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Great Question Ponder

Great Question Ponder

For all ages

Encourage talk and higher order thinking about sustainability linked to each guided enquiry. 

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Glass Share

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Glass Share

Enquiry resources for 5 - 11 year-olds: Two age-related whole-class science guided enquiries all about glass, its properties and uses
Curriculum topics:
everyday materials, states of matter

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Glider Share

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Glider Share

Enquiry resources for 5 - 14 year-olds: Three age-related whole-class physics guided enquiries inspired by a story about curiosity and gravity; developed in collaboration with aerospace engineers at The University of Manchester.
Curriculum topics:
everyday materials, forces

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Gather & Group

Great Guided Enquiry: Great Gather & Group

Enquiry resources for 5 - 14 year-olds: three age-related whole-class biology guided enquiries to get pupils outdoors foraging, in the context of mushrooms.
Curriculum topics:
living things and their habitats, plants

Great Phizzi Share

Great Phizzi Share

The Great Phizzi Share resources aim to support children in developing ideas about the physics aspects in the curriculum through enquiry within the context of climate action providing an opportunity for young learners to share their concerns in the classroom.

Your Planet Your Questions: Jack's Question

Your Planet Your Questions: Jack's Question

Enquiry resources for 11 - 12 year-olds: Children ask their questions about climate change to an expert panel in a 5 minute video, along with an accompanying lesson plan to inspire your pupils to think about the future of the planet.

Curriculum topics: seasonal changes, living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans, interactions and interdependencies, relationships in an ecosystem.

Your Planet Your Questions: Poppy's Question

Your Planet Your Questions: Poppy's Question

Enquiry resources for 11 - 12 year-olds: Children ask their questions about climate change to an expert panel in a 10 minute video, along with an accompanying lesson plan to inspire your pupils to think about the future of the planet.

Curriculum topics: seasonal changes, living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans, interactions and interdependencies, relationships in an ecosystem.

Great Guided Enquiry: Doffa's Reindeer and Air Pollution

Great Guided Enquiry: Doffa's Reindeer and Air Pollution

Enquiry resources for 5 - 14 year-olds: A reading by the author with an accompanying video lesson on air pollution and a lesson plan.
Curriculum topics:
animals including humans, evolution and inheritance, living things and their habitats, plants, seasonal changes

Working scientifically: Plan and carry out a comparative test

Great Science Stories: Hunter’s Icy Adventure

Great Science Stories: Hunter’s Icy Adventure

Enquiry resource for 5 - 11 year-olds: A reading by the author to inspire questions about Climate Change.

Curriculum topics: seasonal changes, living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans, interactions and interdependencies, relationships in an ecosystem.

Great Science Stories: Duffy's Lucky Escape

Great Science Stories: Duffy's Lucky Escape

Enquiry resource for 5 - 7 year-olds: A reading by the author with an accompanying lesson plan on a Climate Change theme.

Curriculum topics: seasonal changes, living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans, interactions and interdependencies, relationships in an ecosystem.