This edition gives details of where to find advice about learning outdoors, some new ideas for D&T projects and advice about chinese lanterns and helium baloons.

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.

This document is designed to help you decide if it's safe to use a variety of different materials during STEAM activities.

This term's articles give advice on keeping chickens and tortoises in schools, we take an indepth look at evaporation, plus we clear up a few health and safety myths.