site help...
where you can find it & how it works
The Planet Science web site is organised into eight sections.
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About |
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Randomise |
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Library |
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Sci-Teach |
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Out There |
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Next Steps |
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Parents |
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Under 11s |
Each section has it's own front page. Once you are in a particular section, all the content in that section is listed and linked from the front page of that section. You'll always be able to go to another section using the navigation list on the left hand side of the page.
If you have any queries about any aspects of the site you can contact the Editor.
Please Note:
The text only site may exclude some interactive, or plug in dependent content.
about
| What is Planet Science? What’s it all about, who’s involved, and what’s in it for YOU? features include: |
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about the site |
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the Planet Science newsletters |
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the Planet Science roots |
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NESTA |
sci-teach
next steps
| Careers advice & information for 11-14s plus features include: |
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agony archive |
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day in the life |
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faces of modern science posters |
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fair’s fair - making the most of graduate careers fairs |
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giant posters |
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girls! |
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meet your match - Only available in full site |
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outside track - unconventional routes into science |
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PHSE Careers Worksheets |
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suits you! - Only available in full site |
out there
| Features and interactives for everyone features include: |
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a bouquet of black |
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club activity pack |
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dna 50 |
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eight inspiring lives - afro americans who changed the world |
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fire facts |
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green scene - enhancing the environment |
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mars - the facts |
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nanotechnology movie |
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oh please! |
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our planet inside out - earth sciences activities and info |
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planet goth - things that go bump in the night… |
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primary science |
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ready steady science - easy home experiments |
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sound check |
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sugar science - for girls- Only available in full site |
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the science of cookery |
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transit of venus |
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undercover science - spy related activities and links |
parents
| Ideas and resources for kids features include: |
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clone zone |
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do you know a science kid? |
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egg box & cress heads |
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fortune tellers |
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joke collection |
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magic box |
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nobel pursuit |
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parties |
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Quizzes 1, quizzes 2 and quizzes 3 |
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ready steady science |
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reward stickers |
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s.p.y.s.c.i. |
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sci dice |
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spotto! |
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survival pack |
under 11s
| All relevant preschool, KS1 or KS2 content features include: |
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bringing science to life |
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do you know a science kid? Advice for parents |
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lever logic |
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playbox - from full site |
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playground painting in primary schools |
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science friction |
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science nursery rhymes - funny AND sciencey |
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young science - biographies and activities |
randomise
| Online games and activities for kids and game fans features include: |
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aka science room |
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amazing facts |
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flipside |
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games and activities |
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get Mixing |
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hay-wire newsletter sign up From full site |
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joke collection |
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light designer |
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magic box |
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neutrino From full site |
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planet 10 |
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science quiz archive |
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send a secret message From the full site |
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swim for it From the full site |
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up for the cup |
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wired archive |
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randomised newsletter sign up From the full site |
library
| The world's best science websites sorted by subject and audience features include: |
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fun sites |
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future links |
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inventors & inventions |
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museums & attractions |
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news and media |
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organisations |
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science sites - search by subject or target age group |
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science using your computer |
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signpost sites |
site information
Available from each content page, if you need information about the site content or copyright issues, use the Site Information page for details.
topics include:
Notice
3rd Party Links
Disclaimer
Privacy Policy
Downloads
Crown Copyright
technical
The Planet Science web site has been designed to take full advantage of the very latest internet technology. It contains content that includes, but is not restricted to: text, sound, pictures, animation, video and interactive applications.To appreciate all the features available on the interactive site we recommend the following minimum equipment specifications:
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Pentium or equivalent 200 MHz |
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Windows 95 or above |
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64mb or above |
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High colour 16bit or above |
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Sound Blaster 16 or compatible |
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200MHz |
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Mac OS 8.6 or above |
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64mb or above |
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Mac standard or above |
| Sound Card |
Mac standard or above |
Modem
Connection 33kbs or above
Browser (click name to download)
Internet Explorer Version 4 or above
Netscape Version 4 or above
Plug-ins (click name to download)
ShockWave Version 8.5 or above
Flash Version 5 or above
Real Player Version 6 or above
QuickTime Version 4 or above
Software
Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4 or above
MS Office Version 5 or above
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If your equipment fails to reach any of these minimum requirements, or you are experiencing problems we suggest you use our "Text Site" which has been optimised for lower specification equipment and easy print out.
The Text Site contains where possible all Planet Science textual content available in the Full Site, but excludes all other interactive, or plug in dependent content.
If you have any queries about the Planet Science websites or content contained herein, please contact us at the address below.
Email: katie@planet-science.com
trouble shooting
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Many problems occur due to incorrect settings within your Browsers. You can minimise these by following the instructions below:
Please make sure you enable/allow the following in the Preferences, or Options settings available from the Browser menu bar: Show pictures, Animated gifs, Allow looping, Show style sheets, Play sounds, Show frames, Allow page to specify fonts and colours, Enable scripting, Enable plug-ins, Enable ActiveX, Enable Java, Set font size to 12pt.
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Pages don’t display updated information.
A: Refresh the page
B: Empty the Browser cache file
C: Place a ? at the end of the requested page name ie: (www.planet-science.com/home.html?)
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(If you are using one of the many free ISP services, or are connected to the web via an intranet, or office network which uses a proxy server you may find pages don’t display updated information until these servers refresh the stored data in cache. Please consult your system administrator, or ISP)
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An un-requested page is displayed before the requested page.
The site has been designed to work within a frameset and has an automatic redirect script built in. Therefore pages linked directly, or bookmarked need to find their frameset first and will subsequently load a default page before the requested page. With a slower modem, or congested connection this may cause a delay before the requested page is displayed. This is not a fault, but a way of insuring the bookmarked pages are always loaded within the correct frameset.
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No pictures are shown.
Go to the Preferences, or Options settings available from the Browser menu bar and make sure the following are set to On, Enable or Allow:
Show pictures, Animated gifs, Allow looping, Show style sheets, Play sounds, Show frames, Allow page to specify fonts and colours, Enable scripting, Enable plug-ins, Enable ActiveX, Enable Java, Set font size to 12pt.
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Alerts appear stating script problems.
Go to the Preferences, or Options settings available from the Browser menu bar and make sure the following are set to On, Enable or Allow:
Enable scripting, Enable plug-ins, Enable ActiveX, Enable Java.
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Alerts appear stating plug-ins are required.
Download and install the required plug-in.
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Plug-ins are third party applications developed to enable additional content formats to be viewed / played within a web browser. They are normally downloaded from the third party host site and installed into the plugins folder of your browser. The vast majority of these plug-ins are available free of charge.
terms and abbreviations
There are many terms and abbreviations used on the net, so to help we have complied a glossary of those frequently used.
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link to: glossary