This is a simple demonstration which is guaranteed to capture the pupils' interest at the start of the topic on magnetism.

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To introduce the idea of finding the magnetic north pole from anywhere on the Earth.

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This activity allows pupils to enter a completely dark space, something which very few are likely to have previously...

Classroom Activity 5-11 11-14

Pupils will very often agree that to be able to see, light must enter the eye. However, it is possible to set up situations...

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This activity helps to make the link between studies of light at school and lighting in the home. It will provides lots of...

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This activity focuses on the idea that anything producing a sound must be vibrating. We think it best to start off with...

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The aim of this activity is to reinforce the relationship between pitch and frequency, and to give some feeling for the...

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This emphasises the graph as a story about something and a way of communicating. It is an opportunity to increase pupils'...

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A widespread activity is to make a rough measurement of the speed of sound by timing the gap between making a sound and...

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In this activity children can come to see the pervasiveness of electrical circuits everywhere in their lived in world. we...

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In this activity children are asked to write an imaginative story in such a way that it helps them to see how much we have...

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Children should identify complete loops in battery-powered devices and devise their own records of that loop, using their own...

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