This is the first blog of a new era for me. I began writing posts for my blog ten years
We had our own Springwatch moment last week. We visited Malham Cove in Yorkshire to see the peregrine falcons.
A group of small clouds passing by Clouds are made up from millions of tiny water droplets that
Children often ask questions which need a scientific explanation. The memory of the explanations can be extended when an activity
The first cabinets of curiosities in the eighteenth century were not cabinets at all. They were rooms full of cabinets
In recent blogs I have been considering the science people remember from their school days and also suggesting that science
In my last blog I talked about visual aids that I had used as a teacher many years ago and
When I began teaching over forty-five years ago visual aids for science were in their infancy. Some of the laboratories
In my last blog I asked people about what they remembered of science from high school. The majority of responses
"What is the first thing you remember when you think of science at high school?" I asked this question of
Within four days of flying at 35 000 feet at 500 mph from Rome to London (see previous blog) I
An early morning flight from London. My aeroplane to Rome A drive from Rome through southern Italy
The Curiosity Box series is now complete! The last two books in this six book series have just been published.
The science of the seasons As summer slips slowly into autumn this month, the topic of seasons naturally arises in
Now is the time that seashells start appearing on windowsills as a reminder of trips to the beach in the
Two more books in the Curiosity box series have just been published. They are Rocks and Fossils, and Minibeasts. If
When I began my blog one of the first items was in a section I called "science is nearer than
The final video in my Ways Into Science series is now finished and live! In the video I talk about
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Your Body, Your Senses. The support consists of
I recently visited Benjamin Franklin’s House in London. Inside are the original floors and wood panelling to the rooms and
I was invited to Settle School to take assembly and then take part in their activities for Science Day. For
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - What animal is it?. The support consists of
My new video to tie into my Ways Into Science series talks about the seasons. Using a simple model of
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Seasons. The support consists of a short film,
Ettie has set sail again and is on the River Scarpe in Northern France near Arras, which was one of
My friend in Australia has sent me some more pictures of the flora and fauna to be seen there.
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Life Cycles. The support consists of a short
Settle Primary School are taking part in the Rocket Science Experiment being run by the Royal Horticultural Society and the
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Keeping Healthy. The support consists of a short
Visiting the African rainforest In my new video, made to support the Habitats book in my Ways Into
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Habitats. The support consists of a short film,
Recently I've been working on support materials for my Ways Into Science book series. These materials are freely available from
I was invited into a school recently to present a science-themed assembly for Science Week. Afterwards the school would disperse
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Everyday Materials. The support consists of a short
This page contains support materials for the book Ways Into Science - Plants. The support consists of a short film,
Here you'll find a list of downloadable support materials for my books. They should be of use to anyone using my
I am currently developing on-line support materials for each of the books in my Ways into Science series which is
Back in 1999 Oxford University Press published my book called Dinosaur Alphabet. Dinosaur Alphabet It also came out
Back in the 1960s when I was learning science from textbooks, the questions came at the end of the chapter.
When I give talks about my writing I am always asked "Where do you get your ideas from?" As ideas
"Have you any signs of a scientist?" This is a question I ask in the introduction in one of my
When I give a talk about my work and my books I feature the checkpoint science books. I give these
Last week's curiosity was a plant called montbretia. Each swelling is called a corm. A corm is an underground stem.
Last weeks curiosity has opened up, did you guess what it was? Does this third picture help you answer? It's
As we in England hunker down for the winter my friend Peter in Perth is looking forward to the summer.
The last curiosity I posted was a fossilised leaf. This week, I've collected some fruits from a tree near my
Last week's curiosity was a fossilised fish. I have another fossil for you this week, can you guess what it
Last week's curiosity was part of the trunk of a fossilised monkey puzzle tree. It's about 180 million years old
Ettie has returned to England for some maintenance work over the winter but here are some more photographs from her
Last week's curiosity was the fossilised tooth of a baby Woolly Mammoth. It is about 20,000 years old and was
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