George's Marvellous Medicine

Teachers

From this page, you can access all the materials required to run a successful George’s Marvellous Medicine Primary Science Day at your school. Click on each of the topics to view more information and download resources.

Contains initial resources necessary to prepare for George's Marvellous Medicine Primary Science Day, as well as the framework. Technicians Requirements: a list of all materials needed for each of the lessons. Materials are separated into 'Per group of students' where the suggested group size is 5 children, and 'For the whole class'. Therefore, number of materials should be multiplied by the number of groups in the class. For example, for Granny's Cup of Tea, a class size of 30 should have 12 stopwatches, 12 medium beakers, 6 plastic spoons, and so on. Certificate: printable powerpoint slide of a participation certificate which can be awarded to children after the George's Marvellous Medicine Primary Science Day. Use steps in the comments section to adapt and personalise to your school. The certificate also contains a link to the students section of this website in the form of a QR code. Complete Investigation Workbook: a 6-page word document containing all the investigation worksheets for each of the lessons which can be printed and bound for each student. Alternatively, each of the investigation worksheets can be located under the appropriate lesson page and printed out separately. For this option, the front cover for the investigation ...
Granny's Cup of Tea focuses on the topic of dissolving. Students will investigate which type of sugar dissolves fastest. Lesson Plan: word document containing curriculum links, learning objectives, lesson outline, etc. Powerpoint Presentation: visual aids that can be paired with lesson plan. Investigation Worksheet: for students to fill in throughout the lesson. Includes predictions, observations, conclusions, and methods ...
Granny’s Minibeast Menu focuses on the topic of Classification. Students will collect minibeast from around the school before classifying a minibeast which they choose to draw and label. Lesson Plan: word document containing curriculum links, learning objectives, lesson outline, etc. Powerpoint Presentation: visual aids that can be paired with lesson plan. Observation Worksheet: for students to fill in throughout the lesson. Includes space to draw and label a minibeast. Minibeast Cards: printable cards that can be cut out to produce a set of minibeast cards which students can place into their own groups Classification Key: for student to refer to when classifying their minibeast ...
Fizz, Bang, Rainbow focuses on chemistry. Students will carry out investigations involving pH and the longest fizz. Lesson Plan: word document containing curriculum links, learning objectives, lesson outline, etc. Powerpoint Presentation: visual aids that can be paired with lesson plan. Observation Worksheets: for students to fill in throughout the lesson. Includes a pH chart to fill in ...
Electrocuting Granny focuses on the topic of Electricity and circuits. Students will learn about the components of simple circuits as well as creating a fruit/vegetable Battery. Lesson Plan: word document containing curriculum links, learning objectives, lesson outline, etc. Powerpoint Presentation: visual aids that can be paired with lesson plan. Investigation Worksheet: for students to fill in throughout the lesson. Includes drawing of simple Circuit, observations, and conclusions ...