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BMAG for Kids
BMAG for Kids online resource is a great place for children to make some exciting discoveries. Join in the fun and find out about: Victorians, World War 2, Egyptians, Romans and Art.
History
Art
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 1
Density Tower
Kitchen Science
Watch our short video to find out how to make your own density tower.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Spring Activities
Take a look at some spring-themed activities for families with children under 8.
Submarine in a Bottle
Kitchen Science
Watch this short video to learn how to make a submarine using a straw.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Air Cannon
Kitchen Science
Find out how you can knock down a tower of blocks without touching them.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Thinktank Colouring Sheets
Download a variety of colouring sheets relating to Thinktank.
Science
Key Stage 1
Foundation
Destination Space: Mission Patches, Straw Rockets, Moon Craters
Find out more about mission patches and discover how to make your own straw rockets and moon craters.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Bubble Snake Experiment
Kitchen Science
Watch our video to learn how to create lots of bubbles with our Bubble Snake experiment.
Science
Foundation
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Rubber Band Challenge
Kitchen Science
This video will you show how to build a car using materials in your own home or school.
Science
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Gooey Slime Experiment
Kitchen Science
Watch our short video to learn how to make slime!
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Invincible Balloon
Kitchen Science
Watch this short video to learn how make your own invincible balloon!
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Spooky Kitchen Science
Kitchen Science
Try out 3 spooky science experiments: Spooky Slime, Dancing Ghosts and Pumpkin Volcano!
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Kitchen Science: Space Engineering
Kitchen Science
We have three science experiments for you to try out which are all link to space and how these concepts are used in space engineering.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Moon Phase Wheel
Make your own moon phase wheel.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Anti-Gravity Biscuit Tin
Kitchen Science
Find out how to make an anti-gravity biscuit tin.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
The Science behind the Staffordshire Hoard
Anglo-Saxon / Staffordshire Hoard and Hoard
Find about the materials used in the hoard and what the conservation of the hoard has uncovered.
History
Science
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
Fizz Rocket Experiment
Kitchen Science
Watch our short video to learn how to create a fizzing Rocket.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Local Historic People: Mr Andrew
Local Historic People and Local / Birmingham History
Find out more about Mr Andrew, the last Miller at Sarehole Mill.
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Local Historic People: Miss Olive
Local / Birmingham History and Local Historic People
Find out more about Miss Olive, Secretary at Smith & Pepper Jewellery Factory.
History
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Cabbage Chemistry
Kitchen Science
Watch this short video to learn how to conduct your own cabbage experiment to learn about acids and alkalines.
Science
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
MiniBrum Festive Activities
These activity ideas are designed for families with children under 8 to play, experiment & explore together during the holiday period.
Paper Rainbows
Chromatography is an experiment for separating a mixture and finding out what’s dissolved in it.
Science
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Discovering the Staffordshire Hoard
Anglo-Saxon / Staffordshire Hoard and Hoard
Find out more about the Staffordshire Hoard and how it was discovered.
History
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Lava Lamp Experiment
Kitchen Science
Watch this video to find out how you can use water and oil to make a lava lamp!
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Local Historic People: Matthew Boulton
Local / Birmingham History and Local Historic People
Find out more about Matthew Boulton, Manufacturer and Entrepreneur.
History
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Local Historic People: James Watt
Local / Birmingham History and Local Historic People
Find out more about James Watt, Inventor and Engineer.
History
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Egg Lander
Kitchen Science
Find out how to build a space lander that can safely bring an egg back to earth.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Ice Cream Experiment
Kitchen Science
Find out how to make ice cream without using a freezer.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Christmas Kitchen Science
Kitchen Science
Try out our 3 festive science experiments and show off to your family that you can shrink a coin, make beads jump and step through a Christmas card!
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Camera Obscura Experiment
Kitchen Science
Watch our short video to find out how to make a Camera Obscura.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Rain Gauge
Kitchen Science
Find out how to make your own rain gauge.
Science
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Birmingham’s Windrush Generation
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Find out about Birmingham’s Windrush Generation and The Birmingham Black Oral History Project.
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Local People: Mrs Eunice McGhie-Belgrave MBE
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Eunice and four other local women founded a charity called ‘Shades of Black. Find out more about her story and listen to her oral history.
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Windrush Generation: Ryland Campbell
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Ryland worked as a bus conductor but moved through a variety of other jobs in engineering, music and writing. Find out more about his story...
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Windrush Generation: Frank Scantlebury
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Frank Scantlebury worked for a railway signage company, and later worked for British Rail. Find out more about his story...
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Windrush Generation: Carlton Duncan
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Carlton became Britain’s first Black Headteacher of a secondary school in 1982. He also spent many years a professional dancer. Find out more about his story...
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Windrush Generation: Esme Lancaster MBE
Windrush Generation, Black History, Local / Birmingham History, and Local Historic People
Esme worked as a teacher on a ‘Sugar Estate’ in Jamaica. Later she trained as a social worker in England. Find out more about her story...
History
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Halloween Activities
Check out our 4 Halloween activities for you to try at home.
Science
Stand Up and Speak Out! LGBTQ+ Activism and Protest in Birmingham
Local / Birmingham History and LGBTQ+
Discover more about Birmingham’s local LGBTQ+ history using objects and images the collection.
History
Key Stage 3
Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ History Timeline
Local / Birmingham History and LGBTQ+
View a timeline of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ History.
History
Key Stage 3
What is Pride? Pride and Birmingham's LGBTQ+ Community
Local / Birmingham History and LGBTQ+
Find out more about the history of Birmingham Pride and the key figures and groups who have been involved in it.
History
Key Stage 2
Sustainable Threads - Teacher Resource
Find out more about the impact fashion has on the climate.
History
Design and Technology
English
Geography
Science
Key Stage 2
Key Stage 3
Explore Urban Nature
Check out our 5 resources to help you explore urban nature; including a pollinator experiment, seed bomb recipe, animal detectives, search and identify animal sheet and BioBlitz tips.