by the contents menu, which contains an introduction to what racism is, and types of racism that occur. Several of the end sections are devoted to what the individual can achieve against racism.
 HowStuffWorks
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Aims to inform those interested in finding out how popular consumer products, from car engines to washing machines, work. It is an invaluable resource for considering the best way to design a product, and will help with a wide variety of project research.
 Online Writing Assistant
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This site contains pages explaining how a piece of writing should be structured and what to consider when writing. The site is split into ten sections tackling such issues as 'Discovering what to write' and 'Organizing your writing'. This is a very useful resource for students tackling GCSE coursework.
 Volcanoes
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Dramatic site that opens with a picture of an erupting volcano and asks whether volcanic catastrophes – which threaten millions of people in an increasingly densely populated world – can be predicted. With the help of video clips and interactive tasks, the well-written text goes on to answer important questions about volcanic activity: how volcanoes form and what the forces
are that cause solid rock to melt and burst through the surface of the Earth.
 Colonial Africa
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Well-illustrated guide to the European colonization of Africa. The site profiles some of the major figures in the history of colonial Africa, from the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Henry the Navigator to Nelson Mandela, and looks at some of the main events in the troubled relationship between the two continents.
 Webmonkey for Kids
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Step-by-step guide on how to build your own Web site. The site is made up of a number of lessons, taking the user through the process of Web site design. There is also a 'Projects' section, with ideas of ways to use the Web, plus a 'Tools' section, with some of the programs required to get to grips with the Web.
 Funbrain
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Number section of the Funbrain site. There are lots of maths games to play here. The easy levels are very basic, but the 'Superbrain' levels can be quite challenging. 'Shootout soccer' and 'Operation order' make good fraction and algebra practice.
 Ages of Classical Music
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Colourful and visually exciting page that provides a good guide through the different styles – or 'ages' – of classical music. The defining characteristics of each age are examined, and there are also descriptions and audio samples of the most famous and popular composers.
 Little Shop of Physics: Online Experiments
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Unusual, easy-to-follow site divided into experiments you can do in three ways – 'Using common household items', 'You can do using your computer', and 'Using the Shockwave plug-in'.
 Bullying at School
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Good resource detailing the issues surrounding bullying in school. The site is divided into three main sections: 'Bullying at school: what families can do', 'School action against bullying', and 'Finding out more about bullying'. The first section gives advice for families to aid in supporting, at home, children who are bullied. Section two deals with the type of actions that schools can take, and the third section is a list of links to other bullying-related resources.
 Ramadan on the Net
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Covers the significance of Ramadan to Muslims, plus the story of Muhammad and the Holy Koran. Islam and the ideas behind the faith are briefly outlined, as are the Five Pillars of Islam. The site also contains links to a message-board and electronic Ramadan greetings cards.
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