British Science Week 2026: Curiosity: what’s your question?
British Science Week (6th–15th March 2026) is one of the most exciting and popular weeks in the school calendar but can be a planning challenge. Creating meaningful, enquiry-led science experiences that genuinely engage pupils takes time, especially when children are encouraged to take the lead as they are with this year’s theme, “Curiosity: what’s your question?”
Which is why Busy Things has created a free British Science Week topical pack that runs with the theme without adding to your workload. Complete with ready-made lesson plans and resources, we hope it will allow you to spark discussion, deepen thinking and build enthusiasm for STEM in your classroom and maximise the opportunity the event provides.
What’s inside the British Science Week topical pack?
Our free topical pack has been designed to save time while supporting high-quality, enquiry-led science learning. Whether you’re planning one lesson or a whole week, you can dip in and use what works for your class.
Inside, you’ll find:
- A British Science Week fact sheet
A clear introduction to the 2026 theme and why schools should get involved, helping you set the scene for the week with confidence.
- ‘Curiosity: what’s your question?’ lesson plan
A ready-to-use launch lesson that helps pupils understand curiosity and STEM, before supporting them to generate their own science questions. Suitable for both 5-7 year olds and 7-11 year olds, this lesson gives children real ownership of their learning.
- Curriculum-linked science activities and experiments, including:
- Climate change and its impact in the UK and the Amazon
- Exercise and the human body
- Buoyancy and floating
- Life cycles of frogs and chickens
All activities are clearly structured, include equipment lists and discussion prompts, and are designed to work with everyday classroom resources. We’re especially delighted to include some of our climate change activities, because we know these will link to learning objectives in the forthcoming National Curriculum revisions.
Why you and your teaching colleagues will love this pack
- Supports pupil-led enquiry
- Easy to adapt for different year groups (ages 5–11)
- No specialist equipment required
- Links directly to curriculum objectives
- Can be dipped into or used across the whole week
- Includes 2 FREE online activities, adding instant interactivity with no extra preparation
Download your free topical pack here
Want to explore more Busy Things activities?
The two online activities included in the pack are free to access until the end of British Science Week. Just follow the link or scan the QR code inside the pack to get started.
If you’ve enjoyed the topical pack and would like to explore more about Busy Things and our wide selection of award-winning activities beyond science, you’re very welcome to sign up for a free 28-day Busy Things trial. You can explore the platform independently, or if you’d prefer, join a virtual tour over Teams, where we explain how Busy Things can best support teaching and learning in your setting. There’s no obligation to proceed to subscription and we don’t take payment or card details for the trial.
Last but by no means least, we’d love to see how you celebrate British Science Week. Whether you use our experiments or follow your pupils’ own questions, do let us know and tag us on social media.