Try This... is an interactive booklet full of different activities to try at school or home.

All the activities are designed to spark curiosity about the science in our everyday lives using skills such as problem-solving, sharing ideas and creativity.

Learning outcomes:

• Investigate the...

The Fabric Fires activity for Key Stage Three students looks at how different fabrics catch fire and burn. Students are asked to first consider the commonest reasons for fires in the home. They then test and compare a fabric and a cotton wool ball, firstly when untreated and then having first soaked them in a fire...

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE) includes a number of activities to support environment teaching in science and citizenship and addresses concerns about our 'environmental footprint'.

Our use of energy resources is an important theme in science at Key Stage Three.

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This resource is an interview with Todd - a sports car specialist.

A Nature of Science book which tells the story of how a cure was found for Scurvy, an illness that had been killing people for hundreds of years. The chapters are: 1. Magnetism and astronomy for voyages 2. 'The curse of the mouth' 3. Old theories and old cures 4. New medical science 5. The disease of rich babies 6...

The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) has a long history of producing science education resources that look at how science is applied in real-life contexts. The resources in this collection allow children to gain investigative skills, understand scientific concepts and also enjoy group work. The...

Activities are posts made by educators to share a volunteering opportunity and request support. Here you will find examples of other good activity postings to be used as inspiration for your own posts.

Activities are posts made by educators to share a volunteering opportunity and request support. Here you will find examples of good activity postings for primary settings to be used as inspiration for your own posts. 

This longer article taken from AI: Where is the Intelligence? discusses Artificial Intelligence and rule following "bots". The activities contained within would easily lend themselves to a series of lessons on algorithms. The section on...

Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service, these materials introduce students to circuit symbols. They develop their knowledge and understanding of circuit symbols and components through a range of short, interactive learning activities. These are particularly useful to reinforce, or consolidate,...

Python is a freely available programming language. This resource contains six sections:

The first section, Getting started, begins with a simple description of how to download and install a Python compiler onto a computer. The screenshots in the resource use a compiler called IDLE. There...

This package of resources by Learnbylayers provides a comprehensive introduction to 3D printing, where it is used in the wider world and why it is used to manufacture certain products. Students design an object, slice and print it and learn about the basics of 3D printing. The materials can be taught in class or...

In this resource students use a plastic bottle to isolate a plant and see the effects of an aphid infestation.

• Build an aphid isolation tower