If they like to write there are fan fiction, plain prose and poetry sites for them to try their hands at.
If they like Coding look into Makezine for fun with Microcontrolers like Arduino. Or try a fully functional cheap computer like a Raspberry Pi.
If they like the outdoors then teach them to read USGS/OS maps and go on some hikes. Maps allow teaching coordinate geometry in a very concrete way.
Gaze in awe at Google Earth - the first time that I could make out individual sand dunes/hills in the Gobi Desert or wander down the Nile or Irrawaddy just blew my mind, personally.
Also try getting some small nets or make nets with old net curtains, stiff copper wire and a bamboo pole to catch butterflies etc in the air and little fish, amphibians and invertebrates in the water.
Set up a bird bath and a feeder have them observe and identify species, genders and unique behaviors.
Last edited by madeinuk; 03/06/18 12:55 PM.
