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Activities exploring scientific topics

Supporting transition with a cross-curricular book project on Future Hopes

Posted on 25 June 202425 June 2024
  • books
  • citizenship
  • climate
  • Science
  • transition

The Science of Self-Soothing: Young Citizen Scientists create tools for mental wellbeing with Project Soothe

Posted on 9 March 202331 May 2023
  • Mental Health
  • project
  • Science

All You Need is Love! Changing the World for the Better with Georgina Stevens 

Posted on 21 August 202229 September 2022
  • Authors
  • Festival
  • Geography
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Choo-choo-Whodunnit! – with  
M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgeman 

Posted on 21 August 20223 October 2022
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Festival
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Lynx, Lichen and Wolves – Oh, my! Rewilding Scotland with Lindsay Littleson 

Posted on 17 August 20224 October 2022
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Environmental
  • Festival
  • Geography
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Enlighten Your Clock: How Your Body Tells Time

Posted on 28 June 202126 July 2021
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Graphic novels
  • Mental Health
  • Non-fiction
  • Science

Awesome Science Questions Answered with Dr. Emily Grossman

Posted on 15 August 202017 September 2020
Explore your inquisitive side with Brain-fizzing Facts
  • 2nd level
  • Festival
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Powerful Forces with Emily Dodd

Posted on 28 January 201930 January 2019
Learn more about the awesome power of nature with author and science communicator Emily Dodd
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Reach for the Stars: Non-Fiction Poetry with James Carter

Posted on 11 October 201816 November 2018
Children's poet James Carter gets you thinking about how to incorporate non-fiction poetry into science and nature topics
  • 1st level
  • Key stage 1
  • Non-fiction
  • Poetry
  • Science

Scintillating Science Fiction with Stephen Baxter & Ken MacLeod

Posted on 7 May 201816 November 2018
SF authors Stephen Baxter and Ken MacLeod give you an insight into the genre
  • Authors
  • Key stage 4
  • Science
  • Senior phase

The Horrible Science Show on Glow TV

Posted on 10 October 201610 April 2017
Catch up on this brilliant 2016 Book Festival schools event
  • 1st level
  • 2nd level
  • Authors
  • Festival
  • Key stage 1
  • Key stage 2
  • Science

Susan Greenfield on the Human Brain

Posted on 9 August 201510 April 2017
Scientist Susan Greenfield explores the human brain and women in science in an event at the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Key stage 3
  • Key stage 4
  • Key stage 5
  • Science
  • Senior phase
  • Sexism
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