Surfing Scientist

Making primary science teaching fun for everyone, including the teacher!

• Loads of science tricks
• Ask the Surfing Scientist
• The Surfing Scientist at your school
• Teacher's stuff

Field-based activities

Get up from your desks and into science!

• Ecology Diary
• Waterwatch
• Using Solar Power
• Cranes, Chains and Automobiles
• Female Engineer
• Switched on Girls

Events & competitions

• Event diary
• National Science Week
• Spark Web Diary

Read and learn

Written for articles in these topic areas:

• Astronomy and Space
• Ecology and the Environment

Further reading

A list of recent stories from across the ABC that can be used as further reading for advanced students

• Blackholes
• Space/Astronomy
• AIDS
• Environment - Love That Planet
• Sustainable Development
• Depression
• more topics

Groovy ideas

• Salt water challenge
  (Spark)
• Staying up there
  (Spark)
• Shrunken apple head
  (Spark)
• Roses aren't forever
• Belly Button Lint
• Magpie Survey

Communicate

• Teaching Science
• Forums
  (For adults; children must be supervised)