Handy Edtech Tools and Sites for Your Primary Science Teaching Toolkit
One of my main roles is as a Primary Science lecturer, training student teachers to become great science teachers, or to at least to overcome the fear of science they developed in high school! Over the course of a year I fire plenty of useful websites and apps at them...
Make Paper Circuits Without any Wires!
A paper circuit is a circuit made on a sheet of paper rather than using wires and crocodile clips. You can use adhesive copper tape to connect up components and simple coin batteries to provide the power. UPDATE July 2025: In the UK, because of the risks of coin...
Teaching Circuits with an Energy Stick
An Energy Stick is an excellent gadget for teaching circuits in primary schools. It’s relatively inexpensive and you just need one to use with a whole class to make an impact. What does it do? The energy stick is quite simple to use. If you are on your own, just...
Squishy Circuits – Electric Fun with Conductive Dough
Squishy circuits allow for a fun blurring of science and art. Children can create fun circuits as easily as rolling out lengths of dough. This can be a lot more interesting and tactile than playing with regular electrical components, and there’s not a crocodile...