This engineering activity, suitable for children in computing lessons, looks at the basics of flowchart construction. Simple examples, such as the decisions made by a dog chasing a stick, are used to make flowchart representation of algorithms accessible to younger children. A simple design activity requires...

This resource from the Institute of Physics (IOP), describes how X-rays can be used to image the body. The X-rays video, taken from an IOP Schools and Colleges lecture, describes how Roentgen discovered how to image using X-rays, in his lab. The lecture also describes how barium and iodine can be used to to image...

In this activity children are introduced to a challenge: setting up a yoghurt cafe. They then learn to name and recognise a range of 2D shapes and then use their learning to design a logo for their business.

This is the first in a series, which involves lessons which look at healthy eating, D&T parts of...

In this activity children learn to name a variety of fruit plants and trees and label their parts. They then explore a range of fruit seeds and describe their properties using comparative language.

This is the second in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal of setting up a yoghurt...

In this activity children think about eating healthily and the nutrients included in each food group. Using this learning, they are then challenged to use a range of seasonal fruit to design a food flag yoghurt that they can sell in their yoghurt cafés.

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In this activity children create their fruit flag yoghurt that they have designed, using the ingredients that they have chosen. As well as practising cutting, measuring and mixing skills children can apply maths skills in a real-life context. This is the fourth in a series of activities where children work towards...

In this activity children identify and name the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. They explore their five senses before using them to evaluate their yoghurt dessert.

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In this activity children use their Design & Technology skills to design and make takeaway packaging and promotional material for their yoghurt cafés. English opportunities are built in when the children plan and perform their own television advertisements.

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In this activity children choose a name and logo for their pizza business. They then learn where a range of food that comes from and role play simple food chains. They then build their own food chains.

This is the first in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal of setting up a pizza...

In this activity children learn about what plants need to grow. They also find out where the ingredients to make pizza come from.  They then set up an investigation to see which plants grow the fastest during ‘The great ingredient race’ activity.

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In this activity children are introduced to the idea of market research as an engaging and meaningful context for Maths learning. Through this, they learn how to design a simple survey to understand their potential pizzeria customers’ preferences and construct a pictogram to display their findings.

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In this activity children think about eating healthily and the nutrients included in each food group. Using this learning, they are then challenged to use a range of seasonal ingredients to design a food flag pizza that they can sell in their British pizzeria businesses.

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In this activity children make the food flag pizza that they have designed using the ingredients that they have been growing. This is an excellent opportunity to apply maths in a real-life context.

This is the fifth in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal of setting up a pizza...

In this activity children design and make takeaway packaging and promotional material for their British pizzerias. Cross-curricular English opportunities are built in when the children plan and perform their own television advertisement.

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In this activity children set up their pizzerias and practise working with money and paying for items using different combinations of coins. To add more real-life context, this stage could be completed as an after school event that parents could be invited to.

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