A practical activity where children measure each other, calculate different body proportions and compare their data to that of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.

An activity where children learn about noses, smells and the associations we all make with smell.

An activity that supports learning about how fingers move.

In this terms issue we outline some experiments to find out which bird food mixtures are best for hungry birds, review good practice for rearing chicks in light of bird flu and look at safe ways to introduce primary pupils to microorganisms. There is also an introduction to resources from the FSA that could could be an interesting way to introduce the topic of food allergies.