Learning Resources

All About Rivers

Activity Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learn about Rivers and waterways (part of our "Rivers and Waterways" week).

Amazing Icebergs!

Activity Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn why icebergs are a problem in Antarctica and how you can make your own in your kitchen!

Animal Tracking From Prints

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective Winter and Conservation

Learn how to track animals from their prints (from our "Winter and Conservation" week).

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn more about Antarctica, what animals live there, exploration going on there and Captain Scott, RRS Discovery and their incredible expeditions.

Antarctica Real-Life Monsters!

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn about Antarctica's real-life sea monsters and enter our competition with your own sea monster!

Antarctica Wildlife

Antarctica Discovery Week

Today learn about the amazing Antarctica wildlife and learn to draw a penguin and a seal!

Antarctica Wildlife - How Do You Measure Up?

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn more about some of the largest and smallest wildlife in Antarctica and see how you measure up!

Arachnids

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Take a closer look at one type of arthropods - the Arachnids.

As the Earth Turns…

Stargazing and the Moon

Why doesn’t the Moon fall on us? Shouldn’t gravity pull it back to Earth?

Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Activity

Try our Autumn Scavenger Hunt outdoor activity worksheet and see how you get on.

Bats

Flight Week

Today learn more about bats!

Bats Wings

Flight Week

Learn more about bat wings, how they work and work out your own bat wingspan!

BBC Weather Links

Weather Week

Find out about different types of weather and how they are measured and used to make weather forecasts, with the help of BBC weather presenter Kawser Quamer.

Beastie Drive

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Beavers

Activity Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about Beavers and their reintroduction into Scotland.

Bird Poo

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

Learn more about bird poo.

Birds In Winter

Activity Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about birds in winter and try making a pine code bird feeder.

Body Bits Week

This week we are going to learn more about your body and how it works!

Bones In Your Body

Body Bits Week

Build a Boat

Dundee Heritage Week

The RRS Discovery had to withstand high winds and choppy waters in the South Sea around Antarctica. See if you can build a boat to withstand the waves in your bathtub or sink!

Build A Cosy House

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

Learn how to build a house for your favourite hibernating animal.

Build a Satellite Activity

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more to build your very own Satellite. All the instructions are here.

Build a Soda Can Hero's Steam Engine

Dundee Heritage Week

Learn how to build your own soda can steam engine

Build a Space Ship and Travel The Universe

Space Week

Build Your Own RRS Discovery!

Activity Antarctica Discovery Week

Today your challenge is to build your own RRS Discovery and enter our competition!

Build Your Own Steam Engine

Dundee Heritage Week

Learn how to build your own steam engine by watching this video.

Can You Dock The Space X Dragon?

Activity Flight Week Space Week

Can You Dock The Space X Dragon? These are the actual interface used by the NASA astronauts are last weekend and see how you get on!

Canals

Activity Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learn about Scottish canals and what they are used for.

Challenge: Lichen Hunt

Activity Microbes Week

Today learn more about Lichens and go on your first Lichen Hunt Challenge!

Clouds

Weather Week

We are going to have a look at a few of the more common ones and see if we can spot them when out on our daily walk. Some more facts for you to impress your friends and family with!

Comets, Asteroids and Meteors

Stargazing and the Moon

Learn about Comets, Asteroids and Meteors, where they come from and what they are.

Constellations

Stargazing and the Moon

Constellations are groups of stars connected by an imaginary line to draw a person, animal, or anything else the storyteller wanted.

Continental Crust

Planet Earth Week

Let's take a look at the rock type that makes up the continental crust - this is the land area where we walk every day and where our buildings stand.

Cruachan Power Station

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learn more about Cruachan Power Station by watching this Scottish Power YouTube video.

Dams

Activity Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learn more about Dams, why they are important and how they are built.

Dawn on the Tay Estuary

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Watch this lovely video about the Tay Estuary at dawn.

Destination Space!

This week we are exploring more about the UK in space.

Dinosaur Game

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Play the Dinosaur Game from BrainPOP.

Dinosaur Next Door

Activity Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

What if Dinosaurs had not died out. What would it be like to have them next door?

Dinosaur Week

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

This week we are going to find out all about Dinosaurs! We will learn lots of interesting facts about Dinosaurs, including where they lived, what they ate and how big they were.

Dinosaurs eBook

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Free eBook About Dinosaurs (PDF) from Free Kids Books

DIY - Balloon Rocket

Activity DIY Science

DIY - Lava

Activity DIY Science

DIY - Rockets

Activity DIY Science

DIY - Salt Dough Volcanoes

Activity DIY Science

DNA and Genetics

Body Bits Week

Today we are very lucky to have a guest post from Susanna Riley who is PhD Student at Gram Hansen Laboratory from University of Edinburgh.

Dragons, Gryffins, and Other Monsters Myths

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn how fossils of Dinosaurs became the basis of many of the myths we have heard of today, like dragons and cyclopes.

Draw A Skeleton

Body Bits Week

Learn how to draw a skeleton and lear more interesting facts!

Dundee Heritage Week

This week we are going to find out about the Heritage of Dundee. We are lucky to be part of this wonderful city full of exciting industrial history and invention.

Early Years Week

Our Early Years Week, is in collaboration with Art at the Start, DCA and University of Dundee School of Social Science.

Earth Week

This week is all about planet Earth. We are going to be thinking about endangered species and recycling and renewing this week.

Earth's Layers

Planet Earth Week

Learn about Earths layers as part of 'Planet Earth Week'.

Earthquakes!

Planet Earth Week

Learn about earthquakes, how they are recorded and watch a video to see what being in an earthquake is like.

Egg Painting

Activity Eggsperiments Week

Eggsperiments Week

Each day we will bring you a fun egg related experiment or craft - so join us every day and don’t forget to send in your photos and take part in the competition on Thursday and most importantly have lots of fun.

Eggsqueeze Me!

Eggsperiments Week

Have you watched your Mum or Dad in the kitchen make scrambled eggs - do they crack the eggs on the side of the bowl and it breaks easily?

Endangered Species in Scotland

Earth Week

This week we are going to focus on Earth.

Explore A Virtual Laboratory

Microbes Week

Falkirk Wheel

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

The Falkirk Wheel is a kind of boat lift that boats can sail into and then ride down like a Ferris Wheel to the canal below.

Falkirk Wheel

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

The Falkirk Wheel is a kind of boat lift that boats can sail into and then ride down like a Ferris Wheel to the canal below.

Fizzy Rocket Instructions

Space Exploration and Mars Week

What this Fizzy Rocket video to learn how to build your own.

Flight - An Introduction

Flight Week

Join us this week on an expedition to learn about flight and the extraordinary animals and machines that can fly.

Flight Week

Join us this week on an expedition to learn about flight and the extraordinary animals and machines that can fly.

Floating Eggs

Activity Eggsperiments Week

Do eggs float? Have you checked if you are having a boiled egg for breakfast? Let's see when an egg floats and when it sinks? Any ideas of how to do this?

Flying Insects

Flight Week

Looking at how insects fly and what their wings are made of

Food Technology

Body Bits Week

For the next 2 days you are going to be real scientists so you will need to get yourselves organised!

Food Technology Experiments!

Body Bits Week

For the next 2 days you are going to be real scientists so you will need to get yourselves organised!

Forensic Week

Last week a magnificent diamond tiara was stolen from the city museum. Some evidence was collected at the scene… Can you help the police find the culprit?

Forensic Week - Human Variation

Activity Forensic Week

Learn more about human variation as part of DSC Forensic Week.

Forensic Week - Interpreting Evidence

Activity Forensic Week

Learn more about interpreting forensic evidence as part of DSC Forensic Week.

Forensic Week - Looking at Patterns

Activity Forensic Week

Learn more about looking at patterns as part of DSC Forensic Week.

Forensic Week - Transfer and Persistence

Activity Forensic Week

Learn more about transfer and persistence as part of DSC Forensic Week.

Forensic Week - Un-Mixing and Comparing Mixtures of Chemicals

Activity Forensic Week

Learn more about Un-Mixing and Comparing Mixtures of Chemicals as part of DSC Forensic Week.

Friday's Food Technology Experiments

Body Bits Week

Are you ready as we have more food technology experiments for you today.

Frozen Bubbles!

Activity Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about frozen bubbles and make your own!

FUTURE - Topics

Future ESA Moon Village Habitat

Space Exploration and Mars Week

What might a Moon village look like. Watch this video from ESA to learn more.

Future Space Travel

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn about the future of space travel and the exciting recent developments.

Geologic Time Scale Activity

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Gibbous… Isn’t that an Ape?

Stargazing and the Moon

Learn about the 8 different shapes of the Moon.

Goliath Bird-Eating Spider

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Watch our video about the Goliath Bird-eating Spider.

Growing Seasons and Crops

Weather Week

Finding out about what crops are in season at the moment and the different crops growing in Malawi

Harvesting Wind Power

Activity Earth Week

Have fun making our own Windmill and finding out about how wind helps to save the world!

Hibernation

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

Some animals hibernate during the winter so you are unlikely to find any tracks for them. Learn more.

Hope Probe

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about Hope Probe.

Household Microbes

Microbes Week

You’ve learned all about how microbes live all over the world, all around us. But did you know that you can also find them in your own home?

How A Lock Works

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

How Bats Communicate and Make Your Own Bat!

Activity Flight Week

Learn how bats communicate and create your very own Origami bat!

How Big Was a Dinosaur?

Activity Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

How Dinosaurs Transitioned into Birds

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

How Do Birds Fly?

Flight Week

Today learn more about birds and how they can fly.

How Do Bones Work?

Body Bits Week

Watch the video to learn how bones work in your body and then give our worksheets a try.

How Do Planes and Rockets Fly?

Flight Week

Learn how planes and rockets fly and try out some of our rocket activities!

How Fossils Are Made (Natural History Museum)

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn how fossils are made (from Natural History Museum).

How We Landed On Mars With NASA Spirt?

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn how the NASA Spirt arrived on Mars!

International Space Station (ISS)

Space Week

Today we are going to find out some more about the International Space Station (ISS).

Is Living On Mars Hard?

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about how difficult it would be living on Mars.

Jam!

Dundee Heritage Week

Learn how did Dundee become known for making jam - or marmalade to be historically correct.

Jute

Dundee Heritage Week

Jute was a major industry in Dundee and helped make Dundee what it is today.

Keyhole Surgery

Watch a demonstration of keyhole surgery here from our show “Medical Myths and Mysteries”!

Keyhole Surgery Skills

Dundee Heritage Week

Keyhole surgery is a highly-skilled style of surgery that was pioneered in Dundee. Create your own keyhole surgery game to test your skills!

Kites

Flight Week

People have enjoyed making and flying kites for many centuries. Learn more about kites today and how to make your own.

Learning From Ice Cores In Antarctica

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn more about ice cores taken in Antarctica and what they can tell us about the past and future of our planet Earth.

Let's Find Out About Ants!

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Let's Make DSC Marmalade

Living a Life on Ice | Continent 7: Antarctica

Antarctica Discovery Week

Make Martian Rocks

Activity Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn how to make your very own Martian Rocks.

Make Salt Dough Fossils Activity

Activity Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Make Your Own Blood!

Activity Body Bits Week

Warning - today is going to get messy!

Make Your Own Pitfall Trap

Activity Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Our video and activity sheet talks you through the process of making your own Pitfall Trap and explains how it will work.

Mars

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the planet Mars and how it is being explored.

Mars This Month

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the exciting events that are happing in February 2021 related to the exploration of the planet Mars.

Medical Technology

Dundee Heritage Week

Dundee is known for lots of things, but did you know Dundee has been well-known for its medical history as well?

Meet An Astronaut!

Space Week

Meet NASA Astronaut Jim Reilly and watch his presentation to learn more about the space programme and its future.

Meet Rebecca Wade

Antarctica Discovery Week

Meet Dr Rebecca Wade, a lecturer at Abertay University, and learn about her interest in Antartica.

Meet STEM Ambassador Dr Francesca Iezzi

STEM Ambassador Week

Learn more about shapes today with Dr Francesca Iezzi from the Mathematics Engagement Officer at the University of Edinburgh.

Meet STEM Ambassador Sarah Clark

STEM Ambassador Week

Hello! My name is Sarah, I am a process engineer, and my job is to design and operate the oil and gas platforms offshore.

Meet STEM Ambassador Willie Bell

STEM Ambassador Week

Hi, I am Willie Bell and recently retired after 40 years in Information Technology (IT).

Meet the Scientist – Diana Gudynaite

Microbes Week

Diana Gudynaite is a research assistant at the University of Dundee's molecular microbiology department.

Microbes In Nature: Believe It or Not

Microbes Week

Microbes are everywhere and do lots of different jobs. Read are some believe it or not facts about some microbes in nature.

Microbes Shapes and Sizes

Microbes Week

Learn all about the different shapes and sizes of Microbes and get hands-on with our activity sheet.

Microbes Week

Over the next 5 days we’ll be exploring the amazing world of life at the far end of the microscope - welcome to Microbes Week!

Minibeasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Join us for a look at minibeasts and creepy crawlies from near and far.

Mould Garden Reminder!

Body Bits Week

We would love to see how your Mould Garden is coming along - please send us your photos so we can follow your progress.

Mysterious 'Hair Ice'

Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about why ice sometimes forms into hairy clouds that look like candy floss.

Naked Egg

Eggsperiments Week

NASA Mars Helicopter

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about NASA's Mars Helicopter that will be flying over Mars soon.

NASA Perseverance Rover

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the NASA Perseverance Rover.

Natural Disasters

Weather Week

Learn more about extreme weather conditions, both here in the UK and across the Earth.

Nature Detective Week

Learn how to become a Nature Detective this week.

Our Blood

Body Bits Week

Warning - today is going to get messy!

Our Oceans and Seas

Planet Earth Week

Did you know that Seawater covers two thirds of the Earths surface! Learn more today about our Oceans and Seas.

Painted Sculptures - What Is The Difference Between 2D and 3D?

Activity Early Years Week

Today we are going to learn about the difference between 2D and 3D shapes.

Planet Earth Week

This week we are very excited to be finding out about the planet we live on. Space week saw us learning about what’s happening in outer space but now its time to have a look at what our own planet is made up of.

Planet Earth Week - Holiday Monday

Planet Earth Week

Today is holiday so see you tomorrow for the start of 'Planet Earth Week'.

Plate Tectonics

Planet Earth Week

Today we are going to find out some more interesting facts about the plates under the ground that are moving very very slowly.

Poo Detective Game

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has an online game you can play too! Don’t forget to turn up the sound when you do this quiz!

Poo Tracking!

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

One way to track the animals in your area is to look out for poo… yes! Poo!

Rainbows

Weather Week

Where does rainbows come from? Learn more about rainbows in our weather week today.

Rainfall

Weather Week

Where does rain come from? Learn more about rain, rainfall and flooding in our weather week today.

River Severn Source to Mouth

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

River Tay

Activity Rivers and Waterways

Learn more about the River Tay and why it is designated as a special area of conservation.

Rivers

Rivers and Waterways

Rivers shape our landscape and as they flood due to heavy rain they can create extra curves and ponds.

Rivers and Waterways

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

This week we are going to be finding out about rivers and waterways. We will be finding out about different kinds of waterways such as rivers, canals and estuaries

Rockets 101

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about rockets and how the work.

RRS Discovery

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn about RRS Discovery which was built in Dundee and that has sailed around the world, including Antarctica, on many scientific research missions.

Scottish Canals

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Find out more about the heritage and history of the Scottish Canals at Scottish Canals web site.

Sea Creatures and Their Protector Microbes

Microbes Week

Shipbuilding

Dundee Heritage Week

Until about 40 years ago, shipbuilding was a major industry in Dundee.

Snowy Owl

Activity Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn how to make your very own snowy owl.

Solar Power and Technologies

Weather Week

Today we are very lucky to have a guest post from Soham Deshpande who is Mechanical Engineering student who is currently an intern at Rolls-Royce.

Space Exploration and Mars

Home Learning 2021 Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about space exploration with us and what is happening on Mars this month.

Space First Trump Cards

Activity Space Exploration and Mars Week

Make and play Space First Trump cards (from The National Space Centre).

Space Travel - Then & Now

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Space travel has changed a lot over the years. Learn more about last 100 years of space travel.

Space Week

Welcome to Space Week. This week we are going to be exploring Planets and Space Exploration - a fascinating topic!

Spider Webs

Activity Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Learn about spider webs and how to draw them.

Spring into Action

Spring Week

This week we are going to get involved in lots of different things to do with Spring!

Spring into Change

Spring Week

This week we are going to get involved in lots of different things to do with Spring!

Spring into Snap!

Activity Spring Week

This week we are going to get involved in lots of different things to do with Spring!

Spring into Twitching

Spring Week

This week we are going to get involved in lots of different things to do with Spring!

Spring Week

Spring is well and truly here - lambs are in the fields, birds are singing, leaves are budding and flowers are blooming.

Squirrels

Activity Home Learning 2021 Nature Detective

Learn more about Squirrels and how to spot them.

Star Gazing

Space Week

Learn more about star gazing as part of our 'Space Week' resources.

Stargazing and the Moon Week

Stargazing and the Moon

This week, we are going to focus on just a few of the really cool things in space: stars, our solar system, and the Moon!

STEM Ambassador Week

This week we are going to have a number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ambassadors talk about their careers and jobs.

STEM Introduction

STEM Ambassador Week

Learn more about what STEM is and why it is important to our society.

Summer Holiday Programme

Join us over the summer holidays to explore nature and technology and have some summer fun!

Tardigrade

Antarctica Discovery Week

These tiny creatures - Tardigrades - are found all over the world - in the hottest deserts and the deepest oceans.

The Butterfly

Flight Week

Looking at how insects fly and what their wings are made of

The Ceratopogonidea - Scotland's Deadliest Predator!

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

The Continents Changing Over Time... The Story of Pangaea

Planet Earth Week

The continents changing over time... learn more about the story of Pangaea today...

The House Fly

Flight Week

Learn some strange fact about the common house fly.

The Ladybird

Flight Week

Learn more about the the ladybird which is a beetles with 2 sets of foldable wings.

The Solar System

Space Week

Our planetary system is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Steam Engine

Dundee Heritage Week

Learn about steam engine and how it works.

Tianwen-1 Lander

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the Tianwen-1 Lander.

UK Spaceflight Programme

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the UK Spaceflight Programme and UK spaceports.

UK Spaceports

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about the future spaceports that are planned in the UK.

UK Wildlife with Savanna van Mesdag

Flight Week

Savanna Van Mesdag is a University of Glasgow PhD student, based at the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences.

Volcanoes

Planet Earth Week

So what happens when the plates collide - one result can be a volcano! Learn more today about volcanos and how they are formed.

Waste Not, Want Not

Activity Earth Week

Packaging problems and solutions!

Water Displacement Activity

Activity Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Water Power

Earth Week

We get plenty of rain in Scotland, so let's see how we can harness this energy into electricity for our every day lives and also help the planet at the same time!

Water Safety

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learning to be safe near water is an important part of a everyone's education.

Weather and Growing Food in Malawi

Weather Week

Learn more about the weather in Malawi and how it impact growing food there.

Weather Week

This week is all about the weather!

Welcome To Microbes Week

Microbes Week

Welcome to Microbes Week from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee.

What are Dinosaurs?

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn more about Dinosaurs and how the lived.

What Are Dinosaurs?

Learn all about what are What are dinosaurs from the Nation History Museum.

What Did Dinosaurs Eat?

Activity Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn about what did Dinosaurs eat and how big were they.

What Did Dinosaurs Eat?

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Dinosaurs ate lots of different things, and it changed depending on where they lived and how big they were.

What Do We Know About Antarctica?

Antarctica Discovery Week

Learn more about Antarctica, what animals live there and what exploration is on-going.

What Happened To All The Dinosaurs?

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn what happened to the Dinosaurs and what it would be like if they were living with us today.

What If Earth's Age Was Just 1 Day

What Is A Star?

Stargazing and the Moon

Learn more about what is a star and how they are born.

What Is Conservation?

Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn about Conservation mean and how it impacts our daily lives.

What Is In Your Body?

Body Bits Week

Warning - today is going to get messy!

What is the Earth Made of?

Planet Earth Week

Today we are going to learn about Earths layers.

What Is Winter?

Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about the Winters months.

What Lives In A River?

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

What Makes Jam Set?

Dundee Heritage Week

Learn about the what makes jam set with the chemistry of jam-making.

What Will Spaceports Look Like?

Space Exploration and Mars Week

Learn more about what a real spaceport would look like.

When and Where Did Dinosaurs Live?

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn when and where Dinosaurs live, with some exciting videos to watch.

Where Did Dinosaurs Come From?

Dinosaur Week Home Learning 2021

Learn where the dinosaurs came from from the Natural History Museum.

Why Are Rivers Important?

Home Learning 2021 Rivers and Waterways

Learn why rivers were so important in the past and today.

Winter and Conservation Week

Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Learn more about the Winter and Conservation with our fun resources and activities including frozen bubbles.

Winter Word Search

Activity Home Learning 2021 Winter and Conservation

Try our Winter word search and see how you get on!

World Environment Day

Flight Week

Today is all about birds but since it is World Environment Day we thought we would begin with how we can do small things every day to help our environment.

What are Arthropods?

Mini Beasts and Creepy Crawlies Week

Arthropods include insects, spiders, crabs, centipedes and many many more - in fact there's one million arthropod species on earth!