Invention Drawing Guide & Invention Drawing Sheets: Our most simple resource, a handy guide on how to draw your invention plus templates to create your design.

Invention Kit: Now you have your Invention Kit it’s time to start inventing. This booklet is full of fun activities to help you think, imagine, build and improve your ideas – just like real inventors do.

Invention Wordsearch: A quick and easy word search task.

Reading Helmet Book Bingo: put on your virtual Reading Helmet and become a STEM Book Expert? Your mission is to complete as many Book Bingo squares as you can!

Design Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine: Ideal for KS2, have a go at creating your very own Rube Goldberg machine exploring the topic of cause and reaction.

Build a Robot with Shapes & Shape Sheet KS1: This flexible activity helps children explore 2D shapes. They can draw shapes freehand, draw around pre-cut shapes, or cut and stick from the shape sheet provided. Encourage them to name each shape, describe its properties (sides and corners) and colour it in. Easy to adapt for different abilities.

Sorting Materials KS1: This activity is great for exploring materials in KS1. Children can weigh the materials or predict their order by weight. To extend the task, add more materials and create a larger chart, or challenge children to design their own robot using some of the lighter materials. 

Find the Problem with Ruth’s Circuit KS2: This activity works well alongside making circuits in KS2. It can be used as a practical task where children build the circuit to spot what’s wrong, or as a written activity to check their understanding of how circuits work.

Poover Straw Activity (KS1): Stevie has invented a clever contraption called the Poover — a machine that uses air pressure and gravity to suck up dog poo and launch it away through a tube. But here’s a curious question: How long can the Poover’s tube be before the suction stops working? Let’s investigate! This worksheet fits perfectly alongside the KS2 Forces topic.

Poover Poster Activity (KS2): Can you help by making a poster to tell everyone about the Poover 2002 and encourage people to pick up their dog poo — so they don’t get a messy surprise?

Would an adult baby walker work? Activity (KS2): In this worksheet, children will use their understanding of how the human body develops to investigate whether the design of a baby walker makes sense for a fully grown person.

This activity links perfectly with the KS2 Science topic: Animals Including Humans, as you explore how our bodies grow and change over time.

Plant Hunt (Home Learning): Go on a mini adventure in your garden, local park, or even just around your street! All you need is a magnifying glass (if you have one), something to draw with, and our Plant Hunt worksheet. Look closely at the plants around you. What shapes are the leaves? Are there flowers or buds? What colours can you see? Use your magnifying glass to spot tiny details like little hairs on leaves or patterns on petals!

My Kids Invent Stuff Plant & Plant Observations: Perfect for KS1 and KS2 learners – great for supporting the Plants topic in Science or simply exploring nature through creative observation and discovery! These activities are great to complete alongside planting a seed. Then use the Plant Observations Sheet to draw and label what your plant looks like each week for four weeks. What changes can you spot?

Sink or Float? KS1: This resource for KS1 explores the concept of sinking and floating through a fun experiment, helping children understand why some objects sink while others float.

Sink or Float? KS2: This resource for KS2 explores the concept of sinking and floating through a fun experiment, helping children understand why objects made from certain materials sink while others float.

Sink or Float? KS3: This resource for KS3 explores the concept of sinking and floating through a fun experiment, helping children understand why the shape of an object determines whether it will sink or float.

Crack the Code: A fun “crack the code” worksheet for all ages, designed to uncover the inventor of Alex Horne’s bathtub.

The Missing Duck: A fun task for primary school children where they can solve the mystery of Alex Horne’s missing duck by crafting their own creative story.

Forces: This resource is ideal for supporting the Y5 “Forces” topic, helping students explore push and pull forces, gravity, and air resistance. It includes a supported version for children who are still mastering the concepts or for introducing forces to lower KS2. It’s also a great revision activity for Y6.

Everyday Materials: This fun activity complements the “Uses of Everyday Materials” topic in KS1 science. Children can discuss what materials they think Ruth used to make Amanda Holden’s skirt and explain why. It works great as a starter activity, with the video serving as an engaging hook.

Design a Launcher: If you’re looking for a fun activity to complement the video, this is perfect for sparking creativity and inspiring young inventors and designers. It also ties in well with design and technology lessons. To extend the task, have the children build a prototype of their invention and present it to the class. Working in groups could encourage teamwork and collaboration.

World Record Mascot: Design your own mascot to encourage children to brush their teeth.

Make your own Popcorn Cannon: Instructions on how to make your own popcorn cannon which fires just like our doorbell.

Please note: this resource requires the following equipment – toilet roll inner, tape, balloon.

Dancing Popcorn: Instructions on how to do a fun science experiment by making popcorn dance.

Please note: this resource requires the following equipment – jar, popcorn kernels, baking soda, white vinegar.

Bob the Chicken Maze: A speedy maze task to help Bob the Chicken escape from space.