In this activity children will learn about how rainbows are formed and the importance of the Sun as a source of light.
In this activity children will use interpreting smells, group discussion and interaction to come to conclusions about our sense of smell.
In this activity children help the cocoon's new curator to sort the exhibits into plants and animals giving simple reasons for their classification.
In this activity children will consider how we hear and decide what affects a polar bear’s hearing.
In this activity children will learn that baby animals grow into adults and will then apply this knowledge to match the right puppy to its parent.
In this activity children learn about different types of soil in the simplest terms and then apply this knowledge to correctly identify soil types.
In this activity children consider the pushes and pulls involved in such a device and they will design their own version.
In this activity children learn about friction and investigate the grip of different shoes to decide which are appropriate for racing on sports day.
In this activity children learn about swine flu and its symptoms and look at how viruses spread and consider how they can be contained.
In this activity children are encouraged to discuss the advantages/disadvantages of adaptation and consider a variety of points of view e.g. a farmer.
In this activity children will learn about pushes and pulls and ways of moving objects.
In this activity the children will investigate and create a menu for a week.
In this activity children will investigate the process of evaporation by designing an investigation that can be done in the classroom or playground.
In this activity children learn about buoyancy and how it is affected by different water conditions and learn the importance of a Plimsoll Line.
In this activity children consider the benefits or otherwise of using this new method and reach conclusions by scientific knowledge of food chains.
In this activity children design their own stamps to celebrate a significant development that has impacted upon modern life.
In this activity children investigate methods of separating mixtures of solids and learn about the problems of ash clouds for aviation.
In this activity children will investigate the properties of water and oil and will try to find a way to separate the two liquids.