Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths : Learning by Doing

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red cabbage indicator

Red Cabbage Indicator

Science: Chemistry: Acids and Bases
Age 7 to 13

Exploration rather than explanation. Have fun while learning science.

Make a liquid that changes colour as if by magic! And use it to test if a substance is an acid or a base.

  • Make an indicator from ordinary red cabbage leaves
  • Test some of the substances from the kitchen to find out which are bases, which are acids
  • Check out what an indicator does
  • Learn about the pH scale

The free project guide has all the information you need:

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Cola and Mentos

Science: Chemistry
Age 7 to 13

Exploration rather than explanation. Have fun while learning science.

This is a science experiment that everyone talks about. Even adults! Explosive and messy, it sends a fizzy drink fountain that rockets into the air.

As well as the fun you'll find out about nucleation and why it is important in dealing with climate change.

The free project guide has all the information you need:

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Harmonica

Science: Physics: Sound
Age 7 to 13

Exploration rather than explanation. Have fun while learning science.

Feeling musical? Here's how to make a simple harmonica.

  • Find out how sounds are created
  • Changing Pitch and Frequency

The free project guide has all the information you need:

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Roots and Shoots

Science: Biochemistry: How plants grow
Age 7 to 13

Exploration rather than explanation. Have fun while learning science.

Seeds contain all they need to start life as a new plant. Normally most of what is going on is hidden beneath the soil but in this project we are 'going underground' to see all of this amazing process.

  • What seeds need to germinate
  • How the new plant develops
  • Why this matters

The free project guide has all the information you need:

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Cartesian Diver

Science: Physics: Forces: Buoyancy
Age 7 to 13

Exploration rather than explanation. Have fun while learning science.

  • Make a toy diver to learn about buoyancy.
  • Dive to the bottom and then return to the surface. Or hover halfway just like a submarine.
  • Learn about why things float or sink.
  • Find out about Archimedes Principle.

The free project guide has all the information you need:

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scratch coding

Coding with Scratch: First Steps


Age 7 to 14
Easy

If you haven't played around with Scratch you don't know what you're missing. But don't worry, this guide is your jumping off point into the world of coding!

Scratch is a great way for you to learn how to code. Its fun and easy to use ... but also very powerful! It's the programming language used in most schools around the world.

It's completely free to use and runs on most computers.

When you've finished the project you will have created several programmes and be ready to move on to lots of other coding projects.

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The Lab

We have put together a selection of STEM projects that are easy to do at home but at the same time combine a 'wow factor' with real Science and Engineering.

All are directly relevant to the school curiculum.

There are loads more projects in the pipeline so make sure you keep in touch. And remember all of the projects are free to download.

We want safe young scientists so we recommend adult supervision of the Lab projects.

chromatography experiment

Chromatography

Coloured chemicals can be separated using a technique called chromatography. This is a chance to mix science and art!
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Straw Rocket

Straw Rocket

Build and fly straw rockets. They may not go to the Moon but you’ll learn about rocket design and have fun seeing how far you can get them to fly.

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red cabbage indicator

Red Cabbage Indicator

Make a liquid that changes colour as if by magic! And use it to test if a substance is an acid or a base. Find out about Indicators and the pH scale.
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Cola and Mentos

Cola and Mentos

This is a science experiment that everyone talks about. Even adults! Explosive and messy, it sends a fizzy drink fountain that rockets into the air. ...
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Harmonica

Harmonica

Feeling musical? Here's how to make a simple harmonica. Find out how sounds are created. Learn about Pitch and Frequency ...
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Roots and Shoots

Roots and Shoots

Seeds contain all they need to start life as a new plant. Normally most of what is going on is hidden beneath the soil but in this project we are 'going underground' to see all of this amazing process ...
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Cartesian Diver

Cartesian Diver

Make a toy diver to learn about floating and sinking and the force of buoyancy.

Find out about Archimedes Principle.
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Code Club

Code Club

These great projects combine colourful graphics with clear step by step instructions to make learning to code easy and fun.

Animations, games, art, stories and more. Supports the computing curriculum.

Free to download, use the projects any time or anywhere you like!

There are more projects in the pipeline so make sure you keep in touch.

scratch coding

Coding with Scratch: First Steps

If you haven't played around with Scratch you don't know what you are missing. But don't worry. This guide is your jumping off point into the world of coding! ...
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coding with scratch: dancing

Coding with Scratch: Disco Dancing

In this project our Sprite will be showing off her dance routine with a dance-floor as the background and disco music playing ...
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Coding with Scratch: Telling Jokes

Coding with Scratch: Telling Jokes

In this simple project you will have two sprites telling a joke. You can also use this idea in lots of other ways to have all sorts of conversations between sprites – for example to tell a story or to ...
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Coding with Scratch: Ghost catcher

Coding with Scratch: Ghost Catcher

Create this spooky game where players score points by trying to click on ghosts as they appear and disappear around the grounds of the old castle ...
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digital art with scratch

Coding with Scratch: Digital Art

Create three separate apps to automatically draw some crazy artwork. Every drawing will be a unique masterpiece! Write the code to make the sprite move around the stage and use the pen blocks to draw lines as it moves. Then ...
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scratch animation

Coding with Scratch: Animations

In this project you will find out how to create simple animated cartoons. Make your characters walk, run, fly and change direction. And use speech and thought bubbles just like cartoons and comics. Adding a background to our cartoon ...
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drawing squares in scratch

Coding with Scratch: Loopy Squares

Use Scratch to draw squares. Lots of squares! Starting with just one square and building up to complex artistic patterns. The key to this project is using Loops to do all the work ...
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Coding with scratch: the maths quiz

Coding with Scratch: Maths Quiz

In this App you'll build an interactive quiz to help players revise their Times Tables! Find out about Variables, Random numbers and Operators ...
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Engineering

This is the blurb about engineering and how it is not a subject as such in early years ks2/3 but covers aspects of d&T in the syllabus as well as example sof engineering prinipals.

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