More Links

Tectonic Robot Wars UK   A site dedicated to the UK Robot Wars TV program. It is very up to date and includes a huge number of links to competitors web sites along with basic information and photos about each robot, descriptions of each program and who won.

Electronics Info  Confused by terms such as Voltage, Current and Resistance? Then this is the place for you - simple explanations of electronic terms.

Reconn's World  A site devoted to the Talk to Free Range Education's hobbies of robotics and electronics. Follow the "Robo" link for step by step instructions on building your own "Smallbot" robot.

A Technical Guide to Building Fighting Robots.  Very detailed information about robot components. The motor section includes detailed instructions and photo's on converting starter motors for robot use.

Robot 101  This site includes a comprehensive 'Hints and Tips' section along with information about the construction of Robot 101.

The Steel Avenger  A competitor in the 1999 series of Robot Wars. Pages include a useful overview of the inner workings of a robot aimed at beginners. Click on the 'Operation' link to find it. More detailed information on individual components can be found by following the 'Technical' link.

Team Guv'nor  Using lawn mowers and petrol engines to make a robot. The 'Technical Page and Build Guide' link takes you to a detailed description of how it was done.

Slippery Strana  A lightweight robot powered by two Bosch power drills!

RC Bandit  A detailed analysis of Southampton University's Robot Wars entry.

Seattle Robotics Society  A guide to building a simple robot including pages on "Really Basic Electronics" and "What's a Servo?".

Robot Science and Technology  An American site that includes instructions on how to build a Simple Mobile Robot using Lego Technic.

TCRG  The Twin Cities Robotics Group site includes several articles aimed at beginners including a useful overview called "Hints for Building a Combat Robot"

HBRobotics Club Builders Book  An online book written by various amateur roboteers.

Lego Mindstorms  build a Lego robot!

Battery FAQ  Probably more than you want to know about batteries, part of J.M. Clarke (Electrical Engineers) Limited's web site.

Robot Books  Another American site, their "Hobby Robots" page includes robot building book reviews. Run a search at BookBrain for any titles you are interested in to produce a list of UK online suppliers complete with full pricing information.

4QD  manufacture speed controllers for battery operated electric motors. Their site includes a hugh amount of information aimed at roboteers (Robot builders start here) including sections on types of drive and control systems, current requirements, performance under load etc. They also sell reconditioned controllers.

Technology Education Index  Buy complete robot kits (including solar powered kits) as well as components.

Ellis Components  A supplier recommended by the maker of Robot 101 as a supplier of Bosch motors.

Bull-Electrical.com   have been recommended as a parts supplier on many of the sites I visited. Their site includes surplus electric motors for inventors and hobbyists, remote control kits and free electronic circuit downloads.

Display Electronics  Stockists of surplus electronics who have a page devoted to robot components.

Whitchurch Models  sell remote control cars, radio control equipment and "hundreds of spare servos, Leads and connectors, Electronic Speed Controllers and Chargers, Ni cad and Metal Hydride batteries."

Farnell  offer an extensive range of electronic, electrical and industrial products.

Maplin Electronics  

RS Online  Suppliers of Electrical, Electronic, cables & connectors and mechanical products amongst many others.

Quasar Electronics Ltd  Hobby Electronics Specialists.

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Religions and Beliefs    

Bhagavad Gita for Schools  Bhagavad Gita is the book of authority for the Hindus.

The Buddhist Society UK

The Baha'i Faith  a worldwide religion based on the teachings of Baha'u'llah

Sikhism in the United Kingdom

About Islam and Muslims  

Judaism  Jewish UK Database

Judaism  Virtual Jerusalem

Humanism  

Various  Site with links to most of the ones that are not above

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Miscellaneous

Brilliant Careers  You create your own 'passport' by answering questions, then they point you in the direction of possible careers, complete with links and advice on how to go about it.

Swap it Shop   New site where children can swap unwanted toys and games

Easytype  Typing test and online typing course. Three different age sections

Country Smallholding  The UK's Practical Magazine for Smallholders, Poultry Keepers and Organic Gardeners. Mail Order Books & Videos

The Educational Resources Site  On these pages you will find a wide range of educational resources, for anyone with an interest in education. In particular these resources are suitable for the 8 to 18 age range.

What Career?  An amazing careers site. You create your own 'passport' by answering questions, then they point you in the direction of possible careers, complete with links and advice on how to go about it.

Summerhill School  is unique. It is a progressive, co-educational, residential school, founded by A. S. Neill in 1921; in his own words, it is a `free school'. All lessons are optional. A school which compelled its pupils to go to lessons would be, at best, a travesty of freedom.

Montessori  has become a byword for the very best in pre-school education. The site has information on the Montessori magazine, list of schools in the uk, books and equipment etc

NorthStar UK  is a community of learners working and studying in an online context. It uses the Internet to link students with other students and qualified tutors who facilitate formal education and mark assignments.

British Sign Language  Learn the alphabet in British Sign Language from this animated site

The PIN Website   provides information on how to make the most of ICT at home, from evaluations of educational software to advice on filtering unwanted Internet material.

Interactive foreign language site offering various activities, vocabulary and information on other countries

Zeno's Coffeehouse  Zeno of Elea, a pre-Socratic philosopher, was born about 490 B.C. His style of argument was to assume, provisionally, the position of the opponent, and then to derive impossible conclusions from it, thus establishing the absurdity of the assumption. If you like brain-teasers and logic problems, this site is for you!

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Family & Health

YANAmag   the Ezine aimed at people bringing up children on their own, whatever their circumstances. We hope to provide information on the issues you want to know about involving bringing up children on your own. On the way we also hope to entertain and lighten the spirits when it seems a never-ending uphill struggle.

The Informed Parent  To vaccinate or not, this site may help you decide.

What Doctors Don't Tell You  Here you can begin your search for hard-to-get facts about medicine and drugs, an industry that prefers secrecy to publicity. Every month What Doctors Don't Tell You takes a critical look at conventional medicine, often suggesting alternative approaches that have proven to be effective and safe.

Ethical Consumer Magazine  Every time you go shopping you can use your spending power to vote for your values.

Isle of Avalon  lots of links to women's issues, social issues, cultures and ethnic groups, children and education, alternative culture, history, healing and spirituality.

Homeworking  This site is for anyone wanting to work at home and anyone already working at home. You will find lots to get you started, help you find work at home and avoid scams.

Housing today  Housing advice. Council house exchanges and list of housing associations.

Council House Exchange  The first and original home exchange, list submission is free of charge. Frames site, takes you to the index page, then click on property exchanges

TCS  Taking Children Seriously. TCS is an educational philosophy. Its most distinctive feature is the idea that it is possible and desirable to bring up children entirely without doing things to them against their will, or making them do things against their will, and that they are entitled to the same rights, respect and control over their lives as adults.

Asthma  National Asthma Campaign

British Dyslexia  loads of free help and info.

Diabetes UK  formerly the British Diabetic Association

Eczema  The National Eczema Society

Dyspraxia Foundation  exists to support individuals and families affected by developmental dyspraxia and to increase the understanding and awareness of developmental dyspraxia.

Anything Left Handed  Information and advice, plus online shop where you can buy things like left handed scissors.

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Environmental and Action Organisations

The Hunger Site  - click and feed.

Amnesty International

Greenpeace

World Wildlife Fund

Friends of the Earth

Worthing Eco-Action

ARCH - Action on Rights for Children

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Useful organisations

WWF-UK  Education pages of the WWF

Youth Organisations - contains lots of interesting links.

Amateur Theatre Network - PO Box 536, Norwich MLO, NORWICH NR6 7JZ

Amnesty International UK - 99-119 Roseberry Avenue, London EC1R 4RE
Tel: 020 7814 6200

British Association for the Advancement of Science - Youth Section 23 Savile Row, LONDON W1X 2NB Tel: 0207 973 3060

BBC Information PO Box 1116 , Belfast BT2 7AJ Tel: 08700 100 222 (24 hours)

British Chess Federation 9a Grand Parade, St Leonard's on Sea, East Sussex TN38 0DD Tel: 01424 442500

Channel 4 Customer Services Tel: 01926 436 444

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Office Gulliver House, Madeira Walk, Windsor, Berks SL4 1EU Tel: 01753 810753

English Heritage Education 23 Savile Row, LONDON W1X 1AB
Tel: 020 7973 3442

Film Education (British Film Week) Alhambra House, 27-31 Charing Cross Rd, LONDON WC2 Tel: 020 7976 2291

The Guide Association 17-19 Buckingham Palace Road, LONDON SW1W 0PT Tel: 020 7592 1818

National Association for Gifted Children Elder House, Milton Keynes MK9 1LR

National Association of Volunteer Bureaux Tel: 0121 633 4555

Parent Network National Office 2 Winchester House, 11 Cranmer Road, London SW9 6EJ Administration: 020 7735 4596 Parent enquiry line: 020 7735 1214

St John Ambulance 1 Grosvenor Crescent, LONDON SW1X 7EF
Tel: 020 7235 5231

Scouts Baden Powell House, 52 Cromwell Road, LONDON SW7 5JS Secretaries Dept: 020 7584 7030

Woodcraft Folk Head Office: 13 Ritherdon Road, LONDON SW17 8QE
Tel: 020 8672 6031

Young Archaeologists Club Bowes Morrell House, 111 Walmgate, York
YO1 9WA Tel: 01904 671417

Young Ornithologists Club The Lodge, Sandy, Beds SG19 2DL
Tel: 01767 680551

Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales), Trevelyan House, 8 St Stephens Hill, St Albans, Herts AL1 2DY Tel: 0870 870 8808

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Action & Adventure

Project Skateboarding  Your premier information source for skateboarding within the UK and further afield

Grand National Archery Society  official web pages, of the governing body for the Olympic sport of archery in the UK.

Amateur Swimming Association  British Swimming official website.

Fencing  Official British fencing page

Woodland Trust  Get your circulation going with a walk in the woods! How to find your nearest forest.

Karate

Judo   

British Trampoline Federation

British Canoe Union

British Gymnastics  

UK Athletics

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Search Engines

 NetDesktop  
The UK Internet starting point. More than a search engine, this site is a must for Home Educators. Check out the Quick Info section, it has a dictionary, streetfinder, check train times, find a phone number, postage rate finder, calculator and more all on one page.

  

UK Plus

Brit Index

SPLUT  

Metacrawler

Google

Dogpile

Ask Jeeves