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Curiosity Box

  • November 30th, 2015Curiosity Box
    What is this Jurassic curiosity?

    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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  • November 24th, 2015Curiosity Box
    Can you name this curious object that grew in the mouth of an ancient type of elephant?

    Last week's semiprecious stone curiosity was a piece of lapis lazuli. Lapis Lazuli has been used in jewellery since ancient

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  • November 16th, 2015Curiosity Box
    Can you identify this semi-precious stone?

    The metallic curiosity last week was copper. Copper is an element with many uses. It's both a good conductor of

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  • November 10th, 2015Curiosity Box
    Can you identify this metal?

    Last week's curiosity was a piece of sulphur. Sulphur gas escapes from the volcanoes vent then it does something unusual

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  • November 2nd, 2015Curiosity Box
    Can you identify this strange substance?

    Last week's scientific curiosity was a Victorian three draw pocket telescope made in about 1860. This week, can you identify

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  • October 26th, 2015Curiosity Box
    You’d be able to see far with this week’s curiosity

    Last week's curiosity was King Alfred's cake, a fungus that grows on dead trees. According to legend, King Alfred the

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  • October 19th, 2015Curiosity Box
    What is this curious item I found in the woods?

    The two shapes in the sand in last week's curiosity box were made by the lug worm which makes a

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  • October 12th, 2015Curiosity Box
    What creature made these?

    Last week's curiosity was a shell made by the Razor Shell For this week's curiosity: I found lots of pairs

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  • October 6th, 2015Curiosity Box
    Do you know what animal these shells came from?

    Last week's curiosity was an arch made from the jawbone of a whale. You can find out more about Whitby's

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  • September 28th, 2015Curiosity Box
    What’s this jaw-dropping curiosity?

    Last week's curiosity was a jellyfish. Jellyfish have existed for at least 500 million years, making them the oldest multi-organ

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This website is dedicated to Ken Walker who was my first head of science back in 1971 who set me on a journey writing educational materials by asking me to make a booklet for 250 children visiting a zoo. He often reminded me of this but more importantly he was my mentor back in those days, letting me set up brand new science laboratories and run field courses at the schools outdoor pursuits centre and his advice stayed with me as I progressed in my teaching career and into my writing career too. Thanks Ken.

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