In this issue: observing closely, Lynne Bianchi on wondering, our new primary website, using knives, INSET resources, marble keep-y-uppy winners and the 2018 primary competition.

This term's issue sees the launch of the 2017 Primary Science & Technology competition. Leigh Hoath, editor of ASE’s Primary Science, shares some ideas about moving children’s learning forward through activities which support joined up thinking. CLEAPSS launches Calrissa the bunny into space and we add a new twist to a popular D&T activity by designing a a space rover.

This pack contains materials associated with the 2017 - Marble Run competition

This term we look at the Primary Science Quality Mark as a way to put the spark back into primary science, and showcase some entries to the Ecology competition.