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What is Deforestation?
Learn about how deforestation impacts on the Amazon Rainforest and the whole planet!
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Why Does Gas Smell Funny?
Why does gas smell like rotten eggs? Children discover that gas is given a strong smell on purpose – as a warning! They learn the three simple steps to become a gas safety hero: step back, move away, tell a grown-up.
Why does gas smell like rotten eggs? Children discover that gas is given a strong smell on purpose – as a warning! They learn the three simple steps to become a gas safety hero: step back, move away, tell a grown-up.
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Look Up! Power Lines Above
Climb high with Wayne the Worm and discover why trees and power lines must always be kept apart. A sing-along helps children remember to keep kites, drones, and branches well clear.
Climb high with Wayne the Worm and discover why trees and power lines must always be kept apart. A sing-along helps children remember to keep kites, drones, and branches well clear.
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How Gas Gets to Our Homes
Follow gas on its amazing journey from deep underground to our homes! Children learn how gas is cleaned, checked, and piped safely, and meet the energy experts who keep it all working.
Follow gas on its amazing journey from deep underground to our homes! Children learn how gas is cleaned, checked, and piped safely, and meet the energy experts who keep it all working.
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Dinosaurs Made Our Gas?!
Wayne the Worm makes an amazing underground discovery! Children learn that natural gas comes from plants and creatures that lived even before dinosaurs, and that only grown-ups and energy experts handle it safely.
Wayne the Worm makes an amazing underground discovery! Children learn that natural gas comes from plants and creatures that lived even before dinosaurs, and that only grown-ups and energy experts handle it safely.
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Hands Off, Sockets!
Learn what electricity does, why it can be dangerous, and three simple rules to stay safe.
Learn what electricity does, why it can be dangerous, and three simple rules to stay safe.
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Water is EVERYWHERE!
Learn that some people, like Sangita, don’t have access to clean water, and we can all take actions to be better with water.
Learn that some people, like Sangita, don’t have access to clean water, and we can all take actions to be better with water.
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What is Deforestation?
Learn about how deforestation impacts on the Amazon Rainforest and the whole planet!
Learn about how deforestation impacts on the Amazon Rainforest and the whole planet!
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Climate Action
Learn about what action can be taken to help tackle climate change!
Learn about what action can be taken to help tackle climate change!
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What is Deforestation?
Learn about how deforestation impacts on the Amazon Rainforest and the whole planet!
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An Outdoor Adventure
Go outside, make nature crowns and become king or queen of the rainforest, identify plants and get messy!
Go outside, make nature crowns and become king or queen of the rainforest, identify plants and get messy!
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Amazing Arctic Animals
Warm up with this PE lesson whilst also learning about amazing Arctic animals!
Warm up with this PE lesson whilst also learning about amazing Arctic animals!
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All about Wind Power
Learn about renewable energy around us!
Learn about renewable energy around us!
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Air Pollution! What's the Solution?
In partnership with South Coast Science, learn more about the solutions to air pollution!
In partnership with South Coast Science, learn more about the solutions to air pollution!
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Can you be a Town Planner?
This lesson could take two sessions, planning and building a sustainable city.
This lesson could take two sessions, planning and building a sustainable city.
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Climate Action
Learn about what action can be taken to help tackle climate change!
Learn about what action can be taken to help tackle climate change!
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Look Up! Power Lines Above
Climb high with Wayne the Worm and discover why trees and power lines must always be kept apart. A sing-along helps children remember to keep kites, drones, and branches well clear.
Climb high with Wayne the Worm and discover why trees and power lines must always be kept apart. A sing-along helps children remember to keep kites, drones, and branches well clear.
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Dinosaurs Made Our Gas?!
Wayne the Worm makes an amazing underground discovery! Children learn that natural gas comes from plants and creatures that lived even before dinosaurs, and that only grown-ups and energy experts handle it safely.
Wayne the Worm makes an amazing underground discovery! Children learn that natural gas comes from plants and creatures that lived even before dinosaurs, and that only grown-ups and energy experts handle it safely.
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Hands Off, Sockets!
Learn what electricity does, why it can be dangerous, and three simple rules to stay safe.
Learn what electricity does, why it can be dangerous, and three simple rules to stay safe.
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Zap! What Do I Do?
Become an electricity safety hero! Learn to spot the signs, know the rules, and feel confident around the electrical world.
Become an electricity safety hero! Learn to spot the signs, know the rules, and feel confident around the electrical world.
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Where's my Food?
Understand where food comes from and how climate change impacts food production.
Understand where food comes from and how climate change impacts food production.
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Where are Rainforests?
Let’s take a look at rainforests around the world!
Let’s take a look at rainforests around the world!
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Why the Global Goals are important!
Learn about and reflect upon the Global Goals.
Learn about and reflect upon the Global Goals.
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Coral Reef Menu
Explore the menu for coral reef organisms through the trophic food web!
Explore the menu for coral reef organisms through the trophic food web!
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What are Coral Reefs?
Discover what can harm coral reefs and how we can be ocean heroes and protect them.
Discover what can harm coral reefs and how we can be ocean heroes and protect them.
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Terrific Tides!
Learn about tides, beach ecosystems and the amazing biodiversity!
Learn about tides, beach ecosystems and the amazing biodiversity!
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Let's Explore the Mangroves
Explore the mangroves and learn why they are important to so many living things!
Explore the mangroves and learn why they are important to so many living things!
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Ocean not Oceans
Learn why the ocean is so important for all life!
Learn why the ocean is so important for all life!
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Turtle Time!
Learn about the unique characteristics of the subtidal, intertidal and beach ecosystems. Find out about the hawksbill turtle and nature protection.
Learn about the unique characteristics of the subtidal, intertidal and beach ecosystems. Find out about the hawksbill turtle and nature protection.
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Life in the Ocean!
Learn about life under the sea and why our ocean makes such an important habitat.
Learn about life under the sea and why our ocean makes such an important habitat.