Inspire

The materials in this collection have been developed by the Centre for Science Education to support the network of Inspire science clubs. The materials are activities which can be used to enrich the curriculum, as part of a science club activity, or to help primary school children to understand scientific concepts. The activities explore curriculum science such as forces, motion, electricity, floating, sinking, changing materials and light.

The activities include:

* Balancing Clowns
* Water Rockets
* Steady Hand Games
* Periscopes
* Matched Pair Games
* Kaleidoscopes
* Hot Air Balloons
* Growing Crystals
* Elastic Band Rollers
* Copper Plating
* Circuit Clowns
* Cartesian Divers
* Balloon Buggies
* Zoetropes

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Kaleidoscopes

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate light and reflection.

In this activity, children construct a kaleidoscope using plastic mirrors, which are cheap and can be cut with scissors.

Teacher guidance gives...

Matched Pair Games

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to understand electricity and electrical circuits.

The activity encourages children to create a matching pairs game in which contestants light up a bulb by answering questions and matching...

Periscopes

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate light and reflection. A periscope is a simple device that enables children to see over walls or round corners. Rays of light hitting the mirror of the periscope are reflected twice....

Steady Hand Games

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to design a game to test their hand control. The game makes use of the fact that electricity will only flow around a complete circuit.

Children need to navigate a wire loop along a bent wire...

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