Calls of the wild gives anyone and everyone an opportunity to take part in important scientific research at home, school or even on the move on their mobile. This fun online activity takes 5-10 minutes and is a great way to get involved with real science.

Calls of the wild was first run for National Science & Engineering Week 2013. Working with researchers at the University of Surrey and the University of Salford, the study aimed to gain a deeper understanding into the emotions evoked by certain natural sounds.

Calls of the wild video

Calls of the wild

Wildlife education charity Wildscreen has created a new online educational game, Team Wild, for National Science & Engineering Week. The game offers young people aged 7 to 14 a fun opportunity to find out about science careers.

Team wild highlights some of the lesser-known science careers and inspiring the next generation of science superheroes and environmental stewards.
From jungle to savanna, rainforest to coral reef, the Team WILD game will turn students into science superheroes by developing their speed, skill and coordination.

As they play, students will discover a diverse range of field tasks a conservation scientist or ecologist must do in order to protect the world’s species and habitats and will unlock exclusive videos to hear from leading conservationists about what careers in the natural world involve.

Team wild online

To kick off National Science and Engineering Week, P3a,P3b, P4 and P4/5 took part in the Generation Science Good Vibrations workshop. During the workshop we learned that sound is made by particles vibrating in the air. We learned that sound can travel through solids, liquids and air and that the pitch of sound depends on how quickly the particles are vibrating. We used lots of unusual instruments to make sounds and we finished our workshop by making a class rap! Please ask us what else we know about making sounds and we can whisper or shout our knowledge to you.