National Science Week 2023
(12 - 20 August)
Calling all budding scientists! Join us in celebrating the wonderful and wacky world of science and technology.
Scroll down to view our #SciencePlayMatters activity videos, download our special Science Play Matters Activity Booklet, or find out where you can take part in our National Science Week events.
Head to the bottom of the page for more useful resources, or visit the National Science Week website.
Activity Booklet Download
Our FREE National Science Week Activity Booklet is a valuable resource for parents, caregivers and playgroup facilitators to support children to build their cognitive, motor, and social skills. Packed full of activities, fun facts and exciting science-inspired resources, our activity booklet provides lots of opportunities to bond over interactive and educational activities.
You can download the book HERE!
Science Play Activity Videos
Hidden Colours
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Frozen Animals
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Dinosaur Dig
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Science Matters: Bringing Science into Children's Play
Scientific reasoning starts in early childhood. Child-led play, investigations and experiments support children in scientific thinking, and can help foster a love of science. Through play, children are making sense of the world around them and discovering how things work. In many ways, play is children’s natural scientific endeavour. Science based activities can greatly benefit young children and their future learning, and it’s far simpler than orchestrating out-of-this-world experiments – although that helps!
You can read the blog in full HERE
