Viewing entries tagged
5-7 years
Which animal is the most important of all?
Inspired by the picture book, ‘The Most Important Animal of All’ by Penny Worms, pupils use their knowledge of animal features to collect data, increase pollinators and investigate animals that improve soil quality.
Curriculum topics: observing over time; prediction / hypothesis; and animals.
Cross-curricular links: English, art, geography and PSHE.
Why are rocks important?
Rock Reporters connects geology to everyday life, helping pupils investigate where rocks come from, how they are used, and why they matter in local and global contexts all whilst developing skills of recording and interpreting data and using scientific models.
Curriculum topics: recording and interpreting data and using scientific models; rocks.
Cross-curricular links: geography and maths.
For all ages
Creative Manchester, in partnership with Great Science Share for Schools, is running a Micropoetry competition. Use the Great Guided Enquiry resources to support your pupils to get involved!
How can our we protect our oceans? Get practical - make models to investigate the effect of variables, and explore how scientific models are used to explore what happens in nature…
Curriculum topics: working scientifically, materials and dissolving to form a solution
Cross Curricular: Citizenship, Global Sustainability
For all ages
Encourage talk and higher order thinking by pondering big questions about sustainability that are integral to each 2025 Great Guided Enquiry.
For all ages
Creative Manchester, in partnership with the Great Science Share for Schools, is running a Micropoetry competition themed around ‘Connected Science’.
For 5-11 year-olds
What impact does ocean acidification have on living things? Discuss ocean acidification and the effects it has on life in the ocean. Ideal for families and Science Clubs between pupils of different ages.
For 5-11 year-olds
Follow the My Science Club resources to inspire discussions about protecting our planet through responsible consumption.
For all ages
Enhance pupil voice by writing and sharing letters to make a great noise about why science is important in our lives
For all ages
Inspiring science through poetry with Creative Manchester, themed around ‘Sustainable Science’.
For all ages
Encourage talk and higher order thinking about sustainability linked to each guided enquiry.
For 5-11 year-olds
Follow the My Science Club resources to inspire discussions about protecting our planet through responsible consumption.
For all ages
Enhance pupil voice by writing and sharing letters to make a great noise about why science is important in our lives
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
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
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
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.
Enquiry resources for 5 - 11 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.
Enquiry resources for 5 - 7 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.
Enquiry resource for 5 - 14 year-olds: A 10 minute video looking inside a working beehive to inspire questions about the lifecycle of bees and their important role in our lives.
Curriculum topics: animals including humans, living things and their habitats, plants, seasonal changes
