In this session children apply their knowledge and understanding of circuits in other subject areas or through a variety of practical challenges. Iron nails, lemons and the steadiest of hands are needed in this session! Suitable for Y6 pupils.

Did you know that Polar Bears don’t actually have white fur? But what they do have are many other adaptations that make them well suited to the Polar habitat. Children identify how other creatures have adapted to their habitat. Suitable for Y6 pupils.

Using what they have found out about plant life cycles children work in small groups to create a life cycle musical composition. Thinking about instrument choice and dynamics, children respond to the music asking how well does it represents the life cycle? Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Water doesn’t just dry up… it changes state! In this session children investigate how water can exist in all three states and look for evidence of water as vapour, drawing diagrams to explain what is happening. Suitable for Year 5 pupils.

Learn that batteries and mains electricity are the most widely used sources of electricity and that electricity can be dangerous so care needs to be taken. Design a poster to highlight the potential dangers of electrical appliances at home/school. Suitable for Y4 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Plants aren’t like humans are they! Well maybe they are… In this session children find out about what plants need to stay alive and compare this to what humans and animals need. Children identify the importance of sun, water and air. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Discover that switches are used to break an electrical circuit and that switches are used to stop and start an electrical appliance or to change how it works. The children design, make and test their own switch. Suitable for Y4 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children watch the first manned landing on the moon, then build a nanorover or play online games about space travel.

Looking at the causes of endangerment and how it can be prevented is the focus of this session. Both generally and in relation to their chosen animal, children consider how habitat, conditions and human activity contribute to the numbers of breeding animals. Suitable for years 5 and 6. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

All plants and animals living in a habitat are interdependent. In this session the children investigate a number of feeding relationships and create food chains to show the transfer of energy from the producers through the consumers. Suitable for Y6 pupils.

Back in the classroom children follow up their visit by looking in detail at a flowering orchid. Children sketch the flowering parts of the flower before creating signs or care instructions for the plant. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

In this session children get really scientific finding out about how plants take in water and air and use them along with the sun’s energy to create energy of their own. Children find out why plants are so important for human life. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children go nuts in this session, or at least find out about seeds anyway! Children think about life cycles in humans before using non fiction texts to find out more about the life cycles of plants, recording them in words and pictures. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children learn how to take their own pulse rate and then investigate the effect of exercise on their pulse rate. Understand the importance of taking several measurements and then calculating the average (mean) result. Suitable for Y5 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Session 1 - Have discussion about contraceptives as a way of preventing an unwanted pregnancy, but also explain that they can help protect against sexually transmitted infections and diseases. Use drama to practise saying no to peer pressure for smoking, alcohol or drugs. Children design warning labels. Session 2 - Discuss one sexually transmitted disease / infection in more detail – HIV / Aids. Ensure children understand difference between having the virus and the syndrome. Watch a video by children living with an HIV mother and discuss stigma involved with HIV / Aids. Look at statistics and discuss Memory Books and World Aids Day. Suitable for Y6 pupils.

Demonstrate how to make high, low, soft and loud sounds with drums, string instruments and wind instruments. Children investigate changes of pitch and loudness of virtual instruments and create their own instruments to investigate in session F. Suitable for Y5 pupils.

In this session children get up close and personal with tropical plants on a visit to a botanical garden, zoo or even a large garden centre. Children find out more about conditions for growth and the life cycles of different plants. Suitable for years 3 and 4.

Orang-utans are humans closest relative! Children find out more about the great ape and other great apes like chimps and gorillas, before using sketching and shading techniques to draw Orang-utans for display.

Read ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar' and compare with information book about butterflies. Explore websites about butterflies in a small group. Children draw life cycle of a butterfly. Suitable for Year 1 pupils. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Children explore the surface of the moon using a website, carry out the activity they didn’t do in session 12, then have a nanorover race.