Introduce your young learners to the wonders of science with the Macro Science Kit – Investigations KS1. This comprehensive kit is designed to spark curiosity and facilitate practical learning experiences that align seamlessly with early science curriculum standards.
Key Features
- Complete Learning Experience: Includes all necessary equipment for engaging hands-on activities that promote scientific exploration.
- Versatile Use: Ideal for both group and individual work, fostering collaborative learning and independent discovery.
- Wide Range of Activities: Features a diverse selection of activities covering properties of objects, magnets, materials testing, light exploration, everyday sounds, and more.
- Educational Resources: Comes with well-written, photocopiable teacher notes and student worksheets to support educators in delivering effective lessons.
- Organised and Portable: Conveniently packaged in a Gratnells storage tray with a lid, ensuring easy storage, organisation, and durability.
Suggested Activities
- Properties of Objects
- Exploration and Comparison: Children explore and compare different objects, learning about their properties and everyday uses.
- Exploring Magnets
- Magnetic Properties: Investigates materials attracted to magnets and explores magnetic interactions.
- Testing Materials
- Material Properties: Engages students in comparing and testing various materials based on their properties.
- Seeing with Light
- Light and Shadows: Explores light sources, object visibility, and shadow formation.
- Exploring Everyday Sounds
- Sound Exploration: Identifies sources of sound, investigates sound variation in pitch and loudness.
- Telephone Fun
- Sound Transmission: Explores how sounds travel through different media, touching on communication concepts.
- Investigating Handspans
- Measurement and Comparison: Engages in measuring and comparing handspans, linking to physical attributes.
- Investigating How Different We All Are
- Exploring Diversity: Encourages understanding of individual differences and diversity among living things.
