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General Interest

Alchemist Cafe http://www.alchemistcafedublin.com

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

Airfield a gift of nature http://www.airfield.ie

Astronomy Ireland http://astronomy.ie

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

Electicity Explained http://aaenvironment.com/Electricity.htm

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

ESERO Ireland

Planet Science http://www.planet-science.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Careers Portal http://www.careersportal.ie

Irish Stem Cell Foundation http://www.irishstemcellfoundation.org/indexss.html

The Science Bit http://thesciencebit.net

DSE http://www.discover-science.ie

Links for Teachers

LDS Leadership Development for Schools http://postprimary.lds21.ie

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

BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition http://www.btyoungscientist.ie

SciFest www.scifest.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

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

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

PharmaChemical Ireland http://www.pharmachemicalireland.ie/Sectors/PCI/PCI.nsf/vPages/Home~Education?OpenDocument

 

GIREP International Research Group on Physics Teaching http://www.girep.org/

ECO UNESCO http://www.ecounesco.ie/eco-dev

ESAI Environmental Science Association of Ireland http://www.esaiweb.org/environ

RPII Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland http://www.rpii.ie

IoP Institute of Physics of Ireland http://iopireland.org

RIA Royal Irish Academy http://www.ria.ie

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

SFI Researchers visits to schools http://www.sfi.ie

CLARITY Sensor web http://www.ucd.ie/research/success/majorcollaborativeprogrammes/clarity

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

NCE - MSTL National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science and Learning  http://www.nce-mstl.ie

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

APC Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre http://www.ucc.ie/research/apc/content

WITS Women in Technology & Science http://www.witsireland.com/cms

STEM Science Technology Engineering & Maths http://www.stemedcoalition.org

The Teaching Council Professional body for teaching in Ireland http://www.teachingcouncil.ie

DES Department of Education & Skills http://www.education.ie

NCCA National Council for Curriculum & Assesment http://www.ncca.ie

SEC State Examination Commission http://www.examinations.ie

 

The Frog Blog http://www.frogblog.ie

The Science Gallery http://www.sciencegallery.com

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

Dublin City of Science 2012 http://www.c-s.ie/cityofscience2012

Science Links http://www.chiefscientificadviser.ie/sciencelinks

The Periodic Table of Videos http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm

 

Mooneygoeswild http://www.rte.ie/radio/mooneygoeswild/index.html

Bang goes the theory http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lwxj1

European Space Education Resource Office http://www.esero.ie

Discover Sensors http://www.discoversensors.ie

Eurostem Cell http://www.eurostemcell.org

Scibernia http://scibernia.ie

Science Bits http://www.science-bits.com/samples.php

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