Gramps is the name I have been given by my great-grandchildren, Hattie and Brea.
It set me apart from their grandads, and when I visited their school it was the name the class gave me too. From this, it was a short step to set up a programme of blogs for them (and older children too), simply called Science with Gramps.
Science is a way of looking at things and finding out about them. As Gramps, I will be looking at the things children see around them and helping them to find out more. Scientists often make models to explain what they see, and I will be doing just that with my blogs.
The aim of Science with Gramps is to use simple, everyday items to show children and students a little of the science they may be studying at school, or wondering about in the world around them.
Once I began planning these blogs, I found that I wanted to extend my first ideas. Some of the items will be beyond my granddaughters at the moment (they will come to them later), but they may provide useful support for older children at primary school and even for students in the early years of secondary school, such as those using my Checkpoint books.
Pippa aged 6 has been busy in the kitchen making a model of the Solar System! Next she will be trying the
