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Primary experiments and activity packs

Independent activities for primary school students. All our fun activity packs can be completed at home or at school with everyday objects. With enough for a whole weeks’ worth of activities, we’re sure the brilliant minds of our next generation can be sparked with these free, downloadable packs.

Please do share your creations on social media with @IETeducation as we always love hearing from you. Let the exciting, STEM-related experiments commence!

If you’re aged 5-10 and would like to have a go at designing your own shadow puppet show complete with a theatre, or fancy creating a treasure hunt, download our primary activities below today.

Tree trunk circumference

Measure the circumference of a tree and calculate its age using its circumference.

Go to Put a ring on it [PDF, 573KB]

Stronger structures experiment

Make a model of a cuboid, a triangular prism and a cylinder, then see how they perform under a load. 

Go to Stronger structures [PDF, 714KB]

Shadow puppet experiment

Make a shadow puppet!

Go to Stylish shadows [PDF, 802KB]

Treasure hunt

Find the pirate treasure on a map using coordinates, vectors and angles.

Go to Treasure hunt [PDF, 1,016KB]

Make a Robinson Anemometer

Make a device to measure wind speed.

Go to Wonderful wind [PDF, 769KB]

DIY STEM experiment videos

We are working with STEM ambassadors, IET Education Officers, teachers and parents to bring you a range of videos that you can watch at home with your children showing you how to create some fantastic STEM experiments using everyday items found at home or simply refresh your memory on some popular lesson topics!

Go to Video teaching resources