Contents of the show

Mr. Beetle’s Watery Adventure is a show for children in Key Stage 2 on the subject of water lasting approximately 1 hour 30 minutes with a break half way through.

The idea is to be entertaining without compromising on good scientific content. It looks at its subject from a variety of viewpoints:

• Physics: the unique properties of water
• Chemistry: its importance as a solvent & medium for chemical reactions
• Biology: that these properties make water essential for life on earth & that aquatic animals are adapted to their environment
• Sustainable development: the availability of clean water supplies & pollution of the environment as important contemporary issues
• Research: as we extend our knowledge we improve our understanding of natural systems & find new solutions to old problems

These themes are approached in a cross curricular way through the story of a small beetle who becomes trapped on the surface film of a pond. The show is a combination of storytelling, laboratory demonstration & audience partcipation.