Links for schools

Journalists' tools Here are some useful links, listed under the following headings.

Information about cancer

Educational resources

Games

Raising money

Information about cancer

Our CancerHelp UK website has some suggested websites for young people with cancer and about childrens cancers.

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=11152

Educational resources

Association of Science Educators (ASE)

Visit the science upd8 archive to find curriculum-related activities revealing the science behind the headlines.

www.ase.org.uk/htm/teacher_zone/upd8/

The British Science Association (BSA)

The BSA provides support and resources for teachers and science club leaders and runs events for young people of all ages.

http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ccaf/index.htm

Every year the BSA runs the Festival of Science, a week of events for young people and adults.

http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/

Cells alive!

Cells alive! website contains animated film clips and computer enhanced images of living cells and processes.

www.cellsalive.com

Centre of the cell

Find out more about cells and how they work. The Centre of the cell website is full of facts, games and film clips about cells and medical research.

www.centreofthecell.org

Science and plants for schools (SAPS)

This site provides a wide range of teaching resources aimed at pupils between 11 and 18. The materials are designed to help teach cell biology while developing the students understanding of cancer and its treatments.

www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/articles/broad_cancer.htm

The Wellcome Trust Big Picture Series

The Big Picture series aims to provide teachers and post-16 students with an accessible, independent and in-depth discussion of developments in biomedical science as they appear in the news, including insight into their social and ethical impact.

Subjects covered to date include Obesity and Nanotechnology.

www.wellcome.ac.uk/bigpicture/