ARKive - Educational Resource

ARKive is the worlds centralised library of films and photographs of all the U.K. and worldwide endangered species freely accessible to all online. Hailed as the digital Noahs Ark, it has won numerous education and communication awards (and was launched by Sir David Attenborough).

The main ARKive website www.arkive.org is designed for use by 11 year olds upwards. Its content consists of the largest collection of wildlife and environmental films and images that can be viewed for free; the content is relevant to a wide range of science and geography subjects in primary and secondary schools (all can be downloaded free of charge).

Planet ARKive www.planetarkive.org is for children aged 7-11, and designed to make life science learning and environmental education a widely enjoyable experience. It fits in especially well with learning about living things in their environment for KS2 and 3. Again it is free and fun to use

ARKive Education ( www.arkiveeducation.org ) is for teachers? and offers downloadable briefings, lesson plans and project ideas to support KS 2 and 3 National Curriculum leaning targets. It too is free to use.

For further information go to: www.wildscreen.org.uk