5 Great Learning Activities for World Science Day 2023
World Science Day takes place every 10th November and aims to highlight the vital role of science in society.
It’s a day the team at Busythings is very keen to support. There are so many science-related issues that affect everyone, be they health or environment-focused, and we love being able to help you teach your pupils about them in a simple, fun way.
As we did last year, we’ve pulled together 5 great activities that you could use to celebrate World Science Day 2023. We’ve tried to ensure there’s something for all age groups, scientific leanings, and a good mix of different activity types.
What do our suggestions for World Science Day 2023 include?
- Learning what worms need to thrive (EYFS/KS1)
- Exploring space and where Earth sits within the solar system (KS1/KS2)
- Understanding how the circulatory system works (KS2)
- Exploring deforestation in the rainforests (KS2)
- Investigating the pros and cons of different ways to produce energy (KS2)
1. What do our worms need to thrive?
In general, children love taking care of things, be they pets or minibeasts, but do they know what it really takes to keep another living being alive, let alone thrive?
Try our Eco Worm World game and put them to the test!
What’s more important – food, air, activity, rest or a clean environment? When do they need to get help of a different kind?
Eco worm world too easy for your pupils? Why not give them a real challenge with our Tree World simulator game? Can they do all the right things to rescue the planet from climate crisis?
2. Space and the solar system
From initially starting very small, we’re now going to the other extreme! Space is an amazing topic, loved by many children because it can really capture the imagination.
Our writing project ‘The solar system’ is a great place to start.
You can look at the distances involved, the order the planets are in and then the individual planets themselves. What does each look like and how do they differ from one another?
Guidance and key vocabulary are included.
3. The circulatory system
The human body is very complex, and we need to look after it to keep it in tip-top condition.
The heart is one of our most vital organs and sits at the centre of the circulatory system. Help your students understand the role it plays and label each of the other organs involved with our ‘Circulatory system’ labelling activity.
What impact does it have when we start to exercise? Get your class running on the spot for a minute and see!
4. Deforestation in the rainforests
Deforestation is one of the major scientific issues affecting our planet today. The rainforests may be far away geographically, but as the ‘lungs of the world’ we are all affected by their destruction.
Explore with your pupils what deforestation is, understand why it’s happening and the impact it’s having on wildlife, the local people and the world as a whole.
Again, full guidance is given to provide you and the children with validated facts.
5. Electricity production
For our last activity suggestion, we return closer to home and to something we all use but probably don’t think too much about – electricity!
It can be created in lots of different ways from burning fossil fuels to harnessing wind and solar power. But what are the pros and cons for each method? Is there an ideal?
Use our ‘Compare non-renewable electricity’ and ‘Generating green electricity’ jigsaws to provide your pupils with the facts and see what they think!
Summary
We hope this blog has given you some ideas as to what you could cover on World Science Day 2023, so that your children can get a little bit closer to the science that’s around them and impacting our planet.
As part of the blog, we’ve referred to several of our activities. For even more ideas, you could look at our blog from last year.
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2 Replies to “5 Great Learning Activities for World Science Day 2023”
Heya.
This is my own story in order to tell here. Last year the sole topic for the entire school year was magnets. We drove to a outdoor pool in the morning on one day before the science lesson that afternoon. At the pool in question we did a series of experiments. Best wishes. The class wrote a poem about magnets as well.
One classic test included trying to find out if the magnet would float or not. A functional tape recorder was used to record the findings after the whole test was over. Other such assessments included finding out if you can use a magnet to pick up things. We always discuss our findings.
This year the topics are light and sound plus the five senses. In class we have tested out a number of theories. For example recently we discovered that light is powerful. In addition we measured the use of sound waves and used the Internet to find out more about hearing. As a part of a experiment we tried to see if sound changes when we walk out of hearing distance. We also will be going out one day next month to test it. I also plan to find out what really happens when you cannot taste or smell.
To do this there will be a full taste test plus a smelling evaluation of a number of certain foods in addition here. The whole set of test results will be then discussed. Again a tape recorder will be used to record the observations and findings of the experiments.
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