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Dyeing for a change of look? Go natural!

If your school uniform policy is running smoothly, the children in the class facing you may well all be dressed in the same colours. However in more relaxed regimes, and on days near the holidays, things may be a bit more colourful. Colours around us, on clothes or furnishings, can potentially influence our mood. Some animals can change their skin colour to adapt to their surroundings, behaviour or mood. In the past, when dyes for clothing had to come from natural sources, our choice of colours was limited. Up to the late 1800’s, until the advent of chemical dyes, fabrics such as Harris Tweed (pic opposite) were dyed using plant materials. In this issue, we look at a number of interesting activities for children to extract pigments from plant material and use them to dye fabrics and make acid /alkali indicators. Dyeing for a change of look?

Primary Summer School, Edinburgh 2006

The first residential Summer School for Primary teachers was held at the end of the Summer term in Edinburgh. The programme was designed to follow an interactive approach focussing on aspects of science relevant to the primary curriculum and exploring activities that support the aims of A Curriculum For Excellence.  Primary Summer School

Audacity - see the mind-map showing how to get a hold of and make the most of this great program.  Audacity Mind Map