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Teaching Materials, Resources and Study Links Site
Larry Ferlazzo is an American school teacher and teacher educator.
His list is perhaps the best collection of teaching and study material, all
done from a passionate teacher’s point of view. Highly recommended.
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Science – Reference material for Physics, Chemistry
and Biology
Useful Websites for Chemistry
The
websites listed below are useful resources to help you study for your Chemistry
IGCSE.
IGCSE Bitesize Chemistry
A
secondary revision source for GCSE examinations. There is limited coverage of
the IGCSE Chemistry syllabus. The site contains revision material, tests and
SOS teacher. The site also gives references to other relevant websites. There
are two versions: 56kb and broadband.
IGCSE Chemistry
This
is part of the UK’s National Curriculum On line. The site is used in 110
countries and has up to one million hits a day. It is approved by UK Government,
the USA National Science Teachers Association and others. The content is good
and offers comprehensive coverage of GCSE chemistry. This is a membership site
– e-mail info@gcsescience.com to find
out how to register. There is limited access to non-members.
S-cool! GCSE Chemistry Revision Guide
This
site is more than a revision guide can be used to complement your learning.
Doc Brown’s GCSE Chemistry
The
site contains lots of relevant material which can be accessed through the
global website or as individual websites through a search engine. This is an
excellent route to studying or revising topic by topic.
Revision Time
This
site gives references to 15 other relevant websites
Useful Websites for English
The
websites listed below are useful resources to help you study for your IGCSE
First Language English.
Is
free sample from Q&A Resources. It is taken from a 30+-page Study Guide,
specifically tailored to CIE First Language English, available for purchase.
Is
the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online. It is up-to-date and
free to use.
Is
an excellent free site with lots of grammar and language exercises you can try
out to test yourself!
Is
the Grammar Slammer site, which explains the rules of English grammar and usage
with examples.
Is
a site with many useful examples of argumentative and discursive writing. It
would also provide possible topics for coursework assignments.
Is
the BBC Bitesize website which contains many exercises and activities. Although
aimed at home-board GCSE candidates, many parts are relevant to First Language
IGCSE tasks.
Other
general English GCSE revision sites which are relevant (at least in part) are:
Useful Websites for Physics
Below
is a list of useful websites for IGCSE Physics.
An
excellent site from the Institute of Physics that is designed for teachers but
will be of interest to students also.
A
site for students and teachers with explanations, diagrams, experiments,
problems and an ‘at a glance’ revision section.
This is a subscription site.
A
very good site for anyone who is curious about science. The name sums it up –
it’s about how stuff works!
Interactive site: (Math and Science)
Useful Websites for Business Studies
The
websites listed below are useful resources to help you study for your Business
Studies IGCSE.
100
business case studies
This
is excellent for case study information and also has questions on the case
studies. There is an index to help search for particular topics. However, they
are usually UK based examples.
An
excellent revision site that contains revision notes and questions at
GCSE/IGCSE level. This is well worth a visit.
This
site was set up for UK A level business studies and economics students. It
contains company facts about UK companies. It has useful sections for IGCSE
Business studies students as well but you need to be aware that some concepts
on the site are aimed at A level students.
Contains
a variety of free business studies resources and links to other sites.
There
is a lot of information and many links to other sites. It contains resources, revision,
essay plans etc. There are extensive free online resources for students and
teachers available.
This
site provides simple explanations of terms, quizzes as well as many useful
links to other revision sites.
Useful Websites for Economics
The
websites listed below are useful resources to help you study for your Economics
IGCSE.
This
is probably one of the best of the various internet sites that are currently
available for students of Economics. It provides a great deal of information on
a wide range of topics and one section that is particularly useful is a range
of revision notes on different areas of the syllabus. There are also a number
of essay plans on different topics and there is an active forum and advice
section, as well as regular news updates.
This
is a particularly useful site if you are looking for up-to-date facts about
various companies, prepared by the companies themselves but with students in
mind. It also offers a range of learning materials that will be useful across
all areas of the syllabus. It has a number of virtual reality exercises in the
Virtual Worlds section of the site, including Virtual Economy, Virtual Factory
and Virtual Developing Country. You should enjoy working through these.
This
is one of the better websites, providing quite a lot of useful information for
Economics students. It covers a large number of topic areas and has revision
advice on each of these. It is primarily aimed at A Level Economics students,
but there is much that will be of use to IGCSE students.
This
is the website of the BBC and is updated regularly. There is a menu on the left
hand side of the home page; you just need to click on ‘Economics’. It provides
convenient links to a wide range of related sites.
This
site is especially useful if up-to-date economic information is required on
such topics as employment, productivity and inflation. It is primarily
concerned with statistics that relate to the UK economy.
This
is the site to go to if you want up-to-date information about any country in
the world. When the home page comes up, you need to click on ‘World Factbook’;
it is on the right hand side under ‘Quick Links’. This will then give you a
drop down menu, ‘Select a Country or Location’; you then just click on
whichever country you need information about. The information is very detailed
and is updated on a regular basis.
This
site is very useful for information concerning monetary policy, such as
decisions about interest rates. The Bank of England will focus on UK matters,
but each central bank in the world is likely to have its own site. You will
need to find out what is the website for the central bank of your country.
This
is the website of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It covers a range of issues
related to fiscal policy, but tends to be focused mainly on the UK.
This
website is a useful source of information about economic developments in
various parts of the world.
This
is the site of the International Monetary Fund and it is also a particularly
useful site for obtaining information about different countries. Its annual
World Economic Outlook is a good source of information.
The
United Nations website has economic data on all of its member countries.
This
is the site of the World Trade Organisation and it is extremely useful for
gaining information about different countries, especially in relation to their
trading relationships with each other.
There
are many magazines and newspapers with websites which will be particularly
helpful in gaining up-to-date information about Economics. This is one of the
better sites and contains some very good articles, covering all parts of the
world, which will help you to consider the application of economic theories to
particular events and issues. You should also look at the websites of the most
important newspapers and magazines in your own country.
This
site provides a wide range of case studies featuring a number of
internationally known companies. The information is wide ranging and attempts
to apply many economic theories to particular situations. This site is
especially useful in terms of preparation for Question 1 on Papers 2 and 4 and
the two questions on Paper 6.
This
is the site of the Economics and Business Education Association, the main
professional body of teachers of Economics in the UK. It is primarily directed
at teachers, but students will also benefit a great deal from looking at it.
Business Studies and Economics- Reference material
Teachers Reference Sites:
Hindi- Reference material site
Useful Websites for Maths
These
websites are useful resources to help you study for your Mathematics
IGCSE.
This
covers all topics and has revision notes and examples.
MEP Site
The
maths enhancement programme is full of fantastic resources.
Comprehensive
revision site. Search by topic.
Comprehensive
revision site. Search by topic.
A
growing website with specific topics covered.
A
growing website with specific topics covered.
Maths
revision site, topic search and clear examples
Useful Websites for biology
These
websites are useful resources to help you study for your Biology IGCSE.
IGCSE Bitesize Biology
A
secondary revision source for GCSE examinations. The site contains revision
material, tests and SOS teacher. The site also gives references to other
relevant websites. There are two versions: 56kb and broadband.
S-cool! GCSE Biology Revision Guide
A
revision guide that can be used to complement your learning.
This
website has information about revising and lots of useful resources about GCSE
Biology which are also are relevant to IGCSE.
There
are lots of Biology revision notes on this website including notes on
Classification, Cells, Tissues and Organs and Transportation in Plants.
This
site is a portal to lots of useful Biology and other educational web sites.
Math resources
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