Contents Introduction Biology Now! Chemistry Now! Physics Now! Resources and downloads for Biology Now! Chemistry Now and Physics Now! Introduction
Contents Introduction The Books Resources and downloads for the Ways Into Science series Introduction A major feature of this series
Contents Introduction The Books Resources and downloads for The Real Scientist series Introduction I devised these books for children to
Contents Introduction The Books Resources and downloads for Straight Forward With Science Introduction The Straight forward with Science series has
Contents Introduction The books Resources and downloads for the Moving Up With Science series Introduction Moving up with science has
These two books in this series have been written for GCSE, IGCSE, as an introduction to A level, for further
Last week's semiprecious stone curiosity was a piece of lapis lazuli. Lapis Lazuli has been used in jewellery since ancient
The metallic curiosity last week was copper. Copper is an element with many uses. It's both a good conductor of
Last week's curiosity was a piece of sulphur. Sulphur gas escapes from the volcanoes vent then it does something unusual
Last week's scientific curiosity was a Victorian three draw pocket telescope made in about 1860. This week, can you identify
Continuing the adventures of Ettie the canal barge as she travels the canals of France. Wood duck at Mantoche
Last week's curiosity was King Alfred's cake, a fungus that grows on dead trees. According to legend, King Alfred the
In Whitby there is a museum with a huge collection of fossils. You can see the many specimens from the
The two shapes in the sand in last week's curiosity box were made by the lug worm which makes a
In my journeys I try to link places if I can and for some time Captain Cook lived in Whitby
Last week's curiosity was a shell made by the Razor Shell For this week's curiosity: I found lots of pairs
Building up to the launch of the Curiosity Box series next February I have been looking for curiosities to put
Last week's curiosity was an arch made from the jawbone of a whale. You can find out more about Whitby's
My new book, Teaching Primary Science, has now been published by Bloomsbury. Teaching Primary Science is published by Bloomsbury
Last week's curiosity was a jellyfish. Jellyfish have existed for at least 500 million years, making them the oldest multi-organ
Continuing the adventures of Ettie the canal barge as she travels the canals of France. We have just come through
Last week's curiosity was heather, which comes into flower on the Moors of Northern England in the Autumn (fall). It's
If you look at a map of the Yorkshire coast you will see half way down it a peninsular called
Last week's curiosity was a bushy lichen. When you see them, it's an indication of clean air. This week, can
Today I'm happy to announce that the last two books in my Straight Forward With Science series are being published
Did you know what last week's curiosity box item was? It's an antique field telescope used by scientists when they're
Did you work out what the stone's secret was last week? It was a geode in which white quartz crystals
Last week's curiosity was Cuckoo Spit! Although known as cuckoo spit, frog spit or even snake spit, it's not even
Last weeks curiosity box item was a small Barrel Cactus Small Barrel Cactus This week, can you identify
Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) came to live in Down House in the village of Downe in Kent, England in
The last two books in my Moving Up With Science series are being published today by Hachette. Moving up with
Last week's mystery fossil was an Ammonite Ammonite This week, can you identify the prickly plant on my
Selborne is a small village in Hampshire, England. It was the home of Gilbert White (1720 – 1793) for thirty
Introduction Almost all of my books have a practical science element and this section of the website aims to help
This is an expansion of part of my workshop and curriculum theatre presentations at the Education Show at the NEC
If my books have generated a greater interest in science you might like to visit the following websites which have
Science enquiries are the processes by which scientific discoveries are made. A hub is a centre of activity. Communication and
All of my science books have activities in them. If the children are reading them at home they may like
The item in last week's curiosity box was an Old Man Cactus, so named on account of its hair. I
Last week's curiosity box conundrum was a Leafy Sea Dragon ( Phycodurus Eques). They live in Australia along the western and
Ettie the canal barge (previous post 1, 2) continues to sail through the canals of France. Here are the latest
Last week's mystery item was a fossilised shark's tooth! This week's curiosity box conundrum is a sea creature, can you
Sarah has sent me some more pictures from her visit to Kruger National Park in South Africa. Here they are.
My next series of science books called Curiosity Box will be published in the spring of 2016. It will feature
I thought it might be useful to put together a list of resources for those following news from Pluto today.
Two of my books in the Straight Forward With Science series are published today. Based on the classic Straightforward Science
A few weeks ago ( 28th May blog) I visited Snipe Dale country park and nature reserve in Lincolnshire which
As part of my research for a new series of books to be published in 2016 I visited Oxford. A
Back in March a reception class visited the Playbarn where we looked at life on a farm and everyone took
This is a record of the plants and animals that have been seen as Ettie sails on the waterways of
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