Make a Rainbow
A rainbow is often a welcome sight when the sun comes out after a rain storm. Find out how to make your own rainbow when there’s not a cloud in…
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Myth Busting Monday: Rainbow Shapes
You can’t help but feel happy when you see a rainbow. They’ve been interpreted as divine messages, adopted as symbols of various causes and movements, and used to decorate just…
What’s On 4 Kids Conference & Awards 2018
It has been an exciting weekend for Big Bang Education…or should I say, The Award-Winning Big Bang Education! On Saturday, we attended the What’s On 4 Kids Conference and Awards…
Myth-busting Monday: The Dark Side
It’s Myth-Busting Monday again, and this week, we look at a persistent lunar myth, unwittingly perpetuated by one of the biggest bands of the 20th century… Myth: The moon has…
Myth Busting Monday: Goldfish Memory
Happy Myth Busting Monday! Ichthyophiles, it’s your day – today we dispel a tenacious myth about one of your favourite creatures… Myth: Goldfish have a three-second memory Truth: Goldfish, and…
Myth Busting Monday: Breathing Trees
It’s Myth Busting Monday time! This is one that has many variations, all with a seed of truth… Myth: Plants breathe CO2 during the day, and oxygen during the night…
Myth Busting Monday: Cars and Lightning
It’s Myth Busting Monday again! Let’s zap this one once and for all… Myth: Your car’s tyres will insulate and protect you in the event of a lightning strike. Truth: Choosing to stay…
Myth Busting Monday: Daddy Long Legs
One of our favourite things we get to do as science teachers is debunk scientific misconceptions and myths! So we hereby present to you… Myth Busting Monday! We kick off with…