There will be a high-octane finish to the first phase of the BBC Terrific Scientific primary science initiative, as they go behind the scenes at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre for a special BBC Live Lesson all about forces.

On 19 June at 2pm, primary schools all over the UK will have a chance to see inside the home of McLaren, which includes the McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team, McLaren Automotive high performance road cars and McLaren Applied Technologies - with a special BBC Live Lesson examining different forces, including air resistance and friction.

The lesson will be hosted by CBBC’s Naomi Wilkinson and Ben Shires, with science presenter Greg Foot.

Helping them will be CBBC’s Hacker T Dog, who will be going where no animal has ever gone before - inside McLaren’s state-of-the-art wind tunnel, designed to test the aerodynamics of their cars and capable of generating wind speeds well over 100 miles an hour.

Hacker, aged six from Wigan, will be meeting a variety of McLaren engineers, experts and drivers to conduct his own wind tunnel investigation and getting his chance to operate the high-tech driver simulator find out more about the importance of forces! Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne better watch out!

This special Live Lesson is part of BBC Learning’s Terrific Scientific campaign to inspire 9-11 year-olds across the UK to discover their inner scientist. In June and July, schools all over the UK will be investigating how different forces work, as well as engineering their own air resistant wacky school race costumes - before uploading their results to a national Terrific Scientific map.

And getting the chance to watch the Live Lesson being filmed at McLaren and take part in the programme will be pupils from two local schools, Ongar Place Primary School and Pyrford Primary School.

Sinead Rocks, BBC Director, Education says: “BBC Live Lessons are about bringing the curriculum to life and providing teachers with great resources. Broadcasting a Live Lesson from the McLaren Technology Centre is an amazing opportunity to demonstrate forces such as air resistance and friction, and the setting itself highlights the overall importance of STEM education - which our Terrific Scientific campaign is focused on.”

Jonathan Neale, Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Technology Group, says: “What better place to help bring science alive for young people than McLaren! We’re a technology company at heart so not only do we rely on understanding science to do our day jobs but we’re very passionate about inspiring the next generation of budding scientists, software developers and engineers as well. The Live Lesson is another example of how, through our amazing people, McLaren wants to highlight the importance of STEM and help work with leading organisations like the BBC to bring it to life in a powerful way.”

Schools can watch the Live Lesson for free at bbc.co.uk/livelessons where there are resources provided for teachers to use in the classroom.

Teachers are invited to email photos of their students planning their costumes or taking part in Investigation 5 to live.lessons@bbc.co.uk for a chance to see them featured in the programme. Or simply send a shout out to let us know your class will be watching.

It will also be followed by a 30-minute Live Lesson Extra, and both programmes will be available online as permanent teaching resources.

This special Live Lesson marks the end of the first phase of the Terrific Scientific campaign. Since its launch in January, more than 5000 primary schools have signed up to take part in Terrific Scientific and children across the UK have contributed to genuine scientific research run by leading UK universities. Five more exciting science investigations, all linked to the UK curricula, are planned over the next year, and schools can continue to sign up here.