Did you know Greater Manchester is the European City of Science for 2016? This is a unique opportunity to get young people excited about science and all the wonderful possibilities it offers. One way for you to get involved it to take part in the Great Science Share. If you’re passionate about engaging young people in STEM…
We made this easy LEGO model to demonstrate the changes that happen when a seed grows into a plant. Lego plant growth model A seed needs three things in order to germinate ( germinate means start to grow ) Water – allows the seed to swell up and start to grow Oxygen – allows energy to be released…
Growing a plant from seed is a great way for children to learn about the conditions plants need to grow successfully. Beans are an obvious choice as they are a nice big seed, grow relatively quickly ( they should have a large stem and leaves after about 10 days ), get big roots and grow…
These activities are great for introducing children to the concept of capacity and volume in a fun, hands-on manner. I used lots of different size and shape beakers, pipettes and syringes to help my daughter learn how to read different scales as she had previously assumed that each bar was always either an increase of 10 or 1….
This is a similar chromatography activity to our filter paper phonics, but this time we’ve kept the colours separate so the separation of colours can be seen more more clearly. Fun Phonics for Kids I wrote a selection of alien and real words on different pieces of filter paper and asked my daughter to sound them out…
This super simple flower sensory tray is a brilliant way to introduce even very small children to the basic parts of a flower, and also a great fine motor control activity as the petals are quite hard to pick up with the tweezers. This activity is also a great alternative to a flower dissection. If you…
Have you ever wondered how water is transported up the stem of a plant against gravity? This transportation process is called transpiration. You can demonstrate transpiration easily with simple transpiration experiments. You might also like our plant respiration and photosynthesis investigations. Transport in Plants – Transpiration Transpiration occurs when water on the surface of leaf…
Did you see our post about Cubetto, the cute little coding robot from Primo Toys a couple of weeks ago? We’ve been playing with him non stop ever since and started to add our own little twists, like LEGO walls and watching him push a cardboard tube along. My 8 year old has become quite adept…
My little 5 year old will be doing her Year 1 phonics test later this year so we’ve been trying to practise a little bit at home to support her learning at school. She was so excited when I pulled out this filter paper phonics activity, that I felt a bit guilty for not having done…
We’ve been reading and enjoying The Lorax again recently. It always leads to lots of great conversation about how we should look after our planet better and what might happen if things don’t change. The Lorax is set in a dull, dark post-apocalyptic world which has been destroyed by the Once-ler’s relentless exploitation of nature. The heartbreaking result…
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