Young Achievers Award
Science
The first theme of the Young Achievers award is Science! Time to unlock your inner scientist and get experimenting…
To earn your first pin badge, you need to complete 3 science related tasks between January and March.
The set VICTA science activity you are required to complete is…
Create a tactile journey stick!
A journey stick is a memento of a nature walk, tying objects found on the walk to the stick. It can also be used to track changes in an environment. VICTA provided this challenge in the British Science Week ‘time’ themed community pack and we’d like you to take part as your set science challenge. You will need to take a stick on a walk with you and use it to record what you find along the way. Tie the natural items you discover to your stick using string or wool, starting with the end closest to your hand when holding it, progressively moving along as you tie more items to it. Take a photo to share with us.
Other Science activity ideas to tick off to earn your pin badge!
We’ve put together some activity ideas and opportunities for the Science theme below to help you get started. Don’t forget, if you’d like to come up with your own ideas, that’s brilliant too. Once you have completed 3 tasks, complete the evidence submission form at the bottom of this page so we can see what you’ve been up to.
Please make sure you try any experiments with a grown up!
Terms and conditions
- The Young Achievers Award is open to children aged 10 and under who are registered or are registrable as blind or partially sighted
- Entrants must be permanent residents of the UK
- For each theme, entrants must complete three activities – one set by VICTA and two of their choice
- Evidence submission must be completed by a parent/carer
- By submitting evidence for the award, you agree to your photos/videos, your child’s name and age being used by VICTA, including being displayed on the VICTA website, on our social media channels and on charity emails
- Please note, the actual badges and medal you receive might differ to the ones in the illustrations
Does your Young Achiever have a sibling that does the award alongside them? We’d like to recognise all those Super Siblings out there – we know you work just as hard as your brother or sister. When you submit your activities, make sure to pop the name of your Super Sibling on the form and we’ll send them a certificate to celebrate their achievements!
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