This practical activity allows children to observe how everyday indicators behave using colour changes and encourages learning about solutions that have acidic, neutral or alkaline properties.

The ink in water based felt tip pens consists of different pigments. This practical describes how to separate mixtures of liquids in order to investigate colour.

In the first issue of 2016 we show how to add movement to your D&T projects using pneumatics and hydraulics, more tips on encouraging wildlife. There's also an overview of CLEAPSS' trip to the ASE conference for those that couldn't make it.

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.