The Squashed Tomato Challenge
Our activity for National Science and Engineering Week 2011, will unleash your pupils innovative side, develop their design skills, educate them on important international development issues and raise much needed funds to help us challenge poverty. On top of all that it will be a fantastic and fun learning experience!
Guess the weight of tomatoes that the class will transport in Practical Action’s Squashed Tomato Challenge!
The closest guess wins a Practical Action T-shirt
The Challenge:

Download your Squashed Tomato Challenge Pack now
- Activity Details
- Schools Fundraising Frequently Asked Questions
- Simple ideas … that can change lives forever
- A–Z of Fundraising
- We’re Taking Practical Action Poster
- Top Tips / Speaker Request Form
All documents in the Pack are in PDF format, and will require a reader such as Adobe Reader.
Click here for all your teaching resources
For further information on schools fundraising, please download our schools fundraising pack which has lots of advice and further fundraising ideas .
Give us a call on 01926 634537 or e-mail schools@practicalaction.org.uk with any queries, request a pack by post and to let us know how you got on!We really appreciate your support and look forward to hearing from you!
The Community Fundraising Team
P.S. Don't forget to let us know how much you've raised!

