Children are invited to work as material scientists to investigate the best material to make a hat for teddy. This investigation may lead to other investigations as well as discussion around about what we mean by ‘best’.

This activity, created for use by teachers and/or Environment Agency STEM Ambassadors with the help of a teacher, has been designed to make pupils realise how much water they are wasting. Pupils will carry out an investigation where they...

This cross curricular resource explores the difference that growing pumpkins can make to the lives of people living in flood affected regions in Bangladesh. It includes finding out about Bangladesh and its people and ways to address poverty, investigating the pumpkin lifecycle and seed germination, designing and...

These activities and investigations are designed so that children can work at home with their families. The ones aimed at children aged seven and above will need some help from an adult to get started. The ones aimed at younger children will need more adult support and are designed for families to enjoy together....

This activity pack provides a range of activities that link to Understanding the world. It has been designed for British Science Week 2020  on the theme of 'Our Diverse Planet'. It links in with everyday experiences and includes: collecting a rainbow of colours in  the local...

Aimed at Early Years and primary level, this resource contains three bright and colourful story books which look at identification of birds and the different types of food eaten by different birds.

The stories, ‘Bouncy Blackbird’, ‘Cheeky Sparrow’ and 'Lucky Duck' could provide a starting point for an...

This activity pack provides a range of activities that link to Understanding the world. It has been designed for British Science Week and links in with the 2019 theme of journeys. It links in with everyday experiences and includes:...

This activity pack provides a range of activities that promote cross-curricular learning, so that STEM can be linked to other curriculum subjects and to children's own backgrounds, lives and interests.  It has been designed for British Science Week 2023 on the theme of 'connections'.

The activities included...

This series of resources have been created to highlight to pupils the importance of water in society. The water cycle activity introduces pupils to the concept of the water cycle and the science involved, whilst 'How much water do we waste?' is an investigation where pupils measure the volume of water used when...

This is a CPD taster created to give teachers a better understanding of what to expect when joining one of our primary science courses. Below you will find a video and a task for you to do in your own time. Once you have done the activity, ...

This collection of resources for primary and secondary aged pupils have been created to inspire pupils about topics linked to the work of the Environment Agency such as water, biodiversity and the impact of climate change.  ...