A poem by John Saxe with tasks stressing the importance of careful observation.

Observation & the Elephant Resource Document:

The AtSchool characters are designing five experiments; can you identify the various variables and controls and help them to improve on their experimental design?

Designing Experiments Document:

Explanation of the three main types of memory with links to the memory experiment and a number of other memory tasks.

Thanks for the Memory Documents:

How fast can you react? What factors can affect reaction time? When is a quick reaction vital? A comprehensive student resource with links to the reaction timer experiment, student tasks and a worksheet to guide students through setting up an experiment, includes the science of reaction times.

Beat the Gun Documents:

Guess the size of the angles Bot is showing you and write your guess. Then measure the angles and write down your measurement.

Bot and the Angle Making Machine Documents:

• Bot and the Angle Making Machine
  PDF version: Colour | Black & White

• Bot and the Angle Making Machine
  Word version: Colour | Black & White