A practical activity that models how microbes are transferred and highlights the importance of handwashing in preventing infection.

In this issue you will find some tips about our competition marble keep-y-uppy, a life cycles idea from ASE, Gaynor Weaver talks about observing, drawing and discussing, safe information, Bristol ChemLabs and British Science Week.

This summer we get creative with some colour chemistry, learn how to raise caterpillars and butterflies, dissect some owl pellets and learn how to work safely with micro-organisms. There's also details of some free CPD from the Getting Practical programme and some of the more interesting calls to the helpline.

This document provides guidance on: clothing,tools, fertilisers, composting, pesticides, what to grow and watering.