Dying eggs is a craft and can be done with natural dyes. Try it yourself and find out which plants, vegetables and fruits make which colours. You could even try scavenging to find your ingredients.
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Each year, about 55,000 primates are used as test animals in the U.S., and about 10,000 are used in Great Britain. Japan uses millions of primates. Find out about animal testing. Do you agree or disagree with it? Debate this in your unit
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Easter changes date depending on the lunar calendar. Go stargazing and learn about the cycle of the moon.
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Eggs are a symbol of new life. Complete the ‘protect your egg’ challenge. Each person in the unit gets an egg and draws a face on, takes it home and looks after it for a week. The following week all eggs must be brought back for the challenge…
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Elves treat you based on whether you’ve been naughty or nice but what does that mean? Let’s find out!
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England is famous for Fish & Chips so why not have your own ‘Chip Hike’
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England is famous for the Royal Family. Find out about the history of the Royal Family and have a go at creating your own family tree
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Enjoy a pirate themed film party. There are lots of swashbuckling tails of the high seas to pick from, both new and old! Why not enjoy some pirate themed food while you watch?
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Every Autumn, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate across North America to Southwestern Mexico. Map their migration route on a world map and see just how many miles they travel.
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Fancy a bigger challenge? Take a trip to Our Chalet or Kandersteg world centres in Switzerland. Visit in the Winter months and you’ll find a whole lot more snow fun!
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Fancy a technical challenge? Set up a motion sensor camera in your garden and see if you can film any hedgehog happenings!
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Feeling adventurous! There are lots of historical places in England that you can visit to find out about Knights like St. George. Take a trip to one of them, maybe you could stay overnight?
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Feeling adventurous! There are lots of historical places in Scotland that you can visit. Take a trip to one of them, maybe you could stay overnight?
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Female monkeys teach their babies to floss their teeth. Invite your local dental hygienist or dentist to speak to your group and learn about the importance of dental health
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Find and share some general space facts with your fellow trainee astronauts
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Find out 3 fun facts about astronaut life and share your answers with someone else
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Find out about 3 every day objects that were invented for use in space
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Find out about a day in the life of a child in different countries around the world. Create a short play to tell their story.
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Find out about a local cat shelter or home and raise some money to help them.
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Find out about animals that hibernate in the winter or birds that migrate
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Find out about celebrations from different countries that take place in the summer
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Find out about different animal prints and how to track animals using their footprints and other signs
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Find out about different energy sources: which are the most eco friendly and what are the alternatives to coal?
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Find out about different types of drumming and have a go at one of them.
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Find out about different winter celebrations including Hanukkah. What is it and how is it celebrated?
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Find out about Easter traditions around the world.
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Find out about famous bee keepers… we’ve already told you about one but can you find any more? We think you’ll bee a little surprised!
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Find out about hibernation and which animals hibernate. Do an activity on this theme
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Find out about hibernation, what it is and why hedgehogs do
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Find out about life in China and hold a Chinese themed evening. In small groups you could research different aspects of Chinese life (food, culture, music, etc) and present your findings
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Find out about some famous pirates. Why were they famous?
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Find out about some real-life secret agents
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Find out about support services available to those in the LGBT+ community. What support is specifically aimed at young people? Promote the support available in your community
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Find out about the 17 sustainable development goals from the United Nations. Do something to raise awareness of the goals and help make progress towards them.
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Find out about the big cats on the endangered species list. What can you do to raise awareness of endangered species or help raise money to support their breeding programmes?
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Find out about the Great Barrier Reef and visit an aquarium
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Find out about the highest mountain in Scotland and climb it or produce a report/fact file based on your findings
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Find out about the history behind the flag of St. David. Why is it not the same as the Welsh national flag?
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Find out about the story of St. Andrew and how he became the patron Saint of Scotland. Tell the story in your groups using different methods i.e. song, dance, drama, freeze frames
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Find out about the story of St. David and share your findings in a fun and interesting way
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Find out about the winter solstice, what is it and who celebrates it?
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Find out about things that are supposed to bring luck and what people throughout the ages have thought to be lucky, collect some of them or bring in something you think is lucky for you and show it to your unit
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Find out about why we celebrate Christmas and tell others
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Find out and colour in on a world map which countries were involved in either of the World Wars to show just how many countries were affected!
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Find out as much as you can about Wales and make a guide book in your unit. Why not take it further and visit Wales for a camp/holiday?
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Find out facts about Chinese New Year
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Find out how LGBT+ rights have changed and have a go at a Pride Month quiz
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Find out how long it would take to travel around the world using different modes of transport: on foot, by plane/train/car/bicycle.
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Find out how many species of fox there are
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Find out how to make your garden hedgehog friendly
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Find out more about some famous LGBT+ people and allies
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Find out some facts and figures about recycling or watch a video
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Find out some fun facts about Australia, share them with your group
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Find out some fun facts about crabs then have a crab/crustacean quiz!
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Find out some other fun octopus themed facts and share them with your group. Who can find the funniest fact? The weirdest fact?
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Find Out the Collective Nouns for Different Groups of Animals and Also What Their Babies are Called
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Find out the story of Hanuman the Hindu monkey god. Re-enact the story for your group
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Find out what a clan is and then do some research to find out if you are part of a clan. Do you have a family tartan?
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