From Practical Action, this wordsearch is an enjoyable way of engaging students in the subject of renewable energy.

Using sparkles to light the night sky. It is possible to make them ‘twinkle’ or use an LDR so they only light up in the dark.

This collection of 19 videos, gives the opportunity to interview British astronaut Tim Peake, who visited the International Space Station in 2015-16. Choose from a set of pre-selected questions put forward by school children and hear Tim Peake's pre-recorded answers to hear about anti-gravity, tea making and...

In this activity students make an air-powered launcher to propel a card mouse.

Equipment required:

Plastic bottle, card, scissors, tape.

A grid is made by placing six circles around an equilateral triangle. The numbers 5 to 10 are to be placed on the grid so that the sum along each side of the triangle is the same.

This puzzle provides an introduction to simultaneous equations in three variables. Three combinations of coins are shown, together with the total value for each pair. The challenge is to calculate the value of each coin.

There are many misconceptions in the understanding of mathematics which ultimately give rise to errors. Resources addressing eight of the most commonly found are included in this collection. Each resource contains an explanation of how the misconception arises so easily, together with some exercises aimed at...

This interactive excel sheet is aimed at Reception students and explores counting.

The first sheet generates a starting number for students to count on from. Add objects one at a time to those already in the box to...

An ideal plan for a Christmas themed coding lesson! This plan involves a Christmas tree that has sparkles lighting up as the baubles, but it is also possible to use other Christmas-related ideas (for example Christmas cards) that have the same code.

This simple experiment explains how to test the protective effect of fluoride on teeth. Children are shown how to treat half of an egg with a fluoridated toothpaste before comparing the effect of immersion in vinegar on both halves. This activity has been provided by The Online Dentist.

In this activity from the IET, pupils create a Christmas paper lantern in the shape of a star to hold an LED battery. Pupils can either use the net/template provided or develop their ...

This resource provides an activity in which children create a scale representation of the distance of the Planets away from the Sun. Using the scale of one sheet of toilet paper = 50,000,000 km children calculate the number of sheets of toilet paper required for the correct spacing of the Planets from the Sun. This...

In this activity, learners will work in groups to share their knowledge of the use of technology in sport. They will each give a 60 second presentation about the topic to their group.

This resource could be used as a starter activity or as part of an exercise for learners to develop their knowledge of how...

This unplugged computing activity from the Barefoot Computing project teaches basic algorithms . An algorithm is a precise sequence of instructions or a set of rules for performing a specific task. By teaching this short, unplugged activity...

In this puzzle, an example is given of a column addition that can be made by using the pips on dominos to represent digits. The challenge is to find how many addition problems can be made using a full set of dominos. The sheet contains a full listing of a set of dominoes to help with keeping track of which have...