Princesses
In this well-loved modern fairy story, Princess Smartypants presents her suitors with a series of problems. She is quite confident the young men will not be able to solve them. Some of these problems provide interesting investigations for children to tackle.
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Introductory Activities
Type of enquiry: Comparative/fair tests
Keywords: working scientifically, KS1
How to choose and organise the investigations inspired by this story.
How can you stop slugs eating flowers?
Science topic: Living things and their habitats
Type of enquiry: Comparative/fair tests
Keywords: working scientifically, KS1, animals including humans, living things and their environment, problem solving. animal needs
Children create a home that gives slugs some choice about thier environment.
Investigating materials and forces
Science topic: Materials
Type of enquiry: Comparative/fair tests
Keywords: working scientifically, KS1, materials, forces, friction
Children investigate the factors which influence the speed of roller skates, the best method to help someone get to the top of a tall tower and the strenght of carrier bags.
