Whether or not you are joining in with British Science Week next March you can still download and use their 2019 activity packs to add extra hands on in your classroom.
The theme for 2019 is Journeys and as the Channel Tunnel is celebrating 25 years of being operational there are science and engineering ideas using that theme in every pack.
The Primary and Secondary packs have ideas for assemblies and all packs have a range of activities covering all aspects of science and abilities.
The Primary and Secondary packs have ideas for assemblies and all packs have a range of activities covering all aspects of science and abilities.
In the secondary pack I quite iked the wind up car which is a starting point for a range of D&T activities. This activity is taken from Robert
Winston’s new book, Science Lab, and
during it pupils learn how to use
energy to move a vehicle by building a
wind-up car. The aim is to discover that energy
cannot be created or destroyed, it can
only be transferred.
Of all the pack I think my favourite has to be the Journey to the Afterlife—an exploration of mummification.
The mummification process involved
removing all the internal organs,
packing the body with natron (a type
of salt) to soak up all the moisture, and
coating the remains in resin to prevent
decomposition. Finally, the body was
completely wrapped in linen bandages. After some research on the process your students will be ready to mummify their own body.
For a handy body students use an orange, scoop out the insides through a very small slit and stuff with kitchen paper. The paper is replaced as it gets soggy so that eventually the inside of the orange is dry. They then have to make their own spices mix and a version of natron using salt and bicarbonate of soda. The orange is then wrapped up mummy style and left somewhere warm and dry.
this is a very simple car design but can lead to a whole range of much more complex designs or can be used for other experiments that need a simple vehicle
Of all the pack I think my favourite has to be the Journey to the Afterlife—an exploration of mummification.
For a handy body students use an orange, scoop out the insides through a very small slit and stuff with kitchen paper. The paper is replaced as it gets soggy so that eventually the inside of the orange is dry. They then have to make their own spices mix and a version of natron using salt and bicarbonate of soda. The orange is then wrapped up mummy style and left somewhere warm and dry.
You can find the packs here: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/activity-packs/
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