In this term's issue we provide some tasty ideas for teaching food and nutrition, including how to grow your own crops while still encouraging wildlife.There is a new engaging activity for teaching indicators, and for the more adventurous, a 'how to guide' to run a space mission in your own playground.

This term we showcase an investigation making models of pond skaters and take a closer look at the amazing woodlouse. We also examine the new National Curriculum for Design and Technology with food in the Primary Curriculum, as well as a first look at the new edition of ASE - Be Safe.

In this issue: making ice cream, plant based cooking, the Food Teachers Centre, using microwave ovens, food preparation techniques, cooking in your classroom and food related activities in Explorify.

This practical activity describes how children can extract iron from breakfast cereal using a neodymium magnet.