Engaging students in hands-on inquiry helps them develop skills associated with the scientific process. Development of simple experiments using model caterpillars can provide an experiential ...

Curious how to turn plasticine into a stunning Toyota AE86? In this video, I reveal the full process behind crafting this detailed model, which took 90 hours of work condensed into an exciting ...

Do insectivorous animals perceive green, caterpillar-shaped clay as a tasty meal? Ecologists sometimes use plasticine models mimicking natural prey, such as caterpillars, fruit, bird eggs, snakes, and ...

It is 120 years since Plasticine was invented by a Victorian art teacher from Bath. William Harbutt began small scale production of the clay in his basement, using a garden roller to flatten it out.

Plasticine is cheap,’ Henry Hudson says, pulling open a cupboard to reveal stacks of the plastic-wrapped, candy-coloured modelling clay. ‘It’s oil-based, so you can mix the colours like paint, and ...

A picture of innocence, May rejects the suggestion that he isn't serious: "I think the RHS liked the novelty of the idea," he says. And once he'd convinced production company Plum Pictures to back it, ...