Calling all budding scientists! British Science Week 2026 will take place Monday 9th – Friday 13th March, in school. The theme for this year is ‘Curiosity – What’s your question?’. This theme is all about getting you thinking about what you most want to know about the world, and how you could find out. Several activities have been planned to engage pupils in science, both in and outside of school.

Moorlands Science Fair

We will be holding a Science Fair, to mark the event, on Friday 13 th March 2026 in the school hall.
We would love you to create a presentation, poster or model linked to the theme of ‘Curiosity –Asking and answering questions about the world around us.’ As focus, you could think about …

Plants – Why do some trees lose their leaves and some don’t? Can you grow plants without soil?
Animals – Can all birds fly? What animals don’t have skeletons? Why are my teeth different
shapes and sizes?
Earth and Space – What would happen if the Earth stopped turning? Could humans live on any
other planet in our solar system? How does a shadow change during the day? How can we
protect our planet from climate change?
Technology - Curiosity about how technology works. The role of robots or AI – can they replace
humans?
Health and medicine - Curiosity about health and medicine. Which type of exercise increases your
heart rate the most? What is a healthy, balanced diet? Why do we sneeze when we have a cold?

You can be curious about anything!
Each entrant will receive a certificate and a small prize. There will be three additional prizes for the most informative / creative projects. *Projects or displays created will be presented on a tabletop during the Science Fair and therefore will need to be free-standing or able to lie flat.

Work completed at home for the Science Fair should be brought into school, to your child’s
classroom, on the morning of Friday 13th March.

See the links at the bottom of the page for further ideas.

Science Poster Competition -  Closing date Thursday 12^th March 2026

In addition to this, the official British Science Week organisers are running a poster competition. The focus for this year’s poster competition is what children and young people think will make a ‘good’/’positive’ childhood in the future. 

‘What makes children’s lives positive?

 What will a positive childhood look like in the future for children your age?’

Further details can be found using the following link https://www.britishscienceweek.org/plan-your-activities/poster-competition

 Competition age categories: Early Years ages 3-5 (Nursery/Reception); Infant ages 5-8 (Year 1-Year 3); Junior ages 8-11 (Years 4-Year 6). Entrants can be teams or individuals. A maximum of 5 entries can be submitted per school. Posters should be A3 or A4 sized and will be judged on the following criteria.

• Creativity in approach – Innovative angle on the content or creative interpretation of the theme
• Content – Clear, accurate and informative about a STEM topic
• Effective communication – presented and communicated in an engaging way.

 For more details of prizes and examples of previous winners please visit the britishscienceweek.org website. https://www.britishscienceweek.org/winners-of-the-2024-poster-competition-announced

Each poster submitted into school for entry will be displayed in school as part of our British Science Week celebrations. The closing date for entries into school will be Thursday 12^th March 2026 although they can be brought into school before this date. Entries will be collected from your child’s class teacher.

We hope that you will support this event and make British Science Week 2026 one to remember!