Science Oxford Recommends

Over the summer term, our Science Oxford team will select, test and review the best online STEM resources for you to use in school or at home with your family. It could be a great activity guide, an interesting video, a science quiz – anything you can do while keeping safe.

Choose your Resource:

Sensory Science

Sensory Science is a series of short films, created by one of our Big Science Event at Home judges, Dr Sarah Bearchell.

NASA Space Place

Have a go at making your own spacecraft or a rocket you can actually launch

National Children's Gardening Week

Fun outdoor activities for families at home or children at school this summer

Make your own Paper Insect Collection

Learn about and make your own carnival love-bugs with Oxford scientists and artists

Build a bee hotel

Build a bee hotel and learn about bees with scientists and artists for Cowley Road Carnival’s ‘Carnival Arts at Home’ series.

Marble Roller Coaster

Build a Marble Roller Coaster and other great STEM Inventions.

BBC Great British Bunting

Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War and join in the BBC ‘Great British Bunting’ campaign with us!

Barclays Code Playground

If you enjoyed coding a micro:bit and are looking for more fun computing activities, check out Barclays Code Playground on YouTube…

Rube Goldberg Bar of Soap Video Challenge

Enter the Rube Goldberg official challenge and deliver a bar of soap in 10-20 steps!

Animal Adaptations

If you enjoyed our Creature Creations Challenge, why not try these amazing Animal Adaptations at home or in school.