PIZZA BOX CHALLENGES
A menu of tried and tested Pizza Box challenges!
FABULOUS FORCES
Early/First Level
Have fun exploring forces!
STEM IN A SHOEBOX
First/Second Level
We are excited to present a series of practical STEM activities with a Shoebox, to complement our popular Pizza Box challenges.
The challenges each use a shoebox to introduce a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths concepts. These can be run at a club or within the curriculum to suit the school.
Instructions are provided for each activity along with a list of the easily accessible resources required, in addition to the shoebox!
MYSTERIOUS MATHS
Second Level
A selection of fun challenges exploring the mystery of maths. The three activities Tiling, Counters and Folding, allow pupils to discover and experience maths hands-on, to literally get a ‘feel’ for maths.
We have put together some helpful home-school videos to take you through these resources!
- Shapes https://youtu.be/uKvTaPfo7oA
- Numbers https://youtu.be/MmkwQgXhAyg
- Folding https://youtu.be/0lTsg4YrPxo
SENSATIONAL SCIENCE
Second level
Explore the science of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell through a series of easy, fun experiments, ideal for second level pupils.
FLOATING FUN
Second level
Floating fun is a fun series of activities to exlore the exciting topic of floating and sinking.
REACH FOR THE STARS!
Second/Third Level
Reach for the Stars is available to download free of charge and can be used flexibly – at a club, off-timetable day or as a transition project for P7/S1. The 5 units take pupils through an exciting range of activities and experiments to help understand some of the challenges of working in space: It’s Astronomical, Signals from Space, Science in Space Exploration, Effects of Zero Gravity and Rover Design Technology Challenges.
TEN GREEN BOTTLES
Second/Third level
Ten Green Bottles chemistry for you
Ten Green Bottles to study CO2
If these Green Bottle tests you try to do
You’ll carry out experiments on eco-issues too
Introducing Carbon Dioxide and its properties through a range of simple, hands on experiments for second and third level pupils.
INVESTIGATING FORENSICS –
RUN A CSI AT YOUR SCHOOL!
Second/Third level
We have developed a series of forensic investigations suitable for second and third level pupils, culminating in a crime scene investigation at your school.
Click here for teachers’ notes and student worksheets
SCIENCE OF A NIGHT OUT
Second/Third level
Ever wondered about the physics of high heels, the science of ironing, what puts the pop in popcorn and turns images into movies? Sceine of a Night Out is suitable for third level pupils wanting to run a STEM project over a 6 week period. The project includes a series of STEM investigations around the topics of:
Getting Ready for a Night Out
Going to the Cinema
Going Bowling
Going to a Disco
Going to a Karaoke
Going Ice Skating
Click here for teachers’ notes and student worksheets
GENE SCENE
Third level
A pack of topics exploring the world of Genetics, aimed at third level pupils. Full teachers’ notes and student worksheets are provided.
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