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Homework sites Updated: 06 Mar 2009

Science sites

The Science Learning Hub is funded by New Zealand's Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. NCEA science students should find the site interesting - especially if they're eyeing up a career in the field.

You'll find science projects designed for students under the "context" tab. Each project goes into great depth (including fact sheets, activities and people to contact for further information) although there's a limited range of topics.

Exploratorium is the website of San Francisco's museum of science, art and human perception. The Exploratorium is a massive website with plenty of fun and interesting activities. But it isn't always relevant to the New Zealand curriculum.

The homepage of Exploratorium has regularly updated feature items such as "The Science of Music" and "The Hubble Telescope". Beyond the homepage, there are online activities both science- and maths-based for a range of ages. There are also recommended links to other sites, although these can be disappointing when compared with the Exploratorium's own pages.

Discovery Education is managed by the same company that makes the Discovery Channel. Discovery Education is aimed at teachers rather than kids, but it's more instructive than the company's child-specific site Discovery Kids.

The most useful tab on the homepage is "Home Resources". There, you'll find a trove of interesting articles and ready-made worksheets (on topics ranging from French to earth science). There are also a multitude of downloadable lesson plans and instructional videos - although these will require broadband.