Physics Archives - Science Sparks

Acoustic Science – Sound Absorption and Reflection

May 7, 2013 2 comments

Today, I am very excited and honoured to have the lovely Maggy Woodley guest posting for us. Maggy, of course blogs at Red Ted Art and Life at the Zoo. She has also been doing some great Science Hang...

Air Pressure

April 29, 2013 1 comment

This experiment is a super easy demonstration of the effects of air pressure and had my 6 year old in fits of giggles for a long time. What you need: An empty squash bottle. A small rolled up ball of...

Fun with ramps

February 19, 2013 3 comments

Z and I have been cycling near our house trying to see how far we could get on our bikes without peddling. We start at the top of a hill and just roll down. Z was curious as whether we would get furt...

A bit of Christmas Sparkle

December 3, 2012 11 comments

Today we are going to look at shiny and matte surfaces and how we can tell the difference. Basically shiny surfaces reflect light well and matte surfaces don’t. For this you will need: A flashl...

Learning about transparent objects with Twinkl

November 25, 2012 6 comments

I reviewed Twinkl Educational Resources recently and was amazed by the sheer amount of fun and educational activities available. Twinkl has a huge range of free materials catering for Early Years, KS...

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