Primary Teaching Resources: Teaching resources and classroom activities for 7-11 year-olds, including lesson plans, handouts and film clips.

Visit the IET website to access an extensive set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within science and design and technology.

These resources come recommended by the IET for the Great Science Share for Schools:

  • Fruit lights: Use lemons and limes to power an LED (30-60 mins)

  • Wonderful wind: Make a device to measure wind speed (30-60 mins)

  • Litter-ally terrible: Collecting litter around school or local park and creating a tally chart and pictogram (60+ mins)

  • Mapping nature: Create a map and guidebook of local flora and fauna (60+ mins)

  • Not Newton's Cradle: Make a cradle using magnets that repel each other (60+ mins)

 

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