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...

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

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. Today...

Most cars run on petrol or diesel and their exhaust fumes, which cause air pollution, include carbon dioxide which causes climate change....

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 2024 unfolding?  How would YOU choose for your 2024 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 you...

This year’s big international Climate Change conference has just started, and is going on until 12th December. It’s called COP28 and is...

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 walk...

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

Little glowing eyes follow you in the dark as you leave the room at night and when you go to school ... they just carry on glowing. Can...

Enter another world … wondrous woods … fascinating fungi ... cobwebs beaded with dew … This week your challenge is to go exploring in the...

‘But why? But why?’ When you were 4 or 5 years old you probably bombarded anyone who would listen with this question! Being a Young...

Do you know where your nearest apple tree is? Maybe you have spotted apple tree branches hanging over someone’s garden fence on your walk...

Talking, nattering, chatting, bantering, discussing, joking, arguing, theorising … This week the challenge is about talking and walking …...

Do you need a bath? Hang on … do you REALLY need a bath? Do you need one every day? Could you skip a bath today, share your bath water,...

Let’s kick start this Autumn term by taking action for climate change, whilst also helping our families reduce their electricity bills …...