Life processes and cells
Compare and contrast plant and animal cells with these superb interactive diagrams.
Sensational photographic slides of plant and animal cells to boost your classroom resources. If you would like to see your photographic slides added to this library don't hesitate to email them to echalk. Select "View" and then "Full Screen" on your browser to see this resource at its best.
Learn about the relationship between chromosomes, genes and DNA with this animation which depicts an incredible journey into the nucleus of a cell.
Cell division:
An animation showing the stages of cell division during mitosis.
A series of animations illustrating the process of meiosis.
Do you know the difference between meiosis and mitosis? Use this resource and you soon will!
A quick quiz to test your knowledge of the key words in this subject area.
Transport into and out of cells:
This diffusion simulation shows how some large particles dissolve and eventually spread out due to collisions between themselves and the surrounding smaller particles.
A simulation that demonstrates the mechanism of osmosis. Start the simulation and watch the particles randomly bounce around the screen. Notice that the sugar molecules cannot pass through the membrane but the water molecules can. Soon a state of equilibrium will be reached.
A simulation that demonstrates the mechanism of active transport. If a sugar molecule hits a carrier protein it will be transported to the other side of the membrane (against the concentration gradient).
The human body (systems and maintenance)
Learn the names of the different bones in the human skeleton with this drag 'n' drop labelling exercise. Includes a worksheet.
Learn where the major muscle groups of the body are located with this labelling exercise.
An animation that shows how the biceps and triceps work together in order to flex and straighten the arm.
You have full control over the image ... colour it in and add or remove labels and arrows at the touch of a button. Simply click on individual labels and arrows to toggle them on or off (in this way the diagram can be simplified to suit any age group).
Same as the diagram above except for the fact that it is an ear!
An animation illustrating what happens when we breathe in and out.
Label the parts of the respiratory system. This resource also contains a diagram of alveoli. (worksheet)
A sequence of animations showing the means by which we get oxygen from the air into our blood and carbon dioxide out of our blood into the air.
A Venn diagram activity to introduce your pupils to the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
A drag and drop activity in which pupils are required to construct the word equations of aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
A visual database. Click on a body part to find out what it does. This resource also comes with a supplementary worksheet.
A high energy quiz that requires coordination as well as knowledge. Ideal for the interactive whiteboard. This resource also includes a printable worksheet and a separate activity to help the teacher with marking.
Learn to identify the position, shape and function of the different tooth groups in the human mouth.
Learn to identify all the different kinds of teeth in the human mouth with this labelling activity.
Learn about the structure of a tooth with this labelling exercise.
This beautiful animation shows your pupils how the chambers and valves of the heart function in order to pump blood around the body. This resource includes an animated schematic of the circulatory system. The interactive labels provide you with a number of class activities for teaching your pupils the structure of the heart.
The endocrine system:
A database of the endocrine system that shows you where the different glands are and what they are responsible for.
Use this colourful quiz game to get familiar with the main endocrine glands and the hormones they secrete.
Can you correctly label the endocrine system? Try this drag and drop activity to find out.
The brain:
A graphical database to help you learn what the different areas of the brain are responsible for.
Learn to identify the different areas of the brain with this labelling activity.
Two labelling exercises to make sure you can find your way around this important body system.
A general quiz on homeostasis. This resource also includes a printable worksheet.
A resource to help your pupils learn the function of the different structures in skin. This resource also includes a printable worksheet.
An addictive reaction test with loads of uses for practical work. Find out your reaction speed and whether it changes when you're tired, hungry or buzzing on coffee.
Learn how to interpret pie charts with this interactive resource. The finished pie chart can be shown in 2D or 3D and you have a handy protractor tool to help you figure out what colour to paint each sector.
Reproduction and puberty
Learn the parts of the female reproductive system with this colourful drag and drop activity.
Learn the parts of the male reproductive system with this colourful drag and drop activity.
A delightful animation of the stages of pregnancy from ovulation to birth.
An interactive timeline depicting the four stages of the menstrual cycle and the changes in hormone levels.
A timed word-gap exercise on the menstrual cycle. Includes a worksheet.
Investigate the development of secondary sexual characteristics in males and females with this Venn diagram activity.
Plants and photosynthesis
A beautiful sequence of animations that illustrate the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Learn the parts of a flower with this colourful drag and drop activity. (worksheet)
Learn to identify all the reproductive parts of a flower with this labelling exercise.
Do you know what the different reproductive parts inside a flower are responsible for? Use this activity and find out!
A resource to help your pupils learn the function of the different structures in a leaf. This resource also includes a printable worksheet.
A beautiful animation to illustrate the gaseous exchange taking place in a plant during the day and the night.
A drag n drop activity to make sure you know the photosynthesis equation using both words and symbols.
The aim of this visually attractive resource is to balance the photosynthesis equation. The program displays a running tally of the number of elements on each side of the equation and lets you know when it is balanced.
Test your knowledge of photosynthesis with an eChalk trademark bounce quiz. This resource also includes a printable worksheet.
Carbohydrates
Don't just talk about carbohydrates - show your pupils exactly what they look like in glorious, interactive 3D. The library includes a selection of common monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.
Living things and the environment
The bone-blasting machine
Introduce vertebrates and invertebrates with this gruesome (but fun) whole-class activity.
Can you tell the difference between a warm and a cold-blooded animals? In this game you must pop the balloons tied to warm-blooded animals but leave the cold-blooded animals float away.
Introduce your class to ID keys with this lovely whiteboard activity. The resource also includes printed materials so pupils may devise their own keys.
A more advanced exercise from the one above to teach your pupils how to use branching keys to identify fish. The resource also includes printed materials so pupils may devise their own keys.
A quick quiz to test your knowledge of the key words in this subject area.
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A beautiful resource that illustrates how carbon cycles from one carbon store to another. You have full control over the animation and can isolate different processes (e.g. respiration or photosynthesis).
This resource illustrates how nitrogen cycles from one nitrogen store to another. You have full control over the animation and can isolate different processes.
A beautiful animation showing the stages of eutrophication.
Genetics, variation and inheritance
DNA: 3D interactive molecule
An awe-inspiring 3D model of the beautiful double helix…this has to be seen to be believed. To see the application your browser will need to be Java enabled (most are).
Play the part of a predatory bird hunting for moths in the forest. A wonderful activity that shows how different camouflage leads to selective predation and so to a change in the population. Depending on whether you choose to hunt in a pre-industrial or post-industrial forest you will find either the dark moth or the light moth easier to catch. Go on, have a go!
Dominant and recessive alleles: eye colour
Entrench the ideas of dominant and recessive alleles. Teachers may use this visual model to show how different gene combinations affect eye colour.
A gentle introduction to heredity. By looking at pictures of famous actors the pupils must determine which child belongs to which parent.
Are our traits the results of our genes, our environment or a mixture of the two?
General tools and fun stuff
If you're playing a game or a quiz and you need to keep score for several teams then this is the tool for you. Choose between a number of themes: 'Alien abduction', 'In your face' and 'Snail race'.
Find out about the hazard symbols with this visual database (great for project work). This resource also contains a memory game to test how much the class knows about the hazard symbols.
A versatile resource that allows you to create your own pie chart in seconds. This powerful application has a host of features including a protractor and the ability to view your graph in 3D.
Timer
A new improved timer that now includes a countdown timer as well as a standard timer. Some of the alarm sounds are not for those of sensitive disposition. The time is given in Hours, minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second. Handy for timed tests, exams and activities.
Class minder
A digital assistant that keeps an eye on your class on those rare occasions when you have to pop out.
This powerful (yet simple to use) application allows you to create any 4 quadrant graph, grid or isometric paper. This may then be printed out for classwork or used as a background when using an interactive whiteboard. Brilliant.
