The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (17 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

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The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (17 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 6 months for just £12.50, 50% off and get FREE The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book!

Subscribe by the 17th July to get our incredible Scavenger Hunt issue! Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

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  • First 6 months for just £12.50 – saving over 50%
  • Free The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book
  • Then continue to save 16% off the cover price after the first 6 months
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (17 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 6 months for just £12.50, 50% off and get FREE The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book!

Subscribe by the 17th July to get our incredible Scavenger Hunt issue! Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • First 6 months for just £12.50 – saving over 50%
  • Free The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book
  • Then continue to save 16% off the cover price after the first 6 months
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (17 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 6 months for just £12.50, 50% off and get FREE The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book!

Subscribe by the 17th July to get our incredible Scavenger Hunt issue! Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • First 6 months for just £12.50 – saving over 50%
  • Free The Week Junior Guide to the Environment book
  • Then continue to save 16% off the cover price after the first 6 months
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (17 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 6 months for just £12.50, 50% off!

Subscribe by the 17th July to get our incredible Scavenger Hunt issue! Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • First 6 months for just £12.50 – saving over 50%
  • Then continue to save 16% off the cover price after the first 6 months
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £3, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

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Here's a sneak peak at one of our previous issues! The Week Junior is the must-have magazine to give your child a head start in life. Its fun-to-read pages are packed with stories they’ll love — news, nature, science and brain-boosting puzzles.

Feed their love of learning and fuel fun family conversations with the UK's best-selling current affairs magazine for kids.

We're asking our readers to design the front of our Christmas issue, on the theme of Peace on Earth. We're looking for a bright, clear and festive design. You can use pencils, pens or paints and you can download as many templates as you like by clicking the button below.The judges will be a team from The Week Junior, including editorial director Anna, editor Vanessa, group art director Dave and picture editor Mandy, along with the illustrator of There's a Tiger on the Train, Rebecca Cobb.

We need original artwork posted to us, not a photo of your image, so when you're happy with your design, fill in the form at the bottom of the template and post the whole page to us at: Christmas Cover Competition, The Week Junior, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR. The deadline is 11:59pm on 2 November. The winning design will appear on the magazine that comes out on 18 December. Please make sure you have a parent or guardian’s permission to enter the competition. For the rules and conditions, go to theweekjunior.co.uk/terms – Good luck!

Sagrada Familia Jigsaw

During his recent tour of Spain, Pope Leo XIV blessed the new Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Around 120,000 people gathered for the service and a fireworks display.

This week, our puzzle is a jigsaw featuring a picture of the iconic church (picture credit: Adobe Stock).

Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £5, saving over 80%!

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Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £5, saving over 80%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £5 – saving over 80%!
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £5, saving over 80%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £5 – saving over 80%!
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
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Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £3, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £3 – saving almost £11!
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  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
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Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £3, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £3 – saving almost £11!
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (18 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £1, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £1 – saving almost £14!
  • Free downloadable Focus on nature guide for parents
  • An exclusive 15% off Voucher from Nature Nurture Kids on their nature kits
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

Click here to navigate back to the Scavenger Hunt main page.

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1 A ringed planet

(Studying Saturn’s rings)

2 A desert discovery

(Egypt’s boy pharaoh, Tutankhamun)

3 A Time Lord’s transport

(Celebrating Doctor Who)

4 A graffiti artist

(Celebrating the story of hip-hop)

5 A former US president

(Barack Obama)

6 A newly crowned monarch

(King Charles’s coronation)

7 A brilliant thinker

(Albert Einstein, physicist, who had big ideas about space and time)

8 A rare rhino

(Working to save the black rhino)

9 A climate striker

(Greta Thunberg, who started her School Strikes for Climate in 2018)

10 A novel outfit

(A World Book Day costume)

11 A bathroom essential

(Toilet roll ran short during the Covid-19 lockdown)

12 Some woolly mice

(A “step towards” recreating a woolly mammoth)

13 A treasure mask

(Exploring the mysteries of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial hoard)

14 Two Lionesses

(England women’s football team)

15 A girl on a phone

(Should smartphones be banned for children?)

16 A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop

(A book by Kate Wakeling that won The Week Junior Book of the Year: Poetry award in 2024)

17 A vote for change

(The UK votes to leave the European Union)

18 A feathered video game star

(Angry Birds celebrated 15 years in 2024)

19 A character who stood for election

(Count Binface, who competed in several elections, including against Boris Johnson in 2019 and Rishi Sunak in 2024)

20 A colourful thank you

(The rainbows drawn to thank the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic)

21 A campaigner for girls’ education

(Malala Yousafzai)

22 Snails halt road improvements

(The discovery of some rare snails meant roadworks were delayed for years)

23 A poet in a pink jacket

(Former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho)

24 Roman bum care

(Romans used a sponge on a stick after using the loo)

25 A singer who caused an Earth tremor

(Taylor Swift, at her concert in Edinburgh)

26 A top literary prize

(The Week Junior’s very own Book Awards)

27 A famous stargazer

(Physicist, TV presenter and musician Brian Cox)

28 A games console

(Nintendo Switch)

29 A CBeebies presenter

(George Webster)

30 Three red squirrels

(These rare creatures are protected by pine martens)

31 A smoky form of transport

(The UK celebrates 200 years of the modern railway)

32 A greedy bear

(A bear broke into a bakery and stole cakes)

33 A chess-playing robot

(Robots are learning human skills)

34 A friendly marine mammal

(Bottlenose dolphins seem to have “accents”, depending on where they come from)

35 A pricey pizza

(A chef charged £100 for a pineapple pizza because he hated the topping)

36 A clever ape

(Chimps were spotted using sticks as tools)

37 A scared lettuce

(Lack of rain caused a brief vegetable shortage)

38 A huge statue

(Easter Island statues created by a complex civilisation)

39 Two homesick astronauts

(Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth after they got stuck on the International Space Station)

40 An activist footballer

(Marcus Rashford campaigns for school meals for children)

41 A Prime Minister’s furry friend

(Larry the cat, who lives at No.10 Downing Street)

42 Glittery poo

(A keeper fed zoo animals special glitter to track their poos and check their health)

43 A very valuable loo

(An artist made a solid gold toilet, which was stolen)

44 A wheelchair racer

(ParalympicsGB came second in the medals table at Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, with 124 medals in total)

45 A skateboarding star

(Sky Brown, who won an Olympic Games bronze medal, aged 13)

46 Happy New Year!

(Dragon displays celebrate Lunar New Year)

47 A lifeboat

(The RNLI celebrated 200 years in 2024)

48 Some of The Week Junior team

(Anna, Vanessa and Dave hard at work)

49 A naughty dog

(A calendar went on sale that featured dogs going to the loo)

50 A beautiful planet

(Earth, our wonder-filled home)

Here's a sneak peak at one of our previous issues! The Week Junior Science+Nature is a monthly magazine for 8-15-year-olds - each issue takes readers on a voyage of discovery, from the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of the cosmos, and from the days of the dinosaurs to our high tech future.

If you like The Week Junior magazine, you'll love our podcast!
Created in partnership with Fun Kids Radio, The Week Junior Show takes listeners behind the scenes of the award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year-olds. Each week, Bex from Fun Kids is joined by members of The Week Junior team to discuss their favourite stories, debate the week’s hot topic and discover whether the ‘Real or Rubbish?’ report is fake news or the real deal.

Competition opens 18 July 2025

Adventure awaits this summer with The Week Junior Science+Nature's Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest! Every year, we challenge our readers to go outside, track down 10 hidden treasures and get creative with a camera.

This year’s theme is “Focus on Nature”. We’re encouraging people to ditch the devices, explore wild spaces and focus on the natural world.

What is the Scavenger Hunt?

The Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest is an exciting nature treasure hunt and photo competition that gets children outdoors, exploring, and having epic adventures. To take part:

✔️ Download the Scavenger Hunt Checklist

✔️ Search out nature’s treasures – how many can you tick off the list?

✔️ Take a photo and upload them to our competition portal

What can you win?

There are some amazing prizes up for grabs this year. The winning photo will be featured on the front cover of Science+Nature, and there is more than £1000 of camera equipment and other goodies for 10 lucky winners. Click here for more details.

2024 winning photos

Take a look at last year’s winning photographs.

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature. Your children can start exploring the outdoors and discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest (18 July – 25 August). We're challenging our readers to go outside and get creative with a camera, for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £1, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £1 – saving almost £14!
  • Free downloadable Focus on nature guide for parents
  • An exclusive 15% off Voucher from Nature Nurture Kids on their nature kits
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

Click here to navigate back to the Scavenger Hunt main page.

The Week Junior Science+Nature is a monthly magazine from the award-winning team behind The Week Junior.

Who invented bubblegum? What’s the world’s worst smell? When did the dinos die out? Where are all the aliens? Why can’t you tickle yourself? How do cats purr?

The Week Junior Science+Nature is the mind-blowing magazine with answers to all these questions — and more! Jam-packed with amazing facts, brilliant explainers, hands-on activities and incredible photos, Science+Nature gets 8 to 15-year-olds thinking, discovering and doing.

Designed to bring STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects to life, each issue delivers a whole world of wow to their door every four weeks.

Subscribe today with our best offer EVER: Get your first 6 months of Science+Nature magazine for just £12.50, over 50% off the usual subscription price.

What's inside Science+Nature?

Editor's letter

The Week Junior Science+Nature is jam-packed with wonder – each issue takes readers on a voyage of discovery, from the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of the cosmos, and from the days of the dinosaurs to our high tech future. Every page is written and designed with a single purpose – to engage, entertain and make sense of the universe. I hope our readers will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoy making it.

Dan Green, Editor

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The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature! Your children can start discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest in our 18 July issue. We're challenging our readers to get outside, find and photograph and search for natural treasures. They can also take beautiful nature photos for a chance to win some amazing prizes from our partners including Canon and Nature Nurture Kids!

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £1, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £1 – saving almost £14!
  • Free downloadable Focus on nature guide for parents
  • An exclusive 15% off Voucher from Nature Nurture Kids on their nature kits
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature! Your children can start discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest in our 18 July issue. We're challenging our readers to get outside, find and photograph and search for natural treasures. They can also take beautiful nature photos for a chance to win some amazing prizes from our partners including Canon and Nature Nurture Kids!

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £1, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £1 – saving almost £14!
  • Free downloadable Focus on nature guide for parents
  • An exclusive 15% off Voucher from Nature Nurture Kids on their nature kits
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks 8-15 year old children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

This summer, it’s time to focus on nature! Your children can start discovering nature's wonders with the brilliant Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest in our 18 July issue. We're challenging our readers to get outside, find and photograph and search for natural treasures. They can also take beautiful nature photos for a chance to win some amazing prizes from our partners including Canon and Nature Nurture Kids!

Make the most of our best offer yet, 3 months of magazines for just £1, saving over 90%!

Here’s what you get when you subscribe:

• YOUR OFFER
  • 3 issues for £1 – saving almost £14!
  • Free downloadable Focus on nature guide for parents
  • An exclusive 15% off Voucher from Nature Nurture Kids on their nature kits
  • Weekly Saturday Science newsletter including activities and fun for your kids
  • Ongoing savings off the cover price after the trial
  • Plastic-free delivery direct to your home every 4 weeks

The Week Junior has been inspiring children to read since 2015. Our weekly Book Club section features the latest children’s books, interviews with authors and illustrators, reader reviews and recommendations. Our Book Awards celebrate the very best children’s books with the chance to get involved in the voting.

This summer we’re thrilled to bring you a wealth of exciting activities, resources and competitions to help your child discover the power of reading for pleasure. Dive into a world where every page turns into an adventure and every story unlocks their imagination.

Join the fun, and together, let's make reading your child's superpower.

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Bring science to life, even while you're at home. The Week Junior Science+Nature magazine will be sharing plenty of exciting activities, experiments and articles taken from recent issues of the magazine, to help keep children exploring, learning and creating.

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• This Week's Big News – the biggest news stories from around the world.
• National News – a selection of the most important and interesting stories from across the UK.
• Science and Technology – all the latest from the world of STEM.
• The Big Debate – an exploration of all sides of an issue to help children make up their own minds. 
• People – a deep dive into the fascinating people making the headlines. 
• Animals and the Environment – features to help encourage a love of our natural world.

Plus photos, puzzles, book reviews, crafts, recipes and much more!

What's it all about?

Take a dive into the extraordinary waters of the Great Barrier Reef. If you are teaching a topic on oceans or the environment this handy resource can help with explainers on the history and biodiversity of the reef, as well as information on why its animals and plants are in danger.

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​This wonderful resource came from The Week Junior magazine. ​This fantastic magazine, written specifically for 8-14 year olds, includes the top news stories of the week plus science and technology, animals and the environment, books, sport and much more.

You can take out a subscription for your school from just £54 to help your students:

• Access, interpret and question the world around them
• Improve their spoken language skills through debate and discussion
• Develop an enjoyment of reading across the curriculum

Try it for free in your school, order your free copy today!

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our festive science adventure!

This year The Week Junior Science+Nature has teamed up with Winchester Science Centre (and lots of other exciting brands) to offer young people a festive feast of science and nature-themed activities. Plus there are lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day.

The online event opens on 11 December 2021 and will last for 12 days (ending on 22 December 2021). Each day we release a fresh URL revealing a new activity. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts to see the links. Each competition lasts only a day, so you’ll need to get your entries in quickly.

Scroll down to see the activity and daily competition. ​

DAY 6 - Make a blizzard in a jar

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Dreaming of a White Christmas? Get in the festive spirit and create your own snowy winter wonderland using ordinary household ingredients. This video shows how it’s done.

Win a six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature

Every month, Science+Nature is jam-packed with jaw-dropping stories, incredible pictures and cool experiments designed to develop the thirst for knowledge in your child and spark new interests. It encourages reading for pleasure – even in the most hesitant readers.

To be in with a chance of winning one six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature, send your name and address to competitions@science-nature.co.uk by 23:59 on 16 December 2021. Make sure you put SCIENCE+NATURE in the subject line.

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• The Week Junior Science+Nature is a monthly magazine that brings science, technology, engineering and maths topics to life for 8–15s.
• Enjoy our best offer with 9 issues for £25.99, including a free Christmas activity pack
• The activity pack and a Christmas card are sent straight to you to give on the big day
• The gift subscription will start with the first issue of the new year - delivered plastic-free to your lucky recipient

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our festive science adventure!

This year The Week Junior Science+Nature has teamed up with Winchester Science Centre (and lots of other exciting brands) to offer young people a festive feast of science and nature-themed activities. Plus there are lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day.

The online event opens on 11 December 2021 and will last for 12 days (ending on 22 December 2021). Each day we release a fresh URL revealing a new activity. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts to see the links. Each competition lasts only a day, so you’ll need to get your entries in quickly.

Scroll down to see the activity and daily competition. ​

DAY 10 - Make a 3D pop-up Christmas card

Share this video with your child.

Engineers use incredible paper-folding skills to create designs for spacecraft, airbags, portable and medical devices. Embrace your inner engineer and build a sensational seasonal pop-up card to send to family or friends.

​Win a six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature

Every issue of The Week Junior Science+Nature is jam-packed with jaw-dropping stories, incredible pictures and cool experiments, designed to develop the thirst for knowledge in your child and spark a passion for discovery. It encourages reading for pleasure – even in the most hesitant readers.

To be in with a chance of winning one six-month subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature, send your name and address to competitions@science-nature.co.uk by 23:59 on 20 December 2021. Make sure you put SCIENCE+NATURE DAY 10 in the subject line.

Go to sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk/12Daysterms for terms and conditions.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our festive science adventure!

This year The Week Junior Science+Nature has teamed up with Winchester Science Centre (and lots of other exciting brands) to offer young people a festive feast of science and nature-themed activities. Plus there are lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day.

The online event opens on 11 December 2021 and will last for 12 days (ending on 22 December 2021). Each day we release a fresh URL revealing a new activity. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts to see the links. Each competition lasts only a day, so you’ll need to get your entries in quickly.

Scroll down to see the activity and daily competition. ​

DAY 7 - Meet Molly Oldfield

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The Week Junior Science+Nature caught up with Molly Oldfield, host of the award-winning children’s podcast Everything Under the Sun. Molly told us about her new book, and then answered some of her favourite Christmas-themed science questions.

What is Everything Under the Sun?

Everything Under the Sun began as an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by me – author and original QI elf. Every Friday, I talk to a host of experts, including authors Neil Gaiman and Lauren Child, and they help me tackle questions sent in by children from all over the world. The book Everything Under The Sun answers 366 of the questions sent into the podcast.

What was your favourite question answered by a famous person in the book?

Many wonderful experts from writers to astronauts, athletes to zookeepers and a tornado chaser were generous enough to share their incredible knowledge with children. I love the one about why bubbles pop when you touch them – I had no idea that bubbles have two layers and it’s when someone touches them that they pop!

Are there any questions that have stumped you?

I do find ones about the Big Bang and the cosmos tricky, but luckily there are plenty of experts around to help me.

What is the one question you would love the answer to?

Why do some adults lose their curiosity? We’re living on a planet floating in space, so let’s celebrate that. Children know there’s so much wonder all around us and that’s why I love the podcast. I hope it helps adults rediscover their sense of wonder too.

Check out Molly’s podcast at mollyoldfield.com/everythingunderthesun out every Friday.

Win copies of Everything Under the Sun

How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? Do aliens exist? What would we do if we didn’t have a prime minister? Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads? Your child can find answers to these questions and lots more in Everything Under the Sun: a curious question for every day of the year by Molly Oldfield. To be in with a chance of winning one of five copies of Molly’s book, send your name and address to competitions@science-nature.co.uk by 23.59 on 17 December 2021. Make sure you put EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN in the subject line.

Go to sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk/12Daysterms for terms and conditions.

The Week Junior welcomes new study which finds discussing current affairs with children can have significant benefits for child development.

A new research report has found that explaining real world news in a way that stimulates curiosity, supports the development of critical thinking skills, improves resilience and enhances cognitive growth.

Over 1000 children aged 8-15, teachers and parents were surveyed as part of the study by child development expert Dr Jacqueline Harding.

Key findings:

• Children expressed their belief that learning about real world events or news increases their motivation to learn - a view supported by both parents and teachers.
• Engaging in discussion and giving children the tools to understand real world events has the potential to deepen academic learning and enhance cognitive growth.
• Building a child’s resilience will support the transition period to secondary school.
• Discussing current affairs can support the development of critical thinking skills.

Dr Harding recommends closer co-ordination between home and school to help equip parents with the tools to talk about difficult subjects, supporting children make sense of the world around them and spark curiosity.

For more information, please contact Sara Ghaffari at PLMR on 0203 691 9434

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Delivered directly to homes every four weeks, each issue is designed to ignite and delight young minds. So, why not make their year by taking out a subscription to The Week Junior Science+Nature.

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Our weekly newsletter – Saturday Science – brings you ideas for science and nature activities to do with your family.

Landing in your inbox every Friday morning, the short and snappy email delivers one activity for the weekend.

We carefully select every activity, making sure that they are quick, fun and easy to do – and use materials that you're likely to have around the house. It's a parenting win!

Many Saturday Science activities can be done unsupervised, while others may require a little help. We provide links to full, easy-to-follow instructions in the newsletter.

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This year marks 10 years since the UK voted to leave the EU. The process is often called Brexit, which is a combination of the words “Britain” and “exit”. After the referendum, there were a lot of issues to work through to try to make the UK’s departure smoother. Then the process was delayed even further because it took time for the UK Parliament to agree on a final Brexit deal, which contained rules for how the relationship between the UK and the EU would work after Brexit. The UK officially left the EU on 31 January 2020. Before the 2016 referendum and in the years since, there have been many debates about the positives and negatives of leaving the EU. Ten years on from Brexit, what’s your view – should the UK rejoin?

Yes – The EU provides certain freedoms

Rejoining the EU would mean rejoining something called the European single market. This has certain advantages, and one of them is that people in EU countries have the freedom to live and work in other EU countries without needing a lot of paperwork such as visas. It also allows goods to move freely between EU countries – so leaving it has had a negative impact on some trade. Sue Judd, who runs a UK business that sells dinosaur toys, told the Financial Post that, after Brexit, there had been “a lot more cost and a lot more paperwork”. Brexit was supposed to give the UK more control over its own laws but, according to Joël Reland, from King’s College London, the UK has actually “done little” to move away from EU laws.

No – The UK can be more independent

Since Brexit, the UK has been able to agree its own trade deals, including with Australia, New Zealand and India. The EU makes trade deals with the rest of the world on behalf of all of its member countries together; plus, although it hasn’t changed all of them, the UK has changed some of the rules and laws that it had to follow when it was part of the EU. For example, last year Parliament approved a law designed to stop the smuggling of puppies and kittens into the UK. Besides, rejoining isn’t that simple. Catherine Barnard, a professor at the University of Cambridge, England, told Time magazine that getting approval from all EU member countries to let the UK back in (which is required) could be tricky.

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