Making Science Fun for Kids
If you’re looking for a great science experiment, you’ve come to the right place. Science Sparks™ is bursting with easy, hands-on science experiments for kids of all ages. Discover our fun facts, cool science experiments, awesome science fair projects and super STEM challenges!
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Most Popular Science Experiments for Kids
These are my most popular, tried and tested science experiments for home, school or science club. Launch rockets, make colour changing potions, gooey slime and lots more exciting and easy science for kids.
Around the World in 50 Experiments
Engineering for Kids
Climate Change for Kids
Fairy Tale Science Experiments
Spring Science Experiments
Make an edible butterfly life cycle, dissect a flower, grow a bean and try one of my easy spring STEM challenges!
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Science Sparks Questions
Ask a question and try an activity to find the answer! Science Sparks Questions are perfect for curious little scientists.
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Paper Science Experiments
Cut, stick, play and learn!
Summer Science Experiments
Make ice cream in a bag, set up an ice excavation, build a solar oven and lots more easy sunny science for kids.
FREE STEM Challenge Templates
Make STEM teaching easy with my free challenge templates.
Wonderful Women in STEM
These remarkable female scientists changed the world with their discoveries, paving the way for generations of women to follow their dreams. Read about the trailblazing scientists and then try an activity related to their work.
Brilliant Baking Soda Experiments
Baking soda experiments are not just volcanoes. Make colour changing potions, power a bottle boat and lots more fizzy science fun!
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School Science Club Experiments
100s of easy ideas for a school science club, including STEM challenges, investigations and science demonstrations.
Build catapults to learn about energy, make paper columns to learn about strong shapes, race liquids to learn about viscosity, create an Art Robot and more simple science ideas for a science club.
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Science in Stories
Read a book and try a science activity related to the story. These imaginative, creative science investigations are suitable for kids of all ages. Build a house from sweets for the witch, make a zipline for Jack, sort Ariel’s cave and more!
What is Science Sparks?
Hello, I’m Emma, the chief experimenter here at Science Sparks HQ.
Science Sparks is bursting with easy science experiments for kids, making science easy, exciting and accessible for everyone!
Why Science Sparks?
All the science activities are completely FREE to access and use basic, inexpensive materials you probably already have at home!
