Frankie the flamingo and Clarence the crab were with us at Newport Primary School in Leyton, East London the other day explaining how Clarence the crab gets poo on his head when it rains. Which is not nice at all.
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December 2018 – completing the circle
So my last shower blog for a while (sad face emoji) but where better to end than where I started off all those years ago (85 blogs to be exact!)? And that is with Mu and Eric’s shower… But
November 2018 – showering in Venice
It’s been a good few years since I last visited Venice, but I think it’s an amazing city and as the shower blog is going to have a break in 2019 while I populate the technical side of the website,
The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot – information for teachers
The Flamingo Investigation Department have been basking in glory having solved ‘The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo’. They wrote a book about their adventure and in the last three years, over 4,700 five to eight year olds and their teachers
Frankie and Clarence hit the Science Museum as part of The Year of Engineering
137 kids (and their parents) helped Frankie the flamingo solve ‘The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo’ and voted on whether stopping pooing when its raining or stopping rainwater getting into the sewers is the best solution to prevent Clarence
The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot – thank you to our sponsors!
The Flamingo Investigation Department have been basking in glory having solved ‘The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo’. They wrote a book about their adventure and in the last three years, over 4,700 five to eight year olds and their teachers
October 2018 – showering in Marrakech
Suhith and a friend (hi Pramila) went to Marrakech a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was a good opportunity to look at the water supply situation in that city, especially given its position as a major international
Feedback about The mysterious case of the sinking flamingo
‘A lovely story. Perhaps some actual props would help – a flamingo etc. Then Safa got a flamingo out! Thank you!’ Reception class teacher ‘Lots of interactive questions and clues and movement meant the message was made really clear. Very
The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot – calling all engineers
Come and learn how to explain what engineers do in language that is accessible to five to eight year olds with the help of an inquisitive and irrepressible flamingo (Frankie) and her faithful side kick Clarence – the crab who
Why your water footprint doesn’t matter – Judith Thornton, UK
Three thousand litres of water – that is the amount needed to produce the food each British person eats every day. This is the opening line of a recent article also published on The Conversation. The piece reports on research