Dr Chipps Live Lessons
Barefoot Ambassador and STEM subject leader Dr Chips will be leading live lessons on Science, Engineering and Computing. Tune in at...
Science at Work - Meet Scientists from the Past and Present
Every Tuesday there is a new activity sheet – these can be downloaded or sent straight to your inbox.
You can send in your questions and upload your drawings by 5pm on Thursday the same week.
The following Tuesday and don't forget to download the activity sheet for the next week’s scientist.
Full details are at:
Science Fun at Home
The Primary Science Trust have go some great guides for Science Fun at Home. We'd love to see what you try!
https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/Science-Fun-at-Home
Science Museum at Home
If you want to get hands on and make some interesting discoveries, have a look at these simple and fun investigations you could try at home! We'd love to see what you find out. Please share via our Facebook and Twitter feeds.
Lego Challenge
If you are a Lego fan, here's 40 challenges you could try. Can anyone do all of them?!
Architecture Challenge
Could you design a home for an animal? Use your STEM skills with this project!
Family STEM Ideas
Here are ideas linked to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths that you could work on as a family.
- Using Lego or similar products, or junk modeling, what can you design and make? What might you do in the future to improve it?
- Design a gadget in your book that would make your life easier or more efficient, or would improve somebody else's life or job. Include a labelled diagram and explain what it does, and how.
- Take photographs of any cooking or baking they do or write the recipes in their books and draw a picture of it.
- Pick 5 items from your fridge or cupboard. How might you combine them to make a balanced meal to feed your family?
- Analyse different food packaging considering the environment, cost,
- Design a package for a certain food product (especially if they have made something)
77-MORE-STEM-activities-for-Families.pdf
Boredom-Buster-Ideas-1.pdf
77-STEM-activities-for-Families.pdf
James Dyson Foundation Challenges.pdf
Animal_Olympians_handout_worddoc.pdf
AcidandAlkalihandout.pdf
Biologist_ballot_RSB.pdf
Extracting_DNA_updated.pdf
Balloon_fly_images_instruction.pdf
Insect_Poll_Printable_Posters.pdf
make_your_own_body_clock_updated_template.pdf
Invertebrate_fun_facts.pdf
make_your_own_body_clock_A3_instructions_SB_RVC.pdf
Power_plants_poster.pdf
Plants_updated.pdf
RSB_Fortune_Teller.pdf
wall_chart_biological_olympian_records_updated.pdf
Power_Plants_activity_sheet.pdf
Dippy School Homework Challenges
Here are the Dippy Challenges we sent home last year. There are great activities within each month. There is no expectation to post the outcomes on Social Media.
West Jes Jan Dippy School Homework.pdf
Dippy Monthly Challenge September.pdf
Dippy Monthly Challenge November.pdf
West Jes March Dippy School Homework.pdf
West Jesmond June Dippy School Homework.pdf
West Jes May Dippy School Homework.pdf
Try pancake making....
Great North Museum
Click on the link below for an exciting opportunity to explore some activities from The Great North Museum. There are sections on climate change, a mammal web cam, historical collections, virtual tours and much more.
Happy exploring!