Activities
360° Periscope
Make a 360° periscope to explore how light and mirrors can help you see around corners.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
Bath fizzers
Investigate materials by making the fizziest bath fizzer.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Blooming Paper
Explore materials and recycling by making paper.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Bubble Trouble
Explore materials by working in teams to make the 'best' bubble.
- Age 3 - 5
- Age 5 - 7
Carbon Cycle Caper
Give your students an atom's eye view of the carbon cycle and play out how the burning of fossil fuels is affecting the atmosphere.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Crime Lab kit
Everything you need to run a forensic-style investigation into an attempted robbery at the Science Museum.
- Age 11 - 14
Building greenhouse gases
Hands-on experience with greenhouse gas molecules that helps your students to understand how these molecules keep our planet warm.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Do you want to know a secret?
Explore the issues surrounding genetic testing through the analogy of deciding whether or not to open a ‘secret box’ .
- Age 14 - 16
Climate report
Challenge students to think about how climate change could affect lives and livelihoods – even their own.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Fireproof paper
See how a paper cup withstands a candle flame.
- Age 11 - 14
Have I got climate science for you
A fun interactive class quiz that will get your students thinking, talking and learning more about climate science.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Ice balloons
Make ice balloons and see how they melt.
- Age 3 - 5
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
Ice cream- it's in the bag!
Make ice cream without a freezer.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Kitchen science
A downloadable booklet of fun science activities using everyday ingredients, with notes for teachers.
- Age 7 - 11
Launchbox
Build a chain reaction contraption using scientific principles and the materials provided in this kit.
- Age 11 - 14
Magnetic pennies
Amazing things you can do with pennies and magnets.
- Age 7 - 11
Mars Mission kit
Three hands-on activities to explore the challenges of living on Mars.
- Age 11 - 14
Marshmallow madness
What happens to marshmallows in a bottle when you change the air pressure around them?
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Mousetrap drag racer
Power your own drag racer using a mousetrap to release stored energy.
- Age 11 - 14
Mystery Boxes
What's inside the box? That's exactly what your students will be trying to find out in this hands-on activity exploring How Science Works.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Nails trick
Can you outwit gravity to balance fourteen nails on the head of just one nail?
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
News + Views kit
Students explore the science behind a topical news story by creating a poster display using the contents of this kit.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Pocket motor
Build a simple electric motor using only a battery, a magnet and copper wire.
- Age 11 - 14
Robot bug
Explore electric circuits by building your own little robot.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Rocket mice
Make and propel a ‘rocket mouse’ using forces and the power of air.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
SOS: Save our snacks!
Make the smallest and lightest packaging to protect a potato crisp that you’ll send through the post.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Shape shifting slime
Explore materials and solvents by dissolving a polystyrene cup and remoulding it into something new.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Soap challenge
Explore physical changes in materials by melting and remoulding soap.
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
Soda snake fireworks
Explore chemical reactions by turning sugar and baking soda into a growing black snake.
- Age 11 - 14
- Age 14 - 16
Spaghetti challenge
In this race against the clock students work in teams to build the tallest and strongest tower from dried spaghetti and marshmallows.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
- Age 11 - 14
3D Shadows
Can you see a shadow in colour? Create a pair of coloured glasses that makes it possible.
- Age 7 - 11
Ear gongs
Make coat hangers sound like Big Ben to investigate sound, vibrations and materials.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
Extendable bonko
Explore sound with this musical instrument that changes pitch when you alter its length.
- Age 5 - 7
- Age 7 - 11
