We are very excited to share a brand new series of educational STEM resources for KS2 and KS4 pupils developed by EU citizen science project WeCount and DETI Inspire. WeCount Schools resources cover a wide range of subjects, all curriculum linked, supporting children to learn about the grand challenges’ cities face in relation to urban… Continue reading WeCount Schools – explore air pollution and traffic in your local area
Subject: Personal, social and health education
‘DRY: The diary of a water superhero’ – free online book and KS2 activity pack
A team of scientists from UWE Bristol and Waterwise have translated their research on drought and water scarcity into a beautifully illustrated book for children, to inspire young champions of climate action. DRY: The diary of a water superhero is available as an online book, and provides an ideal opportunity to engage young people to… Continue reading ‘DRY: The diary of a water superhero’ – free online book and KS2 activity pack
Building an understanding of diabetes with Minecraft
Science Hunters engages children of all ages with science using the popular computer game Minecraft. The inside of the human body, and all its organs, cells and molecules can be tricky to visualise, and that makes it difficult to understand how conditions like diabetes work. We can use things like models to help us see… Continue reading Building an understanding of diabetes with Minecraft
Our City Our Future: Exploring Clean Air and Climate Change
What is Our City Our Future? Our City Our Future emerged from ClairCity, an EU research project that sought to include citizens in decision-making processes around clean air and climate change across Europe. Over 3,500 children and young people were involved during the course of the project from 2016-2020, taking part in various school lessons… Continue reading Our City Our Future: Exploring Clean Air and Climate Change
Educational games galore for KS2
The lovely people over at Siemens commisioned a bunch of great interactive games based on STEM curriculum topics for different keystages. Get your class playing these games in September and use the accompanying teaching resources, including slides and activity sheets, to support your lesson planning. The KS2 games offered are: Dress the Site Worker Help… Continue reading Educational games galore for KS2
Help for Year 6 transition
Children’s transition from primary to secondary school is fairly daunting under normal circumstances, but the home-schooling enforced by COVID-19 has got many teachers and parent’s concerned about the Year 6s making the jump this year. It’s clear that a bit of extra help might be needed, and in response, two UWE Bristol led teams –… Continue reading Help for Year 6 transition
Use these four challenges to inspire your class to help society
Create Health are on a mission to brighten up isolation and inspire every child in the nation. And it’s very simple. They’ve created four project briefs to engage children in society’s biggest issues. From designing a superhero outfit against Coronavirus, to inventing gadgets – you can find the super short project briefs and worksheets on… Continue reading Use these four challenges to inspire your class to help society
Six Week STEM Club Challenge – Pack-A-Lunch Challenge!
Welcome to the Spring term Six Week STEM Club Challenge – the Pack-A-Lunch Challenge. This Six Week STEM Club Challenge comes with a bonus – a visit to an amazing (free!) STEM fair in Weston-s-Mare on the 24th April 2020. All schools are invited to the fair, but those schools with groups who complete this… Continue reading Six Week STEM Club Challenge – Pack-A-Lunch Challenge!
Search our Stereotype Challenging Booklist
With a little help from the Science Communication community, Curiosity Connections has compiled a searchable list of science stereotype-challenging children’s books. Click on the link below to open the spreadsheet, and decide whether it’s a female protagonist or a historical figure, doing wonderous engineering or fascinating microbiology, you need to inspire your class. Why read… Continue reading Search our Stereotype Challenging Booklist
Healthy Eating Lessons for Kids
Eat Like A Champ is a free, evidence – based healthy eating education programme aimed at primary school children aged 9-10 years. The aim is to tackle the growing issue of poor nutrition and obesity amongst children by making healthy eating exciting, and inspiring children to adopt the healthy choices of champions they admire There are six tailored lessons about healthy eating, hydration and staying… Continue reading Healthy Eating Lessons for Kids