Anonymous The 10,000 Year Cuckoo ClockIn this activity children explore ideas about how we measure time, and look at how these are used in different types of clock such as hourglasses,...Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Are We Running Out of Sand?In this activity children consider what is sand? Why is sand such an important resource? And why is the UN concerned that it might soon run out?Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Alarming ClockIn this activity children will investigate how this clock works and determine how they would change the sound.Vicki HallResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Time TravellerIn this activity children think about the changing appearances of the Sun and Moon as well as saving the planet.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here How Old is my Mummy?In this activity children learn about types of teeth and the ages at which teeth appear and are lost. They will look at diagrams of teeth and estimateResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Space ShuttleIn this activity children discuss the value of a space mission and what they think we could learn by travelling into space.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here What happened to Pluto?In this activity children learn about the scientific method and use evidence to decide whether or not Pluto is a planet. 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Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here How the Elephant Lost its TusksIn this activity children will relate animal adaptation to concepts of natural selection and evolution in context of declining elephant populations.Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Dippy's Farewell TourIn this activity children take on the role of Palaeontologists as they hunt for fossils, make their own fossil by casting and design display panels. Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Bone DetectivesIn this activity children will become Bone Detectives, looking at skulls to see what they tell them about animals places on the food chain and diet.Claire SeeleyResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Fabulous fossil findIn this activity children take on the role of palaeontologists to work out if fossil remains could have come from a bipedal upright human. Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Jurassic CoastIn this activity children use the data provided to determine what type of rock makes up the Jurassic Coast and learn about other types of rock. 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In this activity children learn about the lifecycle of a ladybird and take part in a research study, the UK Ladybird Survey, a citizen science projectLois KellyResource Harlequin Ladybird -Invader and Settler In this activity, children will learn that harlequin ladybirds are an invasive alien species which have adapted to living in the UK Lois KellyResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here New Home New NestIn this outdoor activity children investigate nests, researching how and where birds build them.They then go onto build and test their own nest designClaire SeeleyResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Thames Whale: Countdown to CatastropheIn this activity children compare environmental conditions in the River Thames and the North Sea. 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They will consider what people and animals eat.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Pukka PuddingsIn this activity children use their science knowledge to identify ingredients and compare reversible and irreversible changes of heating and cooling.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Bushtucker ChallengeIn this activity children use scientific knowledge and practice numeracy skills to devise a balanced insect-and-rice menu for a day in the jungle.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here War of the WorldsIn this activity children consider whether there is any truth in the films' key idea that aliens can be wiped out by an unfamiliar virus. 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Felix LevinsonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Too Many BagsIn this activity children question the evidence that we use plastic bags for 20 minutes to take our shopping home, but they take 1000 years to degradeLois KellyResource Taser!In this activity children work out how Tasers work in the context of Wonder Woman learning how to use it.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Paper planes: a perfect performerIn this activity children design paper planes and devise rules for their class competition and will cover ideas about air resistance and fair testing.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Build a robotIn this activity children are challenged to create a ‘convincing’ replica child, perhaps one who could sit in for a real child in boring lessons.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here I'm a celebrityIn this activity children will think about what they would need to survive in the jungle and consider the implications of having no electricity.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Magic or magnetic?In this activity children are asked if they can duplicate a magic trick using magnets.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Minus 30 CelsiusIn this activity children learn about the dangers of hypothermia and the need to keep warm and dress a figure suitably for mountaineering.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Magna-RobotIn this activity children will determine from which type of material the robot should be made and will learn that some metals are magnetic.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Skating and skiingIn this activity children use ideas of friction to plan answers to viewers' questions about how skating and skiing work.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Football ShadowsIn this activity children explore how different shadows can be formed depending on the number and position of light sources.Naomi HiscockResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Life's Ups and DownsIn this activity children learn about upthrust and its effects. 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Jacqueline FrostResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Viking MagicIn this activity children will use their knowledge of the movement of the Sun to predict how to navigate using the Sun.Vicki HallResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Cycling to the South PoleIn this activity children consider the features of a bike made for these conditions and what materials might be used and why.Petra MitchardResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Musical InsectsIn this activity children will investigate how sounds are made and will attempt to make sounds of their own.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Run Run As Fast As You CanIn this activity children learn the importance of exercise in keeping us healthy and understand that exercise keeps our bodies and minds healthy too.Miranda MoonResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Schmallenberg VirusIn this activity children consider facts about micro-organisms and use their knowledge to complete a quiz and research the work of scientists.Tessa EdwardsResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Queen of DiamondsIn this activity children will investigate the hardness of rocks and its relation to the use of the term 'diamond' in relation to anniversaries.Vicki HallResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Fuelling the OlympicsIn this activity children learn about what is needed for a balanced diet and how important diet is to an athlete's performance.Petra MitchardResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Looking for LadybirdsIn this activity children learn how to identify different species of ladybirds and take part in scientific research. 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Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Flying through SpaceIn this activity children construct paper aeroplanes to explore air resistance and make a prediction, experiment and form a conclusion.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Odo's TruckIn this activity children learn how forces cause movement and to understand the way that liquids behave enables us to use them in hydraulic systems.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Clever BirdIn this activity children learn about different sorts of movement and how to describe these and relate movement to pushes and pulls. Vicki HallResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Bottle GardenIn this activity children consider what plants require to thrive and investigate the effect of changing any factors required for plant growth Petra MitchardResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Bamboo BikesIn this activity children will have the opportunity to plan and set up a fair test investigation to test the strength of bamboo canes.Lois KellyResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Electric ClothesIn this activity children will investigate how a conductive fabric can change the brightness of a bulb. Primary Upd8 TeamResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Rabbit CareIn this activity children will consider how to look after a rabbit and other pets.Naomi HiscockResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Cool Pots In this activity children carry out a fair test to see how long it takes an ice cube to melt in their own mini 'cool pot ' compared to in a single potHelen HardenResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Sandy Seeds In this activity children will be observing the growth of seeds in sand and compost over time.Helen HardenResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Monsoon Proof Roof In this activity children investigate whether a local material, straw, is the best material to use or if a different material would be better. Helen HardenResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Are we loom crazy?In this activity children identify and compare the suitability of everyday materials for particular uses.Christina WhittakerResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here A new frogIn this activity, children explore how scientists classify living things and will develop their own classification system for frogs. Naomi HiscockResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here HoverboardIn this activity, children will consider the impact on the skateboarding experience of reducing friction by lifting the board off the ground Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Next stop AntarcticaIn this activity children plan and carry out research about the Antarctic in order to develop a persuasive argument.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Making Contact In this activity children focus on the application of science to solve problems and invent a new product that can then be tested as fit for purpose.RI Christmas Lectures 2014Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here The Light Bulb Moment In this activity children use observation of the world around us to compare and contrast traditional lighting with new forms of light.RI Christmas Lectures 2014Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here A New Revolution In this activity children are encouraged to consider the process of invention and take a simple device and improve it with a motor.RI Christmas Lectures 2014Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Can you believe your eyes?In this activity children will learn how the brain can interpret signals in different ways.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Weird materialsIn this activity children will carry out tests, observe and describe three different solids that behave differently when mixed with water. Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Elephant Bird EggIn this activity children make comparisons, using appropriate numeracy methods to display comparative data to form a conclusion around missing data.Claire SeeleyResource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here The spin passIn this activity children consider how science plays a role in the development of sports and also exploring how players use science during the game.Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Lift OffIn this activity children consider what it might be like to be an astronaut on the launch pad. RI Christmas Lectures 2015Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Life in OrbitIn this discussion activity children focus on the human essentials for life linked to the idea of a vehicle delivering to the ISS. RI Christmas Lectures 2015Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here Wet WorldIn this activity children consolidate their understanding of the water cycle through discussion and decision making. Resource Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here
