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SCIENCE: Fun ways to learn and explore our world!
11 May 2020
Hello everyone!
Please see below for fun science investigations that you can carry out safely at home with the supervision of your adults as well as lots of brilliant science websites to access for free. As always, if you attempt any of the activities, please remember to send me a photo. Enjoy your science explorations!
Lots of love
Mrs Chetty
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Science Websites:
Explorify
This is a free website which provides engaging, creative science activities and has been designed to spark curiosity, discussion and debate. From video to hands-on activities. Explore the website for more information!
https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/activities
Science experiments for kids to do at home
http://www.sciencefun.org/kidszone/experiments/
Science with Maddie
Maddie Moate is known for her CBeebies TV series “Maddie's Do You Know?”, BBC Earth's “Earth Unplugged” and Fully Charged's latest series 'Maddie Goes Electric'. You may also recognise her from Youtube. She has her own channel about her adventures and discoveries, packed with videos about animals, plants, travel and technology, there's always something new to learn and explore! Her motto is #staycurious! Check out her channel as she talks about Science and nature every Wednesday at 11am.
https://www.youtube.com/user/maddiemoate
Virtual Zoos, Safari Tours and Aquariums
Lots of Zoos and Aquariums are doing virtual tours either on their Facebook pages or YouTube channels.
https://www.chesterzoo.org/virtual-zoo-2/
https://www.neaq.org/
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/
https://wildearth.tv/
https://www.africam.com/wildlife/
Space
If you love Space then you'll love these websites where you can learn about the solar system and build your own rockets.
https://nineplanets.org/tour/
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
Science Museum Online
This website gives you access to videos, activities and quizzes about all aspects of science.
https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/learning-resources/
Science Shows
https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowkids
Mad Science Free Live Stream
https://east.madscience.org/#clip=cs38fv56m144&time=706
Mini Science lessons with video tutorials
https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
Science Investigations:
If you need help growing seeds at home or would just like some extra bits to grow, the innocent big grow have free home growing kits available now. It comes with some seeds, a compost disc, an activity booklet and some very nice innocent crayons. If you like, you can tell parents to go to innocentbiggrow.com and sign up.
How to make a GROOVY Lava Lamp!
Using stuff you probably have lying around the kitchen, you and your family can make your very own lava lamp and learn a bit of science while doing it! Please click on the picture below to find out more....
Brains on!
Brains on! is a Science podcast for kids and adults, where they discuss different topics. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world. "Our mission is to encourage kids’ natural curiosity and wonder using science and history…but there’s no age limit on curiosity, and episodes of Brains On! can be enjoyed by anyone."
Click on the picture below to view the Episodes list.