A very interesting website for Physics has come to our attention. It has an in-depth media-rich study of Black Holes.

To be added shortly - Standard Grade Physics Revision Sheets, summary sheets and associated audio podcasts from Grant McAlllister, PT Physics, Bell Baxter High, Cupar, Fife.

Steph Taylor, Strathaven Academy, South Lanarkshire has kindly provided three files for Higher Physics Homework Exercies - the exercises, the answers and a pupil tracking grid.

The University of Nottingham have launched a very intersting website with video clips for Chemistry entitled Interactive Periodic Table.

Douglas Racey, Waid Academy, has created a comprehensive set of interactive exercises for standard grade science. Even if you don't present this subject the files are worth viewing as many of them could suit other areas of the three sciences and could prove useful for the science outcomes in the new curriculum for excellence.

There have been a number of submissions over the past few months which will be added this month. They include more Turning Point PowerPoint files (remember they can also be used without the voting systems) for Chemistry and Physics at many different levels. Other PowerPoint, Publisher (plus a pdf version) and Excel files are included. So here goes:

Resources for Access 2 - Physics from Glenrothes High.

Turning Point PowerPoints for Standard Grade Physics from St. Columba's High, Dunfermline.

Higher Physics, brief notes on Topic 3 Radiation from Buckhaven High.

A welcome contribution from outside Fife of Higher Chemistry PowerPoint files from St Saviour's High in Dundee.

On the companion ICT in Education pages there is a growing collection of SMARTBoard files from a number of sources for Biology, Chemistry and Physics, including 5-14.

A new collection of PowerPoint files to support Higher Chemistry, Created by Douglas Racey, formerly of Waid Academy, Anstruther, Fife.

This is a set of multiple choice questions for the three Higher units and includes questions to be set before the prelim paper. If someone wishes to convert them to Turning Point files please contact Jim Birney.

Lots of resources to be added this month and a set of recommended web links.

Lots of Physics resources have been added this month, some 5 - 14 science, a few for Chemistry plus a set of recommended web links.

A full colour Standard Grade Physics course with notes in pdf format from Martin Cunningham, Kirkcaldy High School. A collection of Standard Grade Physics revision notes in Word format (for A5 printing) from Douglas Sinclair, St. Andrew's High, Kirkcaldy an introduction to Standard Grade Physics by Bill Swiatek, Girvan Academy, South Ayrshire.

Turning Point files for Standard Grade Physics from Fiona Lindsay, Madras College and another set from John Emeleus, Physics, Buckhaven High and two Higher Chemistry entries from St. Columba's HS, Dunfermline.

A set of full colour pdf files for Science Levels A to F in the 5 - 14 section and for Physics - Intermediate 2 Scalers, Vectors and Velocity Time Graphs, plus Higher and Advanced Higher course notes and sets of calculations all from Martin Cunningham, PT, Kirkcaldy High, Fife.

The first is a few web links worth visiting; Acids for S1 and S2, Natural Events through animations (requires Java), a massive collection of science links, an excellent website for Standard Grade Physic's Energy unit and fantastic, high quality videos from Harvard showing transport mechanisms in blood cells for AH Biology.

In addition to the files added by Fife teachers the Turning Point website offers tutorials, quick start guides and, once you register (free!), a growing bank of Turning Point files from other sources.

Finally, a simple online diagram maker – create online and print or take a screen shot. The tools are not obvious; especially moving and resizing so try the first four tools below the horizontal barrier on the tool side bar.

A list of websites to coincide with the fairground season has been suggested by Tom Dickson, science development officer.

Since Christmas a large number of files have been donated by science teachers across Fife with the welcome addition of contributions from other Scottish schools.

Douglas Racey at Waid Academy has been busy producing a comprehensive set of Inspiration files for Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Higher. These are worth downloading and will encourage other contributions. The Inspiration program was distributed by LT Scotland as a 40 licence pack to all Scottish seondary schools in May 2004. A companion website covering Inspiration is well worth a visit.

Turning Point PowerPoint files for S1 and Higher Physics have been created by the staff at St. Columba's High, Dunfermline. Sarah Clark, Queen Anne High has contributed a Health and Technology revision file for Int 1 Biology.

Turning Point Voting Systems first added last month have been supplemented by Douglas Racey submitting Chemistry Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 and Higher topics.

Douglas Sinclair, Physics, St. Andrew's High, Kirkcaldy has contributed some Voting Systems files PowerPoint files for Higher covering Mechanics and Light and Sight.

The first update since before the summer concentrates on multiple choice exercises created in PowerPoint intended to be used with the Turning Point Voting System being used in Fife science departments. A set have been provided by Julie McIntyre, Waid Academy for S1/2 science classes and Douglas Racey has provided three Chemistry sets for Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 and Higher.

Another set has been provided by Brendan Fox, St. Andrew's High, Kirkcaldy set for Standard Grade Biology.

The latest SSERC Safety Net content has been added to the Safety section. (Please note this is restricted to the Fife intranet as we have a SSERC licence for this resource.) Visitors from other councils can go direct to the SSERC website and log in with their username and password.

Tom Dickson, Fife's Science Development Officer, has been seeking new, interesting websites and they will be added to the Web Links section shortly. The first entry is for Biology Online from Highland Council at present covering Intermediate 1. The website comprises a series of digital video lessons.
Each lesson is supported by worksheets and PowerPoint presentations.

A large collection of Hot Potatoes interactive puzzles and quizes created for S1 Biology by Brendan Fox at St. Andrew's High School, Kirkcaldy, have been added to the interactive sections.

The Design Brief Summary for Science Laboratories in Fife Secondary Schools is available as a Word file. (Available only on the Fife Education intranet.)

Fife science teachers are invited to participate in the subject specific online groups created for them on the Fife intranet. Log into FISH with your username and password, search for the biology, chemistry or physics group and click the button to join the group.

An extensive collection of interactive, mostly multiple choice Hot Potatoes files created by the Chemistry department at Waid Academy, Anstruther. Covers all levels from Standard Grade to Advanced Higher.

Intermediate 1 and Access 3 resources for Physics have been donated by Glenwood High School staff. They comprise of activity sheets, course notes and homework exercises. A few interactive sample files have been added as a starter set with more to follow.

Information on SUREHigherPhysics and other reviews have been added to the Recommended Resources (Commercial) link on the main Physics menu.

Homework sheets from Steph Taylor, Strathhaven High School, South Lanarkshire have been added to Standard Grade Physics Resources.

Douglas Racey, Waid Academy, Anstruther, has added a few more PowerPoints to the Standard Grade collection.

The London Grid for Learning hosts a significant number of pages created by skool.co.uk (their spelling!).

Some samples: Biology Chemistry Physics and some additional links to pupils for example Physics There are two levels - key stage 3 (early secondary) and key stage 4 (upper secondary).

Two graph drawing application suitable for S1 and S2 and another for Advanced Higher are worth viewing.

The BBC story ''Teens urged to be future thinkers' describes the competition.

A comprehensive collection of PowerPoint files for Intermediate 1 Physics by John Irvine, Beath High School, Fife.

The site was placed online on the Fife Education intranet and internet website and demonstrated to staff from all Fife schools attending the launch of the revamped site.

The new Planet Science site was launched and a link added in the WebLinks menu. The ICT Advice page was updated with professional institute links..

New Tools for Science Teachers have been launched by Xplora - European Schoolnet's science education gateway. Fife's Science development team have looked at the site and have included some sample search results to highlight the high quality on offer.

Trial version launched on the Fife Education intranet. Demonstrated to Biology, Chemistry and Physics department representatives at Fife Education's quality improvement network meetings.

Please e-mail suggestions or contributions to

Jim.Birney@fife.gov.uk