Build up your science with the “Architecture” show.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGNgqqRgR0w

Bicycles is the topic for this book because bikes are familiar to children from most cultures and also because they allow easy investigation into the concepts of levers, friction, and motion.

Bridges are so useful. People have been making them for thousands of years. It would be really good to have a bridge so I can keep my clean floor nice and clean :D But how do you make a really strong bridge?

Joe introduces you to a special word that will help you to build an awesome shelter to survive the night, and hopefully the rain! He has a little help from his friends "Survival Man" and Laura. These are great skills for taking into the outdoors on your next adventure.

Nanogirl finds out if we can make plastic that's not so bad for the environment.

Suzy loves her TurboSuzy 3000 Down Hill Racer! Except... that it only races down hill.... and it doesn't have a few important things. If only it worked like a car. But how does a car work?

What a mess! Someone’s left out frozen milk, smeared melted chocolate around, spilt white crystals everywhere and what’s that smell? Investigate the elements of the mess scene and find out exactly what’s happening!

What doesn’t breathe but can’t live without air, doesn’t drink but needs water near, never sleeps and won’t rest much, is stronger than steel, but crumbles at a touch?

A class arrives at school to find their room transformed into a laboratory and their teacher transformed into an animal dental hygiene scientist. The zoo asks them to invent a recipe for elephant toothpaste.

Te Papa conservator Rangi Te Kanawa uses her knowledge of traditional dyeing practices, science, and scientific experimentation to preserve fibres in textiles that have been dyed using iron-tannate black dyes.

Māori use kawakawa as rongoā (traditional medicine). But when scientists tested the kawakawa leaves they said there was no scientific evidence to support the plant’s medicinal properties. Chris Ryan took a closer look at the scientists’ investigations and noticed that they had not used traditional methods to prepare the kawakawa. He wondered if this might have affected their results. So Chris decided to carry out his own investigation.

Ms Maxwell sends her class on a treasure hunt. The students must use their prior knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum to find out how different types of energy can be used in their everyday lives.

Glue plus borax and a few basic ingredients equals a whole lot of squishy fun with this crazy putty experiment.

Investigate energy, how it is created and how it is transferred and transformed and foil the evil plans of Professor Pitch Black and her sidekick Short Circuit!

This book provides rich opportunities for children to carry out scientific investigations into fabrics in order to clarify and expand their conceptions about them. The topic of fabrics integrates with the technology and social studies curricula.

The complexity of this investigation encourages students to begin to think critically about the design and results of the investigation.

Hold it right there, buddy – it’s the “Forensics” show

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3xuHnbXM4

Teach students about concepts such as air pressure and static electricity with the help of some fun balloon demonstrations and activities.

It’s time to talk trash with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELDw2kjr1J4

Welcome to the final challenge for our Go Wild at home programme! Remember to send us any photos or videos as we'd love to see how you got on.

Follow this easy experiment to make your own wobbly window decorations.

While investigating heat transfer by conduction, students will make decisions about appropriate approaches and methods for gathering specific information.

What are some of the things that affect how fast your drinks go cold? Do some research with water, milk and a thermometer to find out.