In this activity children use data to determine positions using the same method as satellite navigation equipment.
In this activity children dissolve salt in water to make a saturated solution and investigate evaporation on the size of salt crystals grown.
In this activity children will create a fair test to test the idea that consuming certain additives can cause hyperactivity.
In this activity children investigate whether they can make predictions about growth and compare different parts of the skeleton to answer questions.
In this activity children use their science knowledge to identify ingredients and compare reversible and irreversible changes of heating and cooling.
In this activity children plan an investigation into factors affecting the melting of icebergs.
In this activity children learn about upthrust and its effects.
In this activity children learn about the heart and what causes the heart to stop working properly and the need for transplants.
In this activity children explore the conditions for plant growth, germination and pollination by designing investigations and exploring life cycles.
In this activity children learn how sounds are made and the difference between speaking and snoring and which parts of the body are responsible.
In this activity children are introduced to ideas about evolution in the context of habitats and environment.
In this activity children compare environmental conditions in the River Thames and the North Sea.
In this activity children are challenged to design electrical circuits that would alert the user in different ways when an object or animal is sensed.
In this activity children will develop literacy, numeracy and science skills through activities based on these three health news stories.
In this activity children take on the role of palaeontologists to work out if fossil remains could have come from a bipedal upright human.
In this activity children design paper planes and devise rules for their class competition and will cover ideas about air resistance and fair testing.
An over-cautious approach to health and safety is inhibiting good science teaching.
Peter Borrows