This lesson was done for a school open day and comprised 6 linked activities which were done by groups of pupils in rotation. Everything you need is here: Introduction PPT Pupils Activity Booklet Instructions for 6 activities Resources & extension tasks Video clips (these are from YouTube and are not my original materiel) Climate Change Critical Literacy PPT & worksheet If you don't have access to First News then any newspaper or magazine articles can be used - or you could use articles from the internet.

April's Topical Science Update includes Solar Science, Gravitational Waves and Rhinos moving to Australia.

I used this as homework with my Primary 7 (Year 6) class. They had to prepare, or help preparing, a meal at home and note down they made it and what the nutritional values of the food were. Their family then wrote comments about the food. Some of the work I have got in from that has been amazing - scrapbooks, powerpoints and presentations about how to make the meal step by step.

February's Topical Science Update featuring Human Exoskeletons, Artificial Intelligence, Fake Stars and British Science Week

Septembers Topical Science Update features Ocean Clean Up, Wildfires and PSEC 2019

June's Topical Science Update featuring Kepler Exoplanets, Bees and Citizen Science.

Topical Science Update for May 2015 - featuring The War Against Waste and Wearable Technology. Weblinks, resources, video clips to use in class to enhance your Topical Science teaching.

April's Topical Science Update is a slightly shortened version, due to the holidays, featuring 2 stories to engage your pupils. Hungry Spiders and Medical Advancements feature this month - SPIDER ALERT - this issue features pictures of spiders and links to resources and video clips that are spider rich!

October's Topical Science update includes the latest research into Synesthesia, Meteorites, and Cats - as well as links to the new free resource - Science on the Web

February's Topical Science Update includes: Is Sugar the new tobacco? Climate Change Tim Peake II and our resource of the month Reach Out Reporter

Topical Science Update for May Includes: Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn, Nuclear Fission - the arrival of the energy future, Recycling and the Resource of the Month - Veritasium's amazing YouTube channel.

December's Topical Science Update looks at the Science of Christmas. The smell of Christmas dinner, Is Rudolph ill? and How does Santa fly so fast?

Topical Science Update for March Featuring: The Danger Island Penguins Diabetes Discovery The Big Debate: Should we kill all mosquitoes? British Science Week

May’s Topical Science Update features: Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano Amazing Jumping Spiders And… The Great Science Share for Schools

November's Topical Science Update Featuring; Trees, Insects, Trophic Cascade and Zooniverse

April’s Topical Science Update Plastic Special Report An in depth look at the history of plastic, the issues surrounding plastic use and the possible solutions to the biggest environmental problem we have ever faced. Also featuring the Great Science Share for Schools https://www.greatscienceshare.org/schools-share-2018/ and the Topical Science Updates Survey http://bit.ly/TSUimpact

October’s Topical Science Update is a Nobel Prize Special History of the Nobel Prizes Greatest Winners 2018 Winners Notable scientists who didn’t win

December’s Topical Science Update is a Christmas special featuring…Mars! Take an in depth look at the Red Planet and our attempts to study it. Includes a special Social Media resource guide.

March’s Topical Science Update featuring: Tiny T Rexs Futuristic Transport and British Science Week

May’s Topical Science Update is a Periodic Table special, celebrating 150 years of the most iconic chart ever.