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Big History - What are Elements?

After examining how the death of stars created new, heavier elements in the growing universe, students will independently investigate a chemical element from the Periodic Table of Elements and explain...
  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
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Big History - How Are Stars Formed?

This lesson explores what formed in the universe as a result of the Big Bang and how these things worked together to create stars. Students independently research a star and present their understandin...
  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
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Big History - What Are Planets Made Of?

Students explore the process of accretion and its role in the creation of our Solar System and the planet Earth. They will then independently investigate planets and demonstrate their understanding by...
  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
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Big History - How to be a Big Historian

Students will prepare to study the Big (Hi)story of the universe by exploring what they already know, don’t know, and want to know about the universe. They will investigate what a cosmologist does, an...
  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour

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Big History - Just How Big and Old is the Universe?

Students will try to gain some perspective on just how big the universe is, and how long it’s been around, by visually representing the scale of the history of the universe.  “It is one of the ma...
  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 6
  • Science
  • Earth and Space
  • Human Endeavour
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Swap Party

This activity is designed to encourage children to think about consumption and provides opportunities to consider options to buying things new. Swapping or trading things they no longer want or need i...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
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Trash Nest

This activity is designed to encourage children to consider how they can reduce waste and find creative ways to reuse and repurpose materials. They will also learn how much waste we create collectivel...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
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Nature Connections - Creative Nature

Children will visit a local park or environment and will explore a range of natural resources, such as sticks, pebbles, leaves, seed pods, rocks, bark, flowers. They will sort these materials into gro...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Outdoor Learning
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Greener Spaces

This activity is designed to encourage children to spend more time outside in green spaces. There is a significant body of research now available that suggests that access to ‘green spaces’ plays a si...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Sustainability
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Nature Connections - Making Maps

Children will be led on a series of journeys around their local neighbourhood and will be encouraged to observe the world around them, including local sights, terrain and directions. Older children wi...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Social
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Outdoor Learning
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Edible Gardens

This activity is designed to encourage children to participate in growing their own food, develop an understanding of where their food comes from, how much time it takes for food to grow, what is need...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Sustainability
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Marvellous Mud

This activity is designed to get children connecting with nature; experiencing the health and developmental benefits of connecting with the earth and messy play. Younger children will experience sand,...
  • Early Learning
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity

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