Science

Welcome to Hanborough Manor's Science page

Look through this page to find fun at-home experiments you could complete. You will find links to other websites with fun ideas and activities. Always check with a grown up before starting any work.

Have fun and be safe!

ExpeRimental A series of short films making it fun, easy and cheap to do science experiments at home with your children.

Science Fun at Home The Primary Science Teaching Trust is working with Science Sparks to create activities for children to have some fun with science at home. Each two page sheet has activities that are: clear and simple, using household resources, accessible and manageable for all, fun for children and their families to do, linked to follow up activities.

Mission X- Train like an astronaut An international educational challenge, focusing on fitness and nutrition, that encourages students to train like an astronaut. If you are looking for fun, easy, space-themed activities to complete, you have come to the right place! Mission X: train like an astronaut is also open for families, not just school groups. You can join the ongoing Walk to the Moon Challenge and complete Mission X activities to earn points and help Luna and Leo walk to the Moon. Be sure to register your family team in your country using the How to Sign-up page.

Science Oxford Challenges Over the next few months, our Science Oxford team is developing a series of fun STEM-focussed challenges and activities for children in school and families at home. For each challenge, there is an introductory video and a more detailed instruction sheet to download to get you going. Don’t forget to email us a photo of your completed challenge to competition@scienceoxford.com or post on Twitter or Facebook and tag @scienceoxford. There’s a weekly prize of a family ticket to our Science Oxford Centre for the best entry – good luck!

Science Oxford- Outdoor Science! It feels like summer is almost here! The sun is shining and the flowers are coming into bloom in our woodland at Stansfeld Park. As lockdown eases, it’s time to get outdoors and spend more time in your local park, going on walks or messing around in your garden at home. We’ve been looking out for fab nature-inspired things to do for families and children at home and in school.

Sublime Science- Fun free science experiments 101 awesomely fun science experiments you can do at home with 'stuff' you've already got from Dragons' Den winner and Sublime Science founder, Mad Marc (Wileman!)

Grow your own cress-heads! Sowing cress is a great way of introducing kids to the joy of growing your own food at home. The good news is that you don’t even need a garden – a reused yoghurt pot and a sunny windowsill will do the trick – and you’ll see results in a matter of days.

Natural History Museum Family Festival Discover the variety of life on your doorstep with our nature-themed family festival. Budding scientists can get crafty by making a nature journal, then explore your neighbourhood to record the living things you find. You don't need to know any scientific names, just describe what you find. Delve into all things biodiversity and find out how you can help the planet.

Woodland Trust Nature Ideas 10 nature activities for kids if you're self-isolating at home.

Explorify at home! Explorify at home is a weekly supply of activities for parents and carers to do with their learners at home. It's based on the primary science curriculum, but easy to do at home.

Fun-Science-At-Home-Ebook-gmmj1q.pdf

Science

Find out about famous scientists and try to replicate some of their work!

Fun science challenges!

Science at home!

STEM LEGO Projects

Some fun, at-home, science!

Science

Find out about famous scientists and try to replicate some of their work!

Fun science challenges!

Science at home!

STEM LEGO Projects

Some fun, at-home, science!

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