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  • Free kits

    Free science kits for every UK school

    Brimming with scientific equipment and curriculum-linked teaching resources, experiments and planning guides. Delivered to your school in February / March 2012.

  • Tennis player

    Inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    A fun, free and fascinating way of using science to discover how your body works during sport and movement.

  • Sir Steve Redgrave

    To be a top sportsperson you need to be in the zone

    "Science played a huge role in my Olympic success and understanding how my body works was as important on race day as any brutal training regime."

  • Experiment

    Learning is not a spectator sport

    We've provided everything you’ll need for each lesson, including resources you can adapt to deliver science lessons you feel comfortable with.

  • Fizzy and Dizzy

    Introducing Fizzy & Dizzy

    Fizzy Cole and her trusty friend, Dizzy the Dog, appear throughout the resources for ages 4-11. They are on a mission to help children get In the Zone and do their best.

  • Live Data Zone

    Live Data Zone

    When your In the Zone kit arrives in February or March 2012, students aged 11-19 will be able to upload results of their experiments and search the national data set for trends.

Ages 4-11

Ages 4 to 11 homepage Enter Zone!

Fizzy Cole and her friend Dizzy the Dog are on a mission to help children get In the Zone and do their best! You'll find them in your In the Zone kit, which will be sent to every school in the UK in February and March 2012.

Brimming with scientific equipment, teaching resources, experiments and planning guides, the kits contain everything you need to teach curriculum-linked investigative lessons exploring how the human body works during sport and movement.

You can also download all of the resources you need to take part in the investigations from this website, as well as playing fantastic and fun games with Fizzy & Dizzy.

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Ages 11-19

Ages 11 to 19 homepage Enter Zone!

A box of physiology-related experiments for students aged 11-19 will be delivered to every UK school and college in February and March 2012. It contains exciting scientific equipment and teaching resources, including blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, respirometers and much more; everything you need to take part in fun, curriculum-linked practical investigations.

You can also download all of the resources you need to take part in the investigations from this website. Students will also be able to upload results of their experiments to the Live Data Zone and search the entire national data set for trends. Get In the Zone to find out more!

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News

First kits delivered by Sir Steve Redgrave CBE

Sir Steve visited an East London school to get In the Zone

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Sir Steve Redgrave gets in the zone

The In the Zone launch at the ASE conference was a sports spectacular. This story contains film footage from the day.

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Take It Further

If you've enjoyed In the Zone, here are some ways to extend your In the Zone experience; places to learn more about science and movement; and links to related information.

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Any questions?

If you need information or have a question about In the Zone, please view our help and support page which contains FAQs and support for the experiments. You can also contact us by email or telephone.

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