Whizz Pop Bang!

Resource type: Newspapers, magazines and comics

Price band: £

Key stage: KS1, KS2

Region(s): All of UK

Whizz Pop Bang! is an award-winning monthly magazine aimed at bringing science to life for children aged six to twelve.

Each 36-page issue focuses on a theme and is packed with the latest discoveries from the world of science; interviews with real scientists; in-depth topics for extended learning; science puzzles and quizzes; and tried and tested experiments that can be carried out in school or at home.

Alongside the magazine, Whizz Pop Bang! also offers a range of curriculum-linked, differentiated science and reading resources for primary pupils in Years 2 – 6 (P3 – P7). These are available to download with a subscription and include:

Detailed lesson plans and accompanying PowerPoint presentations.
Hands-on activities and fun science games for the classroom.
Guided reading texts and comprehension questions for cross-curricular learning.
Science debates for older pupils.

Cost: £47.99 per year for a single copy of the magazine. Subscription packages for the magazine + access to the teaching resources start at £197.99.

About Launchpad Publishing Ltd: Launchpad Publishing Ltd was set up by physics graduate and science communicator Jenny Inglis in order to create a top-quality, gender-neutral, advert-free magazine to help children develop a love of science. Whizz Pop Bang! was launched in 2015 and in 2021 won the STEM category in the TeachPrimary Awards.

Literacy Hive Likes

The broad-ranging content and eye-catching visuals will appeal to a wide spectrum of young readers.
Gender-neutral content to encourage all children to enjoy science.
Written by expert science writers and advisers to ensure that all content is accurate and up-to-date.
The content for the magazine and the lesson plans is linked to the science curriculum for England and Scotland.
Subscriptions to the teaching resources are for the whole school with no limit to the number of teacher log-ins allowed.
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