Magic Dye
This activity, produced by Solar Spark, uses "magic dye", a mixture of three different dye molecules. The mixture contains a yellow disperse dye, a direct blue dye and an acid red dye. When a fabric is put into the mixture, the dyes only attach to the types of fabrics they can bond well with. For example, the blue and yellow…
Metals, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit Metals, stages one and two, describes practical situations and enquiries in which children’s attention is focused on the use and properties of metals. In this unit, activities for stage one and stage two are in separate sections and written in contrasting styles. The stage one activities are set out to…
Minibeasts, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit Minibeasts stages one and two is about the ‘creepy crawlies’ of the animal world, meaning mainly invertebrates. This focus was selected because of the wide variety of these creatures normally available in any environment and accessible for first-hand observation by children. These enquiries can lead…
ISBNs
This set of Cre8ate maths activities requires students to think about place value, divisibility and remainders. It also requires logical thinking. Computer codes with check digits are widely used in the retail and banking sector. This activity focuses on one long-established code – the International Standard Book Number…
Science from Toys, Stages One and Two and Background
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Science from toys stages one and two and background comprises a number of sections focused on particular toy. In each section, sufficient background material is given so that teachers can see where suggested lines of development can lead, and immediate information is provided regarding the science…
Easy PEAsy Seed Germination
From the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC), this investigation has students looking at the conditions needed for seeds to germinate and grow. It is suitable for Key Stage Two students investigating the growth and reproduction of plants and gives teachers suggestions for questions to ask, approaches for…
Running a Club
These Cre8ate maths activities draw on the mathematics of combinatorial thinking and involve a set of functional maths activities.
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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…
Stings and Things: an Investigation into pH
Produced by the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC), this activity could be used as an extension investigation into pH for 10 -11 year-olds. This resource is also relevant to the curriculum for 12 -13 year-olds. Students look at the pH of household materials and then apply their knowledge of acids and alkalis…
Photosynthesis Explored
This Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) worksheet for students aged 10 to 13 explains the process and reasons for photosynthesis, using clear illustrations and highlighting key words. The explanation covers the chemical reaction formula and then looks at the moving and storage of food and respiration. The…
Change, Stages One and Two and Background
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers on Change stages one and two describes a range of activities that build children’s ideas about change and how it occurs. Rather than being a topic to pursue as a whole, it contains ideas that can be woven into other topics. However, one theme 'Changes in the kitchen' has been given…
Magic Melting Ice Cubes
Simon Quinnell, from the National Science Learning Centre, shows how to carry out some ‘magic’ at the Christmas dinner table using ice cubes, a plastic chopping board and a frying pan. When asked to feel the plastic and the metal, people usually describe the plastic as warmer to the touch. They are then surprised…
Like and Unlike, Stages One, Two and Three
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Like and unlike stages one, two and three has a wider range in the suggested activities than most other units, covering stage three (transition to abstract thinking) as well as the two earlier stages. There are two chapters (Chapters 2 and 4), which are written particularly to suggests topics which…
Marvellous Microbes I: the Pasteurs
These materials, from the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) look at the work of Louis Pasteur and helps students to understand the growth of yeast. There are three resources that can be used together or separately and are suitable for Key Stage Two or Three students. Marvellous microbes This comic strip follows Louis and…
Trees, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit for teachers on Trees, stages one and two contains suggestions for things children could do when working with trees and ideas about why they might do them. It uses trees as a ready source of material for observation and investigation which is likely to further the development of children's scientific understanding.…
Holes, Gaps and Cavities, Stages One and Two
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Holes, gaps and cavities stages one and two is concerned with The unit is concerned with a number of facets of 'holes, gaps and cavities', all of which lead to gathering experience. The first chapter suggests children make their own collection .of 'holes', make lists of holes,…
Investigating the Hardness of Materials
This activity, from BLOODHOUND SCC, allows students to explore ways to measure the hardness of surfaces. It can lead on to further discussion such as considering the influence of surfaces in sports like tennis, rugby and netball. The activity is useful for developing investigative and measurement skills and representing data graphically…
Time, Stages One and Two and Background
The Science 5/13 unit Time, stages one and two suggests classroom activities concerned with the scientific aspects of time. It was also hoped that the study of time would lead into other subjects and to creative writing. Through these activities children gather an increasing awareness of the duration of events through enquiry into…
Magic Gas
Simon Quinnell, from the National Science Learning Centre, demonstrates the properties of gases in this surprising Christmas table experiment. He drops an effervescent digestion tablet into a wine glass containing some water to generate carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is heavier than air, and can be poured over a candle flame.…
Using the Environment 2: Investigations Part 2
The Science 5/13 unit Using the environment 2: investigations part 2 follows on from part one focusing on what and how children can investigate in the outside environment. The first three chapters are concerned with helping children to become more aware of the things that change: the weather, living things and the landscape. Two…
Flying Tinsel
Simon Quinnell, from the National Science Learning Centre, demonstrates static electricity and charge using a balloon and a piece of plastic tinsel. Rubbing the balloon on a jumper builds up a negative charge on its surface. When the positively charged tinsel is dropped onto the surface of the balloon it is first attracted to…
Jumping Candle Flame
Simon Quinnell, from the National Science Learning Centre, shows how to carry out some ‘magic’ at the Christmas dinner table using a candle and a match. After letting the candle burn for a minute, Simon blows the flame out so that the smoke continues to rise above it. Then when a match is placed near the wick, the…
Marvellous Microbes III: Dental Plaque
Produced by the Society for General Microbiology (SGM), these activities explore the microbes that cause dental plaque and tooth decay. Marvellous Microbes issue three This comic strip shows a dentist explaining how plaque forms on teeth from saliva, food and bacteria. The dentist shows how a disclosing tablet can stain the…
Primary: Microbe Investigations
Produced by the Health Protection Agency and e-Bug, these practical investigations use readily available resources and will help students to understand the topic of microbes and their growth. The investigations include: • Kitchen investigators - where can you find the most microbes in your kitchen? • Microbe garden…
Ourselves, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit for teachers Ourselves was written to enable children to learn about themselves by finding things out at first hand. This involves children questioning one another, taking measurements, performing tasks, carrying out tests and recording and reporting the information they find. Through these experiences they…
Using the Environment 4: Ways and Means
The unit Ways and means, from Science 5/13, deals with the provision of facilities, equipment and raw materials children need for all stages of their outdoor investigations and for resulting activities on their return to school. While the suggestions for plants in the school grounds will remain appropriate he information provided…
Using the Environment 3: Tackling Problems Part 2
The activities described in the Science 5/13 units Using the environment 3: tackling problems are designed for children aged 9-13, when they are becoming more capable of thinking logically and begin to speculate about the causes of phenomena and how their ideas could be tested. The work described takes children and teachers beyond…
Solids, Liquids and Gases (Book 1) and Living, Dead or Never Alive (Book 2)
The first two books in the Introducing Science series provide a range of practical activities for students to investigate solid, liquids and gases, living things, rocks and minerals. The resources also encourage children to do further research using library books. [bSolids, Liquids and Gases (Book 1)[/b] The book introduces children…
Demonstrations for the Christmas Dinner Table
In this Science Learning Centre video, Simon Quinnell demonstrates four experiments, with the theme of Christmas, that teachers can do in the school laboratory. These are: • Tea bag convection - see how a burning teabag mysteriously rises on convection currents in the air around it. • The candle demonstration - generate…
Separating Materials
Produced by the Hamilton Trust, these resources give details of six lessons on separating materials. This includes lesson plans, practical activities and all student materials. Students separate solids using sieves and magnets. They then identify solutions and mixtures before removing materials by filtering and evaporation. Through…
Jelly Liquidiser
In this Christmas table experiment, Simon Quinnell, from the National Science Learning Centre, demonstrates why pineapple should not be added to jelly. When he adds pineapple to a bowl of jelly, the jelly liquefies due to the action of an enzyme in the fruit which breaks down the gelatin. This is an example of a defence…
Newton Wheel
This activity, from Solar Spark, allows students to investigate light and the eye. A template is provided that students can colour to produce a Newton Wheel. White light is made up of lots of different colours and by spinning the colours on the disc, the eye combines the spinning colours and sees the disc as if it were white. The…
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