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Link to Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork

General Interest

ARKive the world's largest centralised library of films and photographs of the world's endangered species. http://www.arkive.org

ARKive Education is for teachers and other educators and offers downloadable briefings, lesson plans and project ideas to support curriculum learning targets. http://www.arkiveeducation.org

Astronomy Ireland http://astronomy.ie

Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork  http://www.bco.ie

ESA Human Spaceflight site http://www.esa.int

Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain & Ireland http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife

The Environmental Magazine offers a free Q&A column on the environment called EarthTalk. http://www.emagazine.com/

TryScience is aimed at 8-12 year olds http://www.tryscience.org

Science Ireland is a resource for people of all ages who are interested in science http://www.science.ie

Irish Universities Joint Science Website http://www.universityscience.ie

Scienceireland hosted by the Association of Heads of School of Science of the Institutes of Technology http://www.scienceireland.ie

Skool.ie interactive learning site tailored to the Irish Education system www.skoool.ie

The Physics Guide designed by Mr. Gerry Aylward http://members.lycos.co.uk/Physics/p15.htm

The Catalyst one of the world's greatest Chemistry sites with links to sites about all aspects of Chemistry http://www.thecatalyst.org

Tom Lehrer's song "The Elements" with Flash animation Royal Institution Christmas Lectures http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

Royal Institution Events Calendar http://www.rigb.org/eventControl?action=eventsCalendar

New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/channel/

The Helmholtz Association http://www.helmholtz.de/en/

Public Awareness and Understanding of Science http://understandingscience.ucc.ie

Science in Action http://www.science4now.ie  

Careers Portal http://www.careersportal.ie

 

Links for Teachers

Second level Support Service SLSS http://www.slss.ie

Junior Science Support Service http://www.juniorscience.ie/jsss/Main/Home.htm

Transition Year Website http://ty.slss.ie

PharmChemical Ireland http://www.pharmachemicalireland.ie

The Keystone Centre http://www.keystone.org

International Space Station Education Kit for teachers of lower secondary school pupils aged 12-15 http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/isskit/ISS-eduform.html

ASE Association for Science Education (UK) http://www.ase.org.uk

ASE (Scotland) http://www.asescotland.org.uk

NSTA The National Science Teachers' Association (USA) http://www.nsta.org

Visits to Schools by SFI Researchers http://www.sfi.ie

CRANN Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices http://www.crann.tcd.ie

REMEDI Regenerative Medicine Institute http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi

Junior Science Trail @ Birr Castle Demesne, details of the Junior Science Trail based on the Junior Cert curriculum http://www.birrcastle.com/juniorScienceTrail.htm

Ingenious Ireland "Explore Ireland's rich scientific heritage and start making discoveries for yourself." http://www.ingeniousireland.com/en

Science and Technology in Action http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com

Science Foundation Ireland http://www.sfi.ie/home/index.asp

SciFest www.scifest.ie

SPIN Science, Wildlife & Discovery magazine http://www.sciencespin.com