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  • November 24th, 2025Field trips, Science Around Us, Teaching Tips
    Making an Impression: A Simple Introduction to Nature

    Making an Impression: A Simple Introduction to Nature What were your first memories of nature when you were a

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  • November 17th, 2025Science Around Us, Teaching Tips
    Curious Autumn (Part 2): Developing Scientific Skills Through Fallen Leaves

    In the first blog in this series, we explored how creating a nature table stimulates curiosity, develops observational skills

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  • November 10th, 2025Curiosity Box, Science Around Us
    Autumn Mini Beast Hunt: Getting Children Outdoors to Discover Wildlife

    Although there were few insects flying about on this crisp autumn day, my great-grandchildren insisted on a mini beast hunt,

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  • October 6th, 2025Science Around Us, Teachers and Families, Teaching Tips
    Autumn Nature Table Ideas: From Nature Walk to Learning

    Curious Autumn: From Nature Walk to Nature Table (Part 1) Science doesn't begin in a laboratory - it begins with

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  • September 29th, 2025Science Around Us, Teachers and Families
    Why Do Seasons Change? A Nature-Based Approach to Teaching Children

    Are you noticing more leaves carpeting your local paths? Here in my woodland classroom, I'm watching nature's annual transformation unfold—fresh

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  • July 21st, 2025Natural World Photo Gallery, Science Around Us, Teachers and Families
    Beginning to Buzz – Nature Photography for Children

    A couple of weeks ago someone sent me a picture of a bee on a flower collecting pollen. You

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  • July 1st, 2025Science Around Us
    Science is nearer than you think!

    A few years ago I produced a number of blogs addressing this idea and illustrated it by visiting a range

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  • June 6th, 2018Science Around Us, Teaching Tips
    Science Around Us – Clouds 1 – Why Are Clouds White

    A group of small clouds passing by Clouds are made up from millions of tiny water droplets that

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  • June 1st, 2018Science Around Us, Teaching Tips
    Science Around Us – Why Is The Sky Blue

    Children often ask questions which need a scientific explanation. The memory of the explanations can be extended when an activity

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  • June 15th, 2017Science Around Us
    Science and beauty

    In my last blog I asked people about what they remembered of science from high school. The majority of responses

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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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