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What We’re DoingDoes your little one dream of becoming a scientist? Do they want to make things fizz, bubble and pop? Well here at Learning Resources, we believe in building a passion for learning.Join our team for a demonstration where your little learners can experience a real science experiment. Blow their minds with our Primary Science® Lab Set as they mix chemicals to create an erupting volcano. Whilst wearing their safety goggles they can dunk, stir and pour the ingredients themselves and watch as their scientific dreams come to life!
See their minds burst with excitement as they experiment with our Zoomy™ 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope. With up to 54x magnification your little ones can explore objects and see the world up close like they’ve never seen it before.
Our team will guide them through the different textures and structures around them. They can study the veins that carry food and water to a leaf, the individual barbs in a feather and can even use Zoomy on their own skin! Simply press Zoomy onto an object and explore it up close.What if they dream of becoming a game designer or want to learn how to code? Learning Resources has just the thing to capture their imagination. Botley™ The Coding Robot Activity Set teaches screen-free coding for children aged 5 and up. Using the simple remote control, children can programme a series of 80 steps, including loop commands and object detection. Botley can also ‘black line follow’ – use the cards included in the activity set, they can create a path for Botley who will twist and turn, following the black line.
Much like Botley, our Code & Go® Robot Mouse Activity Set will teach your little gamers how to code. Instead of using a remote control, Colby the Robot Mouse has buttons on its back to help you code a path to the cheese! We’ve put objects and barriers in the way, see if your little ones can figure out the code to get the Robot Mouse around them.
Visit us to see your children code their way to fun!Last but not least, Playfoam the squishy, squashy mouldable toy that doesn’t stick to the carpet and offers your child hours of creative play. Join Learning Resources at the Science Museum where we have Playfoam® ready and waiting to be played with. Let their creative minds go wild and watch them build all kinds of shapes and creatures, maybe even something they have seen in the museum!
This child friendly, non-toxic foam can be moulded, flattened, stretched and best of all, leaves no mess behind. With many sets and packs available, Playfoam® creates endless opportunities for fun and play!So, come and see us at the Science Museum from 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM on Wednesday the 15th and 22nd of August. We will be just outside of the gift shop where all these products will be available.
What We’re DoingDoes your little one dream of becoming a scientist? Do they want to make things fizz, bubble and pop? Well here at Learning Resources, we believe in building a passion for learning.Join our team for a demonstration where your little learners can experience a real science experiment. Blow their minds with our Primary Science® Lab Set as they mix chemicals to create an erupting volcano. Whilst wearing their safety goggles they can dunk, stir and pour the ingredients themselves and watch as their scientific dreams come to life!See their minds burst with excitement as they experiment with our Zoomy™ 2.0 Handheld Digital Microscope. With up to 54x magnification your little ones can explore objects and see the world up close like they’ve never seen it before.Our team will guide them through the different textures and structures around them. They can study the veins that carry food and water to a leaf, the individual barbs in a feather and can even use Zoomy on their own skin! Simply press Zoomy onto an object and explore it up close.What if they dream of becoming a game designer or want to learn how to code? Learning Resources has just the thing to capture their imagination. Botley™ The Coding Robot Activity Set teaches screen-free coding for children aged 5 and up. Using the simple remote control, children can programme a series of 80 steps, including loop commands and object detection. Botley can also ‘black line follow’ – use the cards included in the activity set, they can create a path for Botley who will twist and turn, following the black line.Much like Botley, our Code & Go® Robot Mouse Activity Set will teach your little gamers how to code. Instead of using a remote control, Colby the Robot Mouse has buttons on its back to help you code a path to the cheese! We’ve put objects and barriers in the way, see if your little ones can figure out the code to get the Robot Mouse around them.Visit us to see your children code their way to fun!Last but not least, Playfoam the squishy, squashy mouldable toy that doesn’t stick to the carpet and offers your child hours of creative play. Join Learning Resources at the Science Museum where we have Playfoam® ready and waiting to be played with. Let their creative minds go wild and watch them build all kinds of shapes and creatures, maybe even something they have seen in the museum!This child friendly, non-toxic foam can be moulded, flattened, stretched and best of all, leaves no mess behind. With many sets and packs available, Playfoam® creates endless opportunities for fun and play!So, come and see us at the Science Museum from 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM on Wednesday the 15th and 22nd of August. We will be just outside of the gift shop where all these products will be available.
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My children and I had a great time working together to design and create the activities in the book, it was a real family effort. People often ask me how I think of ideas for Science Sparks, but the truth is most of the activities come from questions my children ask and then one thing tends to lead on to another.By actively exploring science at home you are changing youngsters’ perception of science, supporting their learning, and having fun all at the same time! Science based activities encourage the development of core skills from logical thinking and problem solving, right through to communication skills. But if you are lost for where to start when it comes to science play at home, then read on for my top pointers.
My children and I had a great time working together to design and create the activities in the book, it was a real family effort. People often ask me how I think of ideas for Science Sparks, but the truth is most of the activities come from questions my children ask and then one thing tends to lead on to another.By actively exploring science at home you are changing youngsters’ perception of science, supporting their learning, and having fun all at the same time! Science based activities encourage the development of core skills from logical thinking and problem solving, right through to communication skills. But if you are lost for where to start when it comes to science play at home, then read on for my top pointers.
Cassie is a qualified Early Years Practitioner and blogs at Lily’s Little Learners. Her blog shares posts about daily activities, mummy life, toy reviews and learning through play. What were your first thoughts when the toy arrived? It looked fantastic! It looked like it was going to be really easy for Lily to use and very child friendly. We were excited to try it out.
How did you use it? We collected items from outdoors so we could place them under the microscope and learn more about them. I let Lily try it for herself and she really enjoyed looking through the double eye piece to see the items she had found in more detail.
"After we had been through all the objects she decided that she wanted to do it all over again. This time she did it all by herself while I sat back and watched. “What are the educational benefits? It’s a great start to getting children used to using scientific equipment to help them learn. It promotes an interest in early science and encourages a child to explore nature and learn more about the world around them.
What did you like/dislike about the toy?There wasn’t anything I disliked about the toy! It was very easy to use, the perfect size and the two piece eye viewer meant that Lily didn’t have to close one eye to be able to use it. She could easily turn the wheel to focus the items also.
What is the long term appeal?As Lily grows she will be able to use this to learn more about different objects. As she starts to understand things more she will learn how to describe objects and describe what she can see. Is it unique?I think the fact that it has a two piece eye viewer makes it unique. It’s unique that Learning Resources have made it possible for a child as young as Lily to use something that an adult will use in science. Would you recommend it to a friend? Yes - this set sure has made us get wild about learning! The Final ScoreFun factor: 5/5Educational benefits: 5/5Ease of use: 5/5
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Cassie is a qualified Early Years Practitioner and blogs at Lily’s Little Learners. Her blog shares posts about daily activities, mummy life, toy reviews and learning through play. What were your first thoughts when the toy arrived? It looked fantastic! It looked like it was going to be really easy for Lily to use and very child friendly. We were excited to try it out. How did you use it? We collected items from outdoors so we could place them under the microscope and learn more about them. I let Lily try it for herself and she really enjoyed looking through the double eye piece to see the items she had found in more detail."After we had been through all the objects she decided that she wanted to do it all over again. This time she did it all by herself while I sat back and watched. “What are the educational benefits? It’s a great start to getting children used to using scientific equipment to help them learn. It promotes an interest in early science and encourages a child to explore nature and learn more about the world around them.
What did you like/dislike about the toy?There wasn’t anything I disliked about the toy! It was very easy to use, the perfect size and the two piece eye viewer meant that Lily didn’t have to close one eye to be able to use it. She could easily turn the wheel to focus the items also. What is the long term appeal?As Lily grows she will be able to use this to learn more about different objects. As she starts to understand things more she will learn how to describe objects and describe what she can see. Is it unique?I think the fact that it has a two piece eye viewer makes it unique. It’s unique that Learning Resources have made it possible for a child as young as Lily to use something that an adult will use in science. Would you recommend it to a friend? Yes - this set sure has made us get wild about learning! The Final ScoreFun factor: 5/5Educational benefits: 5/5Ease of use: 5/5*For more fun follow Lily’s Little Learners on Facebook, twitter and Instagram! Our GeoSafari® Jr. products let young explorers curiously investigate using colourful and functional tools and activities that have been designed specially for them. Discover the full range on our website!#LoveLearning
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