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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Water Rockets

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

Water rockets can be made using plastic bottles and these are propelled by pressurised water. The rockets need to be launched in a suitable open area such as...

Zoetropes

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

The zoetrope, or wheel of life, is a modern variation to a simple Victorian toy. When the separate images are viewed in the quickly-turning zoetrope, it...

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