RISC OS Education Resources

    Risc OS Education reSources: KS3-4

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    The following resources are considered suitable for use in Key Stages 3-4. However, they may be adaptable to suit any area.

    Design & Technology

    • Library files for Vector (120K) - Design sheet information

      Badge, Buggy, Design and Sensor.
      Kindly submitted by Phil Braithwaite. Website.

    Information Technology

    • Zip Archive (311K) - Impression Documents

      Five useful Impression Publisher documents, and a Drawfile Keystrip for the function keys. Excellent introductory document, Keyboard shortcuts, Newspaper design, Textflow summary, and real-life newspaper example.
      Kindly submitted by Andrew Harmsworth. Website.

    • Website - DataPower Support
      Large numbers of DataPower examples, and support pages.

    Maths

    • Zip Archive (17K) - New Millennium Calendar
      Excellent application for polyhedra: Dodecahedron 3D calendar! Includes instructions to make first stellation - a star shape.
    • Christmas Tree Decoration - more polyhedra!
      Beautiful application of mathematics to make decorations.

      Courtesy of Fortran Friends.

    • Maths Software - various
      A variety of software useful for Maths teaching and learning.

    Modern Languages

    • Squashed Impression Document (12K) - Entering Accents in DTP

      Applicable to RISC OS 3.1 and above.
      Kindly submitted by Omer Roucoux.

    • Languages Software - various
      A variety of software useful for Language teaching and learning.

    Religious Studies

    • ZIP Archive (32K) - Existence of God, and sample daily thought: senses
    • ZIP Archive (16K) - Value: daily thoughts on things, people, work and pricelessness
    • ZIP Archive (64K) - Sight: daily thoughts on the future, hindsight, inner thoughts, oversight and thoughts
    • ZIP Archive (80K) - Trust: daily thoughts on good advice, serenity, respect, realism, careers
    • ZIP Archive (17K) - Curtains: daily thoughts on risk, happy endings, new starts, Ark and Judgement
    • ZIP Archive (52K) - Truths: openess, honesty, and more on truth
    • Zip Archive (86K) - Love: true love, real love, vlentines.
    • Zip Archive (35K) - Time: for anything, wasting, special days, running out, managing.
    • Zip Archive (17K) - Value: things, people, work, priceless.
    • Zip Archive (68K) - Senses: sight, voids, hearing, gifts, effort.
    • Zip Archive (16K) - Illusion: seeing clearly, wrong expectations, choices, look at life.
    • Zip Archive (17K) - Exams: humour, inspectors, beliefs, motives, bits and pieces.
    • Zip Archive (69K) - Encourage: work, gifts, lives, today.
    • Zip Archive (67K) - Sharing: burdens, god shares, talking, jealousy.
    • Zip Archive (50K) - Sensible: responsibility, remember, secret, goodness, common sense.
    • Zip Archive (17K) - Letters: God answers problems, being set free, newspaper columns, write to people, various.
    • Zip Archive (14K) - Advent: Four studies.
    • Zip Archive (17K) - Christmas: Finding reality, obedience, Jesus, etc.
    • Zip Archive (18K) - Delivery: Postman, aims in life, treasures, real people, various.
    • Zip Archive (13K) - Winter: Insulation, colas burning, Valentine's day, ambition, our future.
    • Zip Archive (13K) - Go For It: Use your brain, overcome handicaps, keep going, put others first, pray for strength.
    • Zip Archive (13K) - Happiness: Nurses story, seek happiness, every little helps, joy, laughter.

      Impression Documents kindly submitted by Alan Leighton, who promises entire years' worth of documents! Watch this space.

    Also of interest:

    • Christian Acorn User Group
    • Explan's !HolyBible
    • LogosWord

    SCIENCE: Biology

    • Drawfiles (57K) - Human Body Parts

      Adrenal, Arm, Circulation, Digestion, Excretion, Reproductive, Nervous and Respiration.
      Converted from APDL Artworks format. Website.

    SCIENCE: Chemistry

    • Squashed Drawfile (7K) - Chemical Jigsaw Puzzle
    • Squashed Drawfile (9K) - Chemical Jigsaw In Action

      Learn how compounds are formed from common elements and free-radicals. Full instructions included, or visit this website.
      Kindly submitted by Omer Roucoux.

    • Chemistry Software - various
      A variety of software useful for Chemistry teaching and learning.

    SCIENCE: Physics

    • Squashed Impression Document (6K) - Energy Wordsearch
    • Squashed Drawfile (70K) - Ray Diagrams
    • Squashed Impression Document (60K) - Moon Phases Viewer
    • Squashed Impression Document (44K) - Spring/Neap Tides
    • Squashed Impression Document (29K) - Basic Comet Details
    • Squashed TextEase Document (37K) - Planetary Orbits Worksheet
    • Squashed TextEase Document (5K) - Basic Magnetic Fields with iron filings practical
    • Squashed TextEase Document (28K) - DIY Telescope!
    • Zip Archive (19K) - Sound Test (Impression)
    • Zip Archive (3K) - Quick Electrostatics Test (Drawfile)
      Kindly submitted by Andrew Harmsworth. Website.
    • Zip Archive (105K) - Impression Document
      Information on source, use, detection and danger of electromagnetic radiation.
      On Mike Turner's excellent educational resources wesbite.
    • Zip Archive (40K) - Impression and Draw files
      LDRs, Resistance, Thermistors, Energy and Power, "g", refraction.
      Kindly submitted by Ian Williams.
    • Zip Archive (13K) - BASIC applications
      !Projectile and !YoungSlit - cunning demos of Projectile motion, and Young's Slits.
      Kindly submitted by Ian Williams.
    • Physics Software - various
      A variety of software useful for Physics teaching and learning.
    • More Physics Software - Glasgow Uni
      A variety of software useful Physics demos for teaching and learning.

    Software

    • Bells & Bell Ringing - Textease Multimedia
      Excellent program on how and why bells are rung. Courtesy of Fortran Friends.
    • The RISC OS Products Directory: KS3 or KS4
      You may like to check out this continually updated site!

    • Why not search for educational software on RISC OS.org

    If you find any of the above resources useful, please let us know! Better still, join the discussion list.

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