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AWESOME NEWS AND AMAZING FACTS
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Discover a planet-eating star, a mysterious fossil forgery and an underwater mountain teeming with new species.
SCIENCE WITH THE VIKINGS
Learn about these awesome explorers as you make an axe, axe churn butter and investigate longships.
ANIMAL ANTICS
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Find out about the snake that Vikings called the hugorm.
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Write like a Viking and complete a fun story!
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Cut out and make a helmet like a Viking warrior might have worn.
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INTERVIEW WITH A SCIENCE HERO
Discover some amazing historical artefacts with archaeologist Lucy Johnson.
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Have you ever wondered how a simple-looking key can keep precious belongings safely locked away?
…surprising facts about the Vikings. Find out how they kept clean, lit fires and more!
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Meet explorer Leif Erikson, Erikson the intrepid adventurer who is thought to have travelled to North America.
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Y’S WONDER CLUB
Ask our robot, Y, your burning science questions and share all of your adventures in science with the club.
QUIZ POP BANG AND COMPETITION
Test your knowledge with our super-duper science quiz and win a book about Vikings!
JOKES AND ANSWERS
Laugh out loud at some awesome jokes and find the answers to all of our quizzes, puzzles and riddles.
SPECTACULAR SCIENCE
See a jewel-encrusted carved animal found on a Viking longship.
FIND THE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT Hidden on each double page is a piece of science equipment. Tick each one to find the complete kit!