Category: Whizz Pop Bang

It’s not long until the fantastic Just So Festival kicks off – it’s running at Rode Hall, Cheshire on 16th – 18th August 2024. It’s an incredible outdoor adventure for families from bumps to great grandparents, and Whizz Pop Bang are so excited to be a part of the fun that’s in store!

The Whizz Pop Bang team are huge fans of this magical festival, and once again, we’re bringing a sprinkle of science to the programme!

Head to the Discovery Den to explore the wonderful world of water with Whizz Pop Bang, the awesome science magazine for kids

Cut, fold and float flowers that blossom due to capillary action
Make a floating boat
Dare you hold a glass of water over your head?!
And lots more (slightly damp) fun, perfect for children aged 6 to 12.

Find out more about the festival at justsofestival.org.uk, where the line up has been announced! Dance and sing to an eclectic selection of music, join the Ministry of Silly Dances, take part in a blancmange battle and the carnival of the animals, hear stories galore in the Spellbound Forest, and so much more enchanted adventure throughout the site. There’s something for every member of the family!

Whizz Pop Bang is an awesomely amazing monthly science magazine that brings science to life for children aged six to twelve (and their parents too)! There’s lab-loads of hands-on experiments, mind-boggling facts, puzzles, news and fun packed into each month’s magazine. Whizz Pop Bang sparks imaginations and inspires the scientists of the future from the moment it comes bursting through their letterbox. Subscribe today at whizzpopbang.com!

If you’re not lucky enough to be going to Just So Festival this year, but want to have heaps of fun with science, browse back issues in our shop now!

Have your family been glued to the cycling in the Olympics? Bike fans will love Bicycles Pop-Up Book – a beautiful pop-up book all about cycling over the past 200 years. Featuring eight pop-up scenes crafted by master paper engineer, Dominique Ehrhard, this beautiful book will be treasured by cycle enthusiasts of all ages.

Simply answer this question in the comments to be in with a change of winning one of three copies of Bicycles: Pop-up Book by Dominique Ehrhard, worth £14.99 each. 

True or false: a fork is a part of a bike.

Good luck!

Bicycles: Pop-up Book by Dominique Ehrhard is available from good booksellers now. RRP £14.99. For stockists visit prestel.com

Competition closes at midnight on 31st August 2024. Full terms and conditions are here.

Is Euro 2024 on 24/7 in your house? Are you counting down to Paris 2024? Then keep reading, because we have three copies of Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia from DK Books to give away to sports-loving scientists!

Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate guide to over 100 sports worldwide. From basketball to pickleball, this book has it all! Whether your child loves team sports, racing, or extreme adventures, they’ll find something exciting.

Packed with vibrant images and easy-to-understand explanations, kids will learn the rules, essential gear, and the spirit of the game. With special features on the Olympics and Paralympics, this book is perfect for young sports enthusiasts.

Simply answer the question in the comments to be in with a chance.

What equipment is used for pickleball?
🎾 Paddle and ball
🎾 Bow and arrow
🎾 Racquet and shuttlecock

Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia. DK. £14.99. Out Now. 

This competition closes at midnight on 31st July 2024 and is open to UK residents only. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

We have 5 copies of this amazing, educational book to give away!

This amazing book will tell you all about how you can become an expert in foraging – which is a way to find incredible food, medicines and even soaps in the natural world around you.

After reading this book, you’ll be able to:

– Find the best berries and plants for making yummy foods

– Learn about the incredible stories hidden in the flowers and plants and trees you see every day (and some you might never have spotted).

– Impress your friends with your incredible knowledge of the natural world – and help them protect it!

To be in with a chance of winning a copy, all you have to do is correctly answer this question in the comments below…

Which if these foods would you typically find while foraging in a forest?

• Pizza

• Berries

• Sandwiches

Here at Whizz Pop Bang, we strive to send the message that science is for everyone. With that in mind, alongside an exciting monthly magazine, we have created a suite of comprehensive science lessons and reading resources linked to the national curriculum for teachers to use. Here is an account from one of our current school subscribers, explaining the impact it has had on her teaching.

I have been a teacher for five years and taught in schools which take a topic-led, cross-curricular approach. I came across the magazine on Facebook and became a personal subscriber for my own children. I have a daughter and I love how many female scientists are featured. I soon realised that this was a quality magazine which is well produced and would be wasted not to be used in schools. I took in the magazine and spoke to the English and Science leads, and they agreed that it would be a great resource to have in school.

I was drawn to the magazine because each month it has a different topic; I have magazines about insects and the science behind the Stone Age! Each edition is full of quality texts, which I use as model texts for my English lessons. I applaud them for making sure there is a gender balance; it is important to send the message that we can all achieve great things.

I love the quality of the magazine. I have a stash of them in my classroom, which after two years are still going strong, even though they are the first to be chosen in the book corner. It is colourful, packed with fun, engaging illustrations and full of interesting facts. It’s riddled with small snippets of texts that encourage the most reluctant reader in my class to pick it up and have a go. I particularly love that by having an interview page with real scientists, it showcases all the different roles that scientists do. I feel like my class is more inquisitive and asks a lot more questions, helping their scientific knowledge to increase, which I think is the direct impact of the magazine.

In the past, I have wasted hours trying to think of interesting practical science activities for my class, looking for that investigation which will work and offer the correct scientific focus. The school resources cater perfectly for this. Whilst they are not a scheme, what they do offer are practical lessons which are ready to download and do. They just slot into your sequence of lessons. Don’t get me wrong, I am not against schemes, but it’s nice to change it up and give the students something different that gets them excited. And the best bits – planning is done, easy to resource and no marking!

We have started a plants topic and rather than the usual boring worksheet of labelling a plant, we actually built and labelled our own flower. It was way more memorable than a ten-minute worksheet and encouraged a lot of discussion!

Before Whizz Pop Bang, my class were never that enthusiastic for science but since I’ve had a subscription to both the magazine and the resources, they whoop when they see we are doing science. I know budgets are tight, but if you can get a subscription, it’s definitely worth it!

We know how tough things are for schools at the moment, so please email at schools@whizzpopbang.com as we have lots of different options and we will try and work with your budget and give you the best that we can. As a company, it means the world to get reviews like the one above. Help us to help you by getting in touch.