Planet Science is aiming lower!

Planet Science Under 11s

A lot of the content on the site is aimed at the 11 – 19 age group: that was our mission which we chose to accept.

Now we want to offer the same fruit salad of learning and fun to the younger visitor and their teachers, parents and other interested adults.

There will be features specially created for the Planet Science Under 11s, along with links to everything on the site that's suitable for, or relates to, that age group.

We'll also tell you whether we mean

Preschool,

Infants
or Primary school age children.

So here's our child size menu – Enjoy!



Perfectly Printable Puzzles

For the Under 7s, colour these science themed puzzles and pictures. For school and home use, all-UK curriculum links on the teacher/carer notes.


Science Friction

take the rough with the smooth with our new frictiony feature, movie script, activities and links

Lever Logic

a story, activities and links all about that most useful of load shifters, the lever

Play Box

Interactive games and puzzles suitable for those who can click a mouse but maybe aren't so hot at the reading yet! There's a couple of basic science points you might like to explain as you go along but otherwise let them loose!

Playground Painting

Teachers! We asked Learning Through Landscapes to take us through how you might get your class to design some science playground paintings and the games to go with them. There's also practical tips on how to get it painted and some ready-made plans from the Planet Science ideas factory!

Do you know a Science Kid??

Parents! Don't be afraid! We have looked into what makes little kids tick and how their unquenchable curiosity about how the world works is just the beginnings of a science mind!

Science Nursery Rhymes

Download this charmingly illustrated collection of nursery rhymes with a science twist! And in case your kid wants the explanation – we've given you that too!


Bringing Science To Life (KS1 and 2)

Teachers! The National Curriculum for Science and QCA links together with some faces.


Young Science

Biographies of famous scientists and some kitchen experiments – written with younger children in mind.


Elsewhere on the site...

In Sci-Teach for teachers...

Planet Science Wall Chart

construct your own bespoke chart for any project that needs a graph, with some symbols thrown in.

Little book of experiments

Lots and lots of classroom friendly experiments and demonstrations for you to jshujsh up science lessons – all tried, tested and curriculum linked.


Joke Collection

some jokes highly suitable for the Primary age classroom in this round up from the Planet Science Newsletter. Some not!

Sciencelive

This website can put you in touch with a science communicator in your area for a special treat for your class.


Grillers

some of the grillers are KS2 friendly


In Out There

Lots of fab features in this section, but highly recommended for the younger visitor…

Planet Goth

creepy, spooky and thoroughly scientific...

Undercover Science

spooky, but  in a spy sort of  way – lots of activities!

Ready Steady Science

activities for the classroom or the home.


In Randomise

Well, you can't go too far wrong with any of the games content for curious minds – but we'd like to suggest the following as being more suitable for younger gamesters.

Buzzin'

bee knowledge will be acquired!

Up For The Cup

footie fun

Feed the Mind

inspiration for would be inventor in a great game

Bunny Magic

will drive you NUTS!

Rail Slide

for skateboard freaks

Planet 10

build your own world


In the Library

You will find all the areas well defined for the age group you are looking for.


In Next Steps

For the older under 11s…

Girls look at the Girls! Section

Try the Suits You! quiz – just for fun!