www.amazonferry.com - It is estimated that many thousands of children live on the streets of Peru's capital city, Lima, and the Amazonian city of Iquitos. Read about his amazing story of hope, which involves our chaplain Rev. Eddie McKenna.

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Launch Pad

Welcome to Kincorth Academy's Launch Pad page. The purpose of this page is to provide links to various sites around the world which may be of interest to staff and pupils both for class work and project work. If a topic is not included here, use one of the search engines at the bottom of this page to locate it.

Please note that this page is under construction and will be subject to change.

If you have any suggestions or comments or even sites that you have found which may prove useful, please e-mail them to the following address:-

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Every endeavour has been made to ensure that the links work but the changing nature of the WWW may cause links to change or become out of date - if this is the case, please accept our apologies.

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Art, Biology, Business Education, Careers, Chemistry, Computing, Drama, Design and Technology, Educational Links - General, Environment/Ecology, Further Education, English, Gap year opportunities, Geography, Health, History, Home Economics, Languages, Mathemetics, Modern Studies, Music, News and Newspapers, Parents, Physics, RE, Science, Sport

This page was last updated on 24/06/2006

Art and Design

Artists Index: Huge list of links about artists. It is the easiest way to locate information on an artist.
Art Resources: This site offers a search through 4 databases:- lists of artists names, Art & Architecture thesaurus. A great site for finding online works by a specific artist. Search form is tricky.
Art Web Museum: A highly detailed exploration of art from medieval times to the twentieth century.
Journal of Contemporary Art: Interviews, discussions, slideshows and conceptual Web projects from modern artists.
The Electronic Art Gallery: Packed with information and great paintings from Blues and Jazz to native American Art.
World Wide Art: A global selection of art, artists and galleries.

Biology

Intermediate 1 Biology
http://biology.highlandlearning.org.uk/
Contains powerpoint presentations, videos and podcasts.

http://www.oronsay.org/Int1.htm
Cloze tests, matching exercises, drag and drop exercises and prelim practice.

Standard Grade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/biology/
Standard Grade revision website

http://www.oronsay.org/SGrade.htm
Crosswords, revision tests, slide shows, study guides and exam practice.

http://www.visit-islay.com/biology.html
Website developed by a Biology teacher which contains revision notes and powerpoint presentations

http://www.visit-islay.com/biology/stg/index.htm
Same site as above but with checktests and crosswords.

http://www.purchon.com/biology/index.html
This site is designed for GCSE but some of it is useful.

Intermediate 2 Biology
http://www.visit-islay.com/biology/int2/index.htm
Website containing revision notes, glossary, vocabulary, problem solving tips and study guide.

http://www.oronsay.org/Int2.htm
Crosswords, cloze tests, slide shows, drag and drop, matching exercises and exam practice.

Higher Human Biology
http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/courses.html
Remember this site is for Higher Biology not Higher Human. Use it carefully. The content of Unit 1 is similar. Unit 2 and 3 should not be used.
Log in using your user name and password.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/biology/genetics_adaptation/meiosis1_rev.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/biology/cell_biology/respiration_rev.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/biology/cell_biology/rna_rev.shtml
There is no bitesize website for Higher Human Biology. These are the only topics from the Higher Biology site that are useful.

http://www.oronsay.org/Human%20H.htm
Cloze tests and multiple choice tests.

http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/ecg/
Excellent website with some brilliant educational games.

http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm

Advanced Higher
http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/courses.html
Log in using your user name and password.

Business Education

www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk

www.tutor2u.com

www.ltsotland.org.uk
Look for course notes on Business Management, Int 2 & Higher Administration

Careers

Useful career websites

www.ceg.org.uk

www.careershow.co.uk

www.ucas.com

www.grampiancareers.com

www.modernapprenticeships.com

www.careers-portal.co.uk

www.careersoft.co.uk

www.student-support-saas.gov.uk

www.shefca.ac.uk

www.yearoutgroup.org

www.gapyear.com

www.springboard.co.uk

University websites

www.abdn.ac.uk

www.rgu.ac.uk

Graduate Careers

www.prospects.csu.ac.uk

Chemistry

Chemistry Teaching Resources: Comprehensive list of chemistry teaching resources, including courses, curiosities, demoes, experiments and curriculum material.
Understanding Our Planet Through Chemistry: This site takes many of the factors which make up a conventional chemistry course and applies them to a real life situation.

Computing

A to Z of Computing (Lycos): A to Z list of computer related sites - updated on a regular basis.
Caught in the Net: Weekly update of what's hot and what's not in the computer world.
Computing Dictionary: A huge free dictionary covering every piece of computer jargon.
Digital Expresso - all about Java: Find out all about the Java language.
HTML Guides: Links to information on HTML
More HTML Guides: More links to information on HTML
Information Studies: Resources and materials suitable for GSCE Information Studies. Includes articles to read and download, ideas for research, design and development, as well as testing, implementation and evaluation.
Kincorth Academy Computer Links Page: A more detailed set of links to the World Wide Web of Computers and Computing
Search Engines - Information on Internet Search Engines: Find out about how search engines work
Search Engines - A look at Internet Search Engines: Introductory information on Internet Search Tools
Technology Information Centre: Lists of product vendors if you are searching for hardware or software.
Yahoo's Computer lists: Find out all about the Java language.

Drama

America's Theatre and Broadway Magazine: An impressive site packed with daily news stories, reviews of new shows, feature articles, theatre listing and productions.
London Theatre Guide: Extensive guide to what's on in London, with times, recommendations and reviews.
Media and Communications Study Page: British based gateway to Web resources for media studies and communications.
Theatre Central: Lots of links to theatres, stagecraft, production and film companies etcetera.

Design and Technology

General Links

www.technologystudent.com

Scottish TTA

Design and Tech.com

Examples of Good work

Royal High School, Edinburgh - CDT Dept.

Musselburgh Grammar School CDT Department.

Lochgelly High School D.E.T. Department.

James Gillespie's High School

Graphic Communication

General Revision Material for GCSE Graphics

Craft and Design / Product Design

How Things are Made (Standford University)
Excellent information and videos about How Things are Made

http://www.materials.ac.uk/pub/matiacd.asp

Dyson Education Page

Looking for research material or inspiration? Look no further, Thanks to Roayal High School

Ergonomics
http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Human/Human_sizes.html
http://ioe.engin.umich.edu/ioe491/Refs/HFDGCh14.pdf
http://www.dinbelg.be/anthropometry.htm

Educational Links - General

Adult education: Pages on psychology, programming, accounting etcetera. Some involve a registration fee.
BBC Education: BBC Education Pages
Channel 4
Channel 4 Schools: Channel 4 Education Service.
Cyberteens Magazine: Art, Zeen, LaunchPad to teen sites, Connection, Games and Shockwave - all for teenagers.
Edlinks: A one stop shop for Internet education links. Sections on projects, teacher resources. Recommended but US based.
Ed-u-cate On-line: Home Teaching Resources.
Educational Guide to Space: Want a visual tour of the solar system or a list of space sites around the world? - this is for you.

European Schools Project: Collaborative projects between schools - access to European Schools, projects from language to geography.
Freebies: Lists of free things that can be requested over the net.
Global Campus: A collection of learning materials that have been contributed from people around the world. described as a multimedia database, containing a variety of educational materials such as images, sounds, text and video for educational purposes. Check this out for project work.
Global Network Navigator Home Page: The whole internet catalogue. An A to Z.
Global SchoolHouse Project: Linking schools together across the world.
Global Show and Tell: Pupils can communicate and exchange work here.
Homework Page: This is a collection of pointers to information likely to be of value in researching a school project. The collection organizes pointers by category and primarily uses the services of Galaxy, Yahoo and the WWW Virtual Library.
J.J. O'Donnell's Teaching Tools: A guide for teachers to on-line teaching resources. Millions of links.
Kidlink - Global Youth Dialog: Discussion groups, on-line resources and more. For kids aged 10 to 15 years.
Learning Studio: Lots of on-line exhibits and fun things for kids to do.
Libraries List: List of libraries on the net.
NASA Online Educational Resources: Plenty of resources for science education and NASA projects such as Voyages and the Shuttle.
Resources on Education: Select the name of the resource and jump to a short description. Gives contacts and information on a wide selection of organisations and topics.
School Net UK: A specific subject is covered in depth each lerm; lists of schools' web pages; e-mail addressed; resources for the classroom.
The Electronic Zoo: A one-stop guide to animal resources on the Net.
The Knowledge Media Institute: The KMI stadium, the future of open, interactive learning.
The Open University: The Open University home pages.
The Teacher Education Internet Server: US based Teacher Education Site - still under construction.
UK Education Web Pages: RM's source of links to other organisations involved in UK education.
UK Higher Education Sites: May have restricted access.
UK School Resources: Links to UK and world schools for projects or e-pals. National Curriculum worksheets and many links to school subjects and topics.
UK Universities: Links to universities in the UK.
Uncle Bob's Kids Pages: An adventure playground with hundreds of educational and fun resources.
Voice of the Shuttle Home Page: General humanities resources including anthropology, archaeology, art, history, literature, politics. Many teaching resources included.
Web 66: Directory for schools on the internet. Useful for international projects.
Web Museum: Thousands of exhibits.
WWW Virtual Library: A Vitual Library index with an enormous alphabetical listing from A to Z.

Environment/Ecology

Friends of the Earth Home Page: Reports on campaigns and environmental issues as well as eco-resources.
GreenPeace International: Greenpeace site with information on campaigns, library resources, graphics and links to other organisations
Planet Earth Home Page: A dream site for the green!
RainForest Action Group: Rain Forest information site.

English

Internet Poetry Archive: Contemporary poetry archived here.
Oxford Text Archive: A good resource for scholars but texts only available on submission of an order form.
The English Server: A very good all round literature resource.
The Tech Classics Archive: Hundreds of HTML texts by dozens of authors.

Further Education

Aberdeen College

Gap Year Opportunities

PURE Australia is an invaluable resource providing gap year travel advice for backpackers visiting Australia.

Geography

Austrailian Travel and Tourism: Lots of information about Australia - a good guide to down under.
CTI Centre for Geography, Geology and Meteorology: Up-to-date Geography news and information plus links to other geographical resources on the Internet.
Earth Island: The earth and the environment.
Earthquake Info: For information about earthquakes!
How Far Is It?: Finds the latitude and longitude of two places and calculated the distance between them.
The Artic Circle: Essential information on the Artic Circle. Contains information about natural resources, history, peoples, wildlife and vegetation.
: A passport to knowledge project with classromm guides and activities and access to field journals.
The Daily Planet: Maps, satellite images, animations and forecasts of weather. Also links to other sites involving the weather.
Virtual London: A virtual guide to London.

Health

Drug Education Page: Objective look at drugs.
Healthy Choice: Healthy lifestyle pages.
Health and Nutrition: Information pages on health and nutrition - US-based.
Heart Disease: Everything you wanted to know about heart disease.
MedicineNet: Comprehensive medical site providing information on diseases, conditions and treatments.
UK Drug and Alcohol Misuse Page: Useful site providing information of UK Social Policy on Drugs and law enforcement.
UK Health Index: Access over 450 health related sites.
Yahoo Health Listings: A large list if health related topics.

History

Scottish Association of Teachers of History for teacher interest

www.sath.org.uk

Euro Clio, pan European History Teachers organisation

www.eurocliohistory.org

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

www.gilderlehrman.org

Spartacus Educational covers a wide range of historical topics

www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk

BBC History

www.bbc.co.uk/history

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize

Channel 4 History

www.4learning.co.uk

www.channel4.com

Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network

www.scran.ac.uk

The History Channel

www.thehistorychannel.co.uk

Irish History

www.iol.ie

www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland

Historical Association

www.historyonline.co.uk

Imperial War Museum

www.iwm.org.uk

Prehistoric Grampian

www.ifb.net/webit/stdnston.htm

The Scottish Trilogy covers several key periods in Scottish History

www.ellonacademy.org.uk/history/Higher

Columbia University, New York covers major periods in American History

www.ilt.columbia.edu

Iceman

www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/iceman.shtml

www.cruithni.org.uk/feature/iceman.html

Pupils are also directed to the web pages for the History Departments at Ellon Academy, www.ellonacademy.org.uk/history and Harris Academy Dundee, www.harrrisacademy.com/departments

Home Economics

Great Vegetarian Recipes: Lots of vegetarian recipes - Chinese, American and desserts.
Unigate Dairies: Services offered by Unigate and recipies and healthy eating.
Veggies Unite!: Cookbooks, meal planners, FAQ's, health and nutritional information.

Languages

www.liguascope.com Go onto "Liguastars" Logon Name: BIARRITZ Password: PELOTE

www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/
Based on bitesize for revision of verbs/grammar

www.lemonde.fr
Current affairs and news in French

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/

Mathemetics

Algebra: Mathematics and mathematicians throughout the ages - learn about the number crunchers behind the theories.
Calculus Resources Online: Information and links to resources which can be used in the learning and teaching of calculus.
Maths For Kids
Cool Maths Sites: Lots of links.
Maths By Kids

Modern Studies

Britain & Hong Kong Page: Up-to-date information on the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China.
Northern Ireland Peace Process: Chronology of peace process from CNN, with links to the full stories.
UK Government Home Page: Lots of government related information.

Music

MIDI Fest: Collection of Midi files and links to other sites.
Music Instruction Software Page: Pointer to programs on all platforms which help students learn music, plus links to other music pages.

News


CNN Interactive: Comprehensive news site from CNN.
Los Angeles Times: Electronic version of leading US newspaper.
The Electronic Telegraph: Internet version of the Daily Telegraph.
The Times on the Internet: Electronic version of The Times.
Time Magazine: Time Magazine and searchable archives.
UK Media Internet Directory: Covers TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, giving direct links to their sites.

Parents

http://www.parentlinescotland.org.uk

Physics

Physics Lovers' Paradise: A clearing house of Physics facts and figures.

RE

Christian World Wibe Web Site: Issues and subjects surrounding the Christian faith.
Galaxy:- Religion: A host of links to every religion.
Islam Home Page: Articles, original content covering Islamic beliefs.
Jewish Communication Network: Packed with content and links to Jewish sites, as well as news, humour and more.
Sikhism Home Page: Highly comprehensive resource with history, faith, teachings and translations.

Science

New Scientist Planet Science Home Page
US Museum of Science and Industry: Educational resources and exhibits

Sport

CycleNet: Everything to do with cycling.
Inline Skating: A resource for everything to do with in-line skating.
T@P Sports: Information service concerned with baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, football and many others.