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Search engines
Kartoo Complete planet - search engine for online databases
Google Ask Jeeves for kids
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Statistics and sources of data Web-based items
Census at school - loads of activities connected with the school census (you can even take part) Web page containing the links from Unit 8.3
National Statistics website - lots of statistics for the nation (funnily enough) Webquest - an interactive web search project activities (includes tasks, links and assessment criteria)
Samples of data from the Numeracy training Interacting with mathematics in Year 8: Handling data Westall's War - website about the WW2 bombing of North Shields, with a searchable database
Data handling links for Handling data across the curriculum from 'Numeracy across the curriculum' Soccerbase - internet football database
US Census bureau - loads of data e.g. searchable ranking of countries by population The Acronym database
Olympic records (Link to the MEP website) The CIA website contains a world fact book about the different countries
West Midlands Road Traffic accidents review - includes downloadable data. The 1901 Census of England and Wales - searchable but you have to pay to see the original documents
Whodunnit - problem solving crime database from MAPE Internet Art database
Weather data Internet Movie database
Online weather - website used for web query in Unit 8.1 Film releases statistics for the current films in America

 
Met Office website - loads of data about the weather. Celedaq - buy stocks and shares in your fav. celebrities
Met Office - click here to order free data files.  Here are six Excel files for different weather stations (Aldergrove, Aviemore, Heathrow, Leeming, Ringway and Stornoway. Plants database
The Birmingham Weather Station - clear information aimed at KS2 with searchable database of recent weather Cricket statistics from Channel 4
Further links to Public Information and weather websites from our Northumberland site. Personal data handling
NOAA - weather data from around the world - including hurricane warnings Born to Win from the BBC - create a mental and physical blueprint
Teesside weather data - live

Multiple intelligences test from BGfL
   
Utilities Tutorials and help
Sound proof 2000 - free screen reader for Excel Simple Access tutorial from the BT Toolbox (link to BT website)
TextSTAT - statistical analysis program for plain text.  Count how many times words appear! (Download approx. 2.3MB, default language German which is changed to English via the program options.  Text needs to be in plain text format).Access guide and resources Access guide and resources