Science Sparks
Making science fun for kids
The Science of Pancakes
82 days ago
by ScienceSparks
in Chemistry
One of the easiest ways to demonstrate science in the home is in the kitchen. Today we are making pancakes to explore some new concepts.
Fun Sparks: Bursting the cocoon! Caterpillar Fun.
166 days ago
The transformation from Caterpillar to butterfly is one that hooks in children however old they are.
We are big fans of the Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle in this house and it is a great way to introduce the lifecycle of a caterpillar.
Firstly we read the story.
Then we talked about a cocoon and what it must be like to be all wrapped and snuggled up. We attempted to make our own coccon around Noah and the twins in toilet paper and they burst out of it from the top! They loved this game! (more…)
The science behind Baked Alaska!
151 week ago
Mmmmm, Ice-cream is one of me and my children’s most favourite foods. On it’s own straight out the tub, or on top of a cone or with a pudding, it is just yummy, but we all know what happens if you leave ice-cream out for too long don’t we? Yes it melts!
Personally I quite like runny ice-cream but is it possible to keep ice-cream cold and not melt and apply heat?
Sounds impossible doesn’t it? but actually in the simple pudding Baked Alaska, we are going to see this happen!
Filtering
152 weeks ago
Today we are looking at filtering. Instead of using a standard sieve or colander and sieving foodstuffs I thought we’d use toys.
We found some old cardboard boxes and cut different sized holes in each one. Then I asked the children to find me lots of different sized toys. We talked about what we thought would happen and which toys would fit through the different boxes. (more…)
Make glue from milk
82 weeks ago
by ScienceSparks
in Chemistry
We have looked at making ‘plastic milk’ before. This week we are taking it one step further and making glue.
What you need:
- Milk
- White vinegar
- Baking soda (more…)
