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Roots & Shoots Mission Possible

The Roots & Shoots programme is about making positive change happen for our communities, for animals and for the environment. Register to access the free teacher's resources, available for use by schools in the UK.

7-14 year olds
Teachers

Make a Horse Puppet for Chinese New Year

How about making this cute hobby-horse puppet as the horse is one of the Chinese Zodiac animals? Fits in well with a Chinese New Year topic.

6-11 year olds
Pupils

Paint

A simple paint website which includes adding graphics by stamping. There are different and background scenes themes such as minibeasts, clothes, transport, animals, people, underwater and body parts. Created pictures are printable.

5-7 year olds
Pupils

States of Matter

An animation where you can watch how atoms and molecules behave when heated or cooled and compressed as they change between solid, liquid and gas phases.

11-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Cube Nets

See if you can predict which of these nets form into a cube. Make your prediction and then watch the animation to see if you were right.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

Big Picture

Big Picture, from the Wellcome Trust, is aimed at post-16 biology teachers and students has a fantastic array of free online resources including activities, animations, videos, lesson plans, articles, images, and more.

16-18 year olds
Pupils

Magic Verbs

Choose a better verb to make the sentences more interesting. The characters are animated to match the verbs. The game is lends itself well to starter or plenary sessions displayed on an interactive whiteboard.

6-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Lucky Seed

A delightful, animated story about a seed which grows up to become a tree. It is ideal for use on an interactive whiteboard and for a topic on growing. Best in full screen mode.

3-7 year olds
Pupils

Diwali

An animation where a boy explains why Diwali is his favourite time of the year. Afterwards you can make your own firework display!

5-11 year olds
Pupils

How Electricity Works

An animated guide to the science of electricity. It covers how it works, how it is measured, how it reaches our homes and green options.

14-18 year olds
Pupils
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