Creating children’s science books has been a dream come true for me and definitely one that for a long time I thought would never happen. This IS Rocket Science was mostly written when I was heavily pregnant with my littlest child and then finished off in breaks between feeds and Snackable Science written with a…
Density can be a tough concept to grasp. Density refers to how much mass there is in a particular space. Imagine a drawer full of socks. It has a certain density. If you take a sock out, the density of the drawer changes. This is because the mass of the socks has changed, but the…
Creating children’s science books has been a dream come true for me and definitely one that for a long time I thought would never happen. This IS Rocket Science was mostly written when I was heavily pregnant with my littlest child and then finished off in breaks between feeds and Snackable Science written with a…
Weight and Mass can be very confusing, but very simply: Mass is a measure of how much matter an object is made up of. Mass remains constant. The mass of an object on the moon is the same as on Earth. The weight of an object depends on gravity. There’s less gravity on the moon…
Recycled boats are fun to make a great for exploring the concept of buoyancy or for little ones just very basic sink or float activity. A sink or float experiment makes a great first science activity for preschoolers ( always watch them carefully around water ) and a fun first attempt at making a prediction…
You can’t spend time in Pacific Grove without a visit to the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum. The museum has a lovely small town feel and a huge collection of historical items (including a lot of birds) related to the area. What’s in the museum? There are two floors of artefacts, preserved specimens, collections and…
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day on the 13th September, I’ve put together a fun collection of Roald Dahl science activity ideas. My 8 year is currently devouring Roald Dahl books and I remember spending many happy hours reading them as a child so this collection has been such fun to put together, it’s not quite…
We visited the wonderful Monterey Bay Aquarium as part of our California road trip in the summer holidays. The aquarium is located in the centre of Monterey at the end of Cannery Row. We visited mid week and managed to park in a local garage easily which was just a short walk to the aquarium….
