All Primary collection: everyday materials articles

Experiment

Red cabbage rainbows

In this activity, learners create rainbows using homemade red cabbage indicator paper. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction and explanation

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Science concept cartoons: rusting

In association with Millgate House Education

Use this conversation starter to get your pupils thinking about the process of rusting, and discussing different possibilities.

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Science Concept Cartoons: Acid rain

In association with Millgate House Education

Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about acid rain in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas

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The science of ice cream

Videos discussing the science of ice cream with, celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal.

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Enzymes and jellies

If you add certain fresh fruit such as pineapple to jelly, it will not set. The task in this resource is to investigate why.

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Should beans be cooked with the lid on or off?

An investigation into whether having the lid on or off affects the colour of green vegetables.

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Use of salt in cooking, part 1

In this activity students devise and carry out experiments to test possible reasons for adding salt when cooking vegetables.

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Separating mixtures | Primary science video demonstrations

Fun demonstrations of different mixtures, including racing liquids and rainbow colours.

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Olympic materials Primary

This resource allows primary school students to explore the difference between a natural material and a synthetic material. The Materials used in different sports for the Olympic Games is then explored.

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Olympic composites (primary level)

Find out what composites are made up of and why they are so important sporting equipment for the Olympics.

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Chemistry and Sport - diving

Gravity - the enemy of the high-jumper, and the diver’s friend. Find out how the sport of diving relies on gravity, and why a diver seems lighter in water than on land.

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Chemistry and Sport - weightlifting

Find out why chalk is as important in weightlifting as it is in tennis, rock climbing, and even fire-fighting.

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Chemistry and Sport - football

Materials chemistry has revolutionised the game of football and given us the balls, gloves, and goalposts we play with.

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Outreach: speedy star jumps

An activity that allows the collection of data to test whether sports drinks make a difference to performance during short, high intensity exercise.

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Bendy bones

What makes bones strong? Children can learn about the role that calcium plays in skeletons

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Sunscreen and UV light

A fun demo to teach about UV light and the action/importance of sunscreen

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Materials cards

Spark awareness of the properties and purposes of materials, while teaching terms like ‘permeable’, ‘transparent’ and ‘magnetic’.

Experiment

Chromatography: how black is a black pen?

Black never goes out of style, and with this experiment learners can explore what colours go into making black ink with chromatography

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Modelling metamorphic rocks

These activities demonstrate aspects of metamorphism.

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White powder mix-up at the factory

Learners create their own chemical investigative company, and solve the mystery of the white powder mix-up. Includes kit list, and safety instructions.