Turf Troubles
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. A sports company wish to provide a turf surface at a sports ground suitable for a range of activities. Information is required on suitable grass types and the best growing conditions. They also need to know how much water…
Smart Bricks for Smart Plants
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. In these activities, children compare plants grown in a variety of nutrients. They investigate the best conditions to grow turf for a sports pitch. During the activities, children also look at plants and see how the structures…
Runny Liquids
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. Children consider the properties of liquids in the context of a company which produces a thick, sticky liquid that needs stirring and transporting. The activities provide an opportunity to learn about the properties of liquids…
Renewables Don't Run Out
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities provide opportunities for children to consider the use of plant material (biomass) for renewable energy. They go on to look at some of the problems that using biomass can pose and to think about other applications…
Plastics Playtime
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. In these activities, children test and classify plastics before investigating their thermal insulation and shock resistance properties. The children then design, make and test a package for a fragile object, using plastics and…
Medicines from Microbes
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities provide an opportunity for children to think about micro-organisms and come to understand that they can be both helpful and harmful. This approach makes the children's investigations more relevant and engaging. The…
Medicines for Pets
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities use the pharmaceutical industry as a real life context to encourage children to look at the properties of materials, changing state and separation techniques. Children investigate the challenges faced by research…
Generating Electricity
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities provide opportunities for children to extend their understanding of electricity by applying it to the concepts of electricity generation and its use in the electronics industry. During the activities, children…
Forces and Recycling
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities in this resource provide opportunities for children to revise their work on forces and to extend their understanding to the application of forces used in sorting and recycling materials. The key curriculum…
Healthy Drinks and Tasty Toothpaste
These CIEC Promoting Science materials allow children to investigate tooth decay and the effectiveness of toothpaste. This science investigation pack draws on the example of a toothpaste manufacturer who wants to develop an appealing toothpaste, that provides maximum protection against the effect of sugar in drinks. Activities…
Cough Syrup
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these materials put curriculum science in a real-life context. The activities are based on the development of a new cough syrup. Children identify the best conditions for growing micro-organisms to produce the active ingredient in the cough medicine, and the best way to collect it. They then…
Feel the Force
These CIEC Promoting Science resources look at forces in real-life contexts. Students have an opportunity to learn about the properties of air and air resistance. The context is that of a transport company looking for ways to reduce the drag of their lorries and so improve fuel economy. Children undertake a series of investigations…