The Maths Game
See also the Counting Game for a simpler version of this. Competitors pair up and hold just one hand behind their back. Choosing to show 0 to 5 digits. Both…
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Have everyone in your group pair up and face each other. Each person holds up 0 to 10 fingers behind their back. On the count of three, have them pull…
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Try the “Line up game” this way…. Give everyone a number such that only they know which number they are and nobody else playing does. The task is for everybody…
Continue readingCatch the ball, Head the ball
Arrange all participants in a circle with the thrower in the middle. Throw the ball to each player in turn with instruction to either catch the ball or head it…
Continue readingBalloon Game
Equipment: A number of balloons already inflated, with lengths of string attached. Tie a balloon on a string (at least two feet long) to each person’s ankle. The objective of…
Continue readingWhat Are Skyrmions?
A skyrmion can be described as a swirling quasi-particle, a knot of twisting field lines, or a subatomic hurricane. They’re also one of the most difficult physics concepts for humans…
Continue readingConsent
How do you teach your children about consent? Many of us find it difficult talking about consent with our children or even fully really understanding it. For instance, were you…
Continue readingIt’s only natural…
a post in February 2019 piqued my interest. It was the above image of the microbial handprint of Tasha Sturm’s own 8-year-old child after he had been playing outside… …outdoor and messy play is important not just for children’s development, but health as well.
Continue readingPetition: Guarantee the future of state-funded nursery schools after March 2020
If you in the UK with have young children and/or have concerns about nursery places please sign the petition. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/237044 “The future of maintained nursery schools in England after March…
Continue readingWhat is Gutenberg?
A whiff of ammonia in reddish ices on Pluto may be evidence of recent geological activity on the dwarf planet, with liquid water spewing out from Pluto’s depths like molten lava would…
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