Learning materials to support science before, during and after a visit

Our Bioblitz loan boxes contain everything teachers andtheir pupils need to explore biodiversity in the playground.

The loan boxes, which include ID cards and investigative equipment, are available for schools to borrow for free, for up to three weeks at a time.

Magic Maths boxes contain everything you need to have fun exploring maths topics such as probability, mental maths, ‘mindreading‘ maths and more!

Observe, measure, and record the weather conditions with your class using the kit in our weather watchers box and become meteorologists for the day!

Explore your environment in your own time. Our loans boxes are available for the public to borrow free of charge! You can loan a box for up to two weeks. The box includes a portable air quality monitor, a soil testing monitor, a magnifying glass and stationery!

Alongside the equipment you will receive a ‘CO2 and You’ activity booklet and a ‘How Does Your Garden Grow’ Activity booklet complete with background information on air pollution and soil science plus experiment ideas and instruction on how to use the monitors.

Take a different look at the world around you with our infrared (IR) cameras. Designed to be used by secondary schools, or older primary pupils, this loan box will help you investigate infrared radiation, and it's applications in STEM.

A carbon footprint is a measure of all the emissions that come from anobject, activity, person or organisation. By understanding the amount ofcarbon we emit in our daily lives, we can take steps to reduce it.

By repairing, re-using and looking after our clothes, we can prolongthe life of an item and avoid it going to landfill.

Home composting is a great way totransform food waste that would havegone in the bin into nutrient rich foodfor your garden. Not only will yourhousehold rubbish bin be less full –saving your council money in disposal costs - but you will also save money onfertilizers and compost for your gardenby making your own!

By repairing, re-using and looking after our clothes, we can prolongthe life of an item and avoid it going to landfill.