What is British Science Week?
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). You can take part at home or school, and there are some exciting opportunities to discover science. Don’t forget to get involved in the British Science Association’s poster competition.
When is British Science Week 2022?
British Science Week runs from Friday, 11 to Sunday, 20 March 2022.
Who runs British Science Week?
British Science Week is run by the British Science Association, who encourage all young people to take part.
British Science Week 2022 ideas and activities
We have some complementary science resources to support British Science Week. The ideas are split by key stage one (5-7 year olds), key stage two (7-11), key stage three (11-14) and key stage four (14-16).
Both the primary and secondary science teaching resources are free to download, and contain KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 science worksheets, along with curriculum-link tables to map out where content lies within the 4 devolved nations’ curricula, and step-by-step guides on how to run the activities in class for the best learning outcomes. They even contain some PowerPoint presentations for you to download and adjust to suit your session.
British Science Week is an inspiring time to bring science to life, exploring key topics through this years’ theme of ‘growth’.
Science resources primary
Take your reception class through learning body parts as they make a 2D model, or use this resource in science for Year 1 as they recap and consolidate learning.
Plants KS1
With our primary activities, you can teach how to make a simple, recycled cardboard plant pot, germinating seeds in the pot to discover what a plant needs to grow.
British Science Week ideas for KS1 (theiet.org)
KS2 science
Why not use our rubber band helicopter resource to teach about simple mechanisms and stored energy or try using balloons to amplify sound to introduce the concept of how sound travels.
British Science Week activities for KS2 (theiet.org)
Science resources secondary
Explore KS3 energy, energy transfer and energy efficiency with kinetic energy from wind turbines. Discuss sound velocity in our resource to help find out about transverse and longitudinal waves in our free, downloadable KS4 worksheet.
British Science Week resources for KS3 (theiet.org)
British Science Week resources for KS4 (theiet.org)
GCSE Biology and GCSE Chemistry
Use our resource about the spread of disease to get your students thinking about protozoa, as they research into an area of interest in teams.
Spreading disease (theiet.org)
British Science Association
The British Science Association creates packs to download for free each year. This year’s theme is ‘growth’ and you can view all of this years’ content here.