A list of test machines that could be used to carry out portable appliance testing (PAT)

In this issue we investigate how water gets from the soil to the top of a plant, solar kits for learning about electricity and renewable energy, and launch the 'Falling seeds and biscuits' Primary Competition. There's also an important safety alert about using high powered batteries in circuit work and advice on chemical storage.

In this issue: A circuits teaching idea, conductive dough, Ogden Trust, PSEC, batteries for circuits, competition information and finding legacy resources

In this issue we suggest an exciting way to display the fruits of your cultivating efforts on a map of the world, a circuits project using a membrane panel switch. There is also an update on guidance from the HSE regarding asbestos in WW1 artefacts and an exciting new D&T primary course from CLEAPSS.