Schoolboys and girls compete in a series of contests to show their enterprise as the scientists and technologists of the future.
Paddy Feeny introduces the three teams.

The Boys and Girls of Lea-Mason School show Mazes for rats and people: a study of learning processes.

The Girls of the Holy Child Convent School demonstrate The separation and identification of artificial colourings in food.

and The Boys of Handsworth Technical School show The design and testing of a land yacht.

The judges: Professor J.H. Fremlin, physicist, University of Birmingham; Professor M. Stacey, chemist, University of Birmingham; Dr. J.D. Carthy, biologist, University of London
Chairman, Dr. Tom Margerison

Outside broadcast from Queensbridge School, Birmingham, based on a Science Fair held at Harborne Hill School and organised by the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the Sunday Times