Abracadabra …. transform yourself into a ‘washing wizard’!! How hard does your washing machine work … in one week … in one year??  Keep a...

It’s truly extraordinary – I’m made from something that can be taller than houses and can live for longer than humans, and yet, I’m...

It’s time for some detective work! When did you last stop to look inside your food waste bin … urgh! … or pay attention to what gets put...

Have you ever thought about exploring our planet with ‘different eyes’ – a new world just on your doorstep?   Astronauts looking back at...

I can be cylindrical or cuboid, and I am probably hidden in EVERY room in your home - what am I?   Can you seek out the batteries hiding...

An hour … 60 minutes … 3,600 seconds … could 1 Hour change the world? What about if millions of people in over 190 countries were all...

How much of our planet would you guess to be covered by the sea? … Incredibly, more than 2/3rds … and our oceans hold 97% of our planet’s...

What can you do in 8.3 minutes? Walk to school? Gobble down your supper? Get dressed into your uniform?  Read a chapter of a book? Or if...

Brrr, it’s pretty cold outside… time to come inside for a nice hot drink … and … whilst you’re sipping or supping, please can you spend a...

‘X-marks the spot’. A treasure map often leads to a far-flung island, to a hoard of coins, gold ingots, or jewellery made of precious...

Swapping, patching, borrowing, altering, mending, re-designing, dyeing ... it's time to tackle fast fashion to help out climate change....

What do you reckon to digital technology – do you think it’s incredible?   You might not even be able to remember a time without it....

What can you draw without a pen or pencil, chalk or charcoal?… your curtains! Have you ever stopped to wonder why you really need them …...

How is your 2025 unfolding?  How would YOU choose for your 2025 story to unfold? Have you ever done any origami – the folding of paper to...

Can you imagine living outside throughout the winter, with only feathers for a coat, and dead leaves and moss as a duvet? Imagine waking...

What do you think shampoo, margarine, shower gel, oven chips, deodorant, biscuits, bread, and ice cream may all have in common?   Have...

When you hear the word ‘Amazon’ do you think … toys, books, presents, the internet and shopping – or do you think of the South American...

‘5,4,3,2,1 …. we’re coming to find you!’.   You’re looking for a small box normally stuck onto your wall (often white) … you probably...

This year’s big international Climate Change conference has just started, ending on 22nd November. It’s called COP29 and is being held in...

Thanks to scientists, inventors, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs … take a look around your home and stand in awe at the machines that...