I’m super excited to tell you that Snackable Science is now available to buy!! Snackable Science contains 60 edible experiments allowing kids to investigate their way around the kitchen making magical mixtures, edible Jenga and Tetris, cupcakes to model cell structure, find the perfect ketchup and even create their own super sour candy powder. Every…
I can’t take the credit for this one as my 9 year old made it in school last year, but it’s just too good not to have on Science Sparks. I love that it’s more than just a circuit. One of my daughters made a long torch and the other a head torch. Both are…
I’m super excited to tell you that Snackable Science is now available to buy!! Snackable Science contains 60 edible experiments allowing kids to investigate their way around the kitchen making magical mixtures, edible Jenga and Tetris, cupcakes to model cell structure, find the perfect ketchup and even create their own super sour candy powder. Every…
Respiration is a chemical reaction that is fundamental to all living things. It happens in every cell of every plant and animal. Respiration is the reaction between glucose (from food) and oxygen in the air you breathe. It produces carbon dioxide and water (waste products) and ENERGY! Energy is needed for movement, growth and repair…
There’s a huge amount of science to explore in the kitchen. Have you ever wondered how a bowl of cookie dough turns into a crisp delicious biscuit or how thick, stretchy dough becomes light fluffy bread? It’s all about the science! The science of baking is quite complex, there’s probably a lot more going on…
The Maillard reaction ( often called the browning reaction ) is what’s responsible for the browning and aroma of foods as they cook. In very simple terms it is a reaction between amino acids ( building blocks of proteins ) and simple sugars ( reducing sugars ). It’s the Maillard reaction that causes cakes to…
Shadow puppets aren’t just for sunny days, they’re great fun indoors with a torch in winter too. These Halloween shadow puppets would be great for a Halloween Party activity or for adding a bit of spooky science fun to your house decorations. Shadows are made when an object blocks light. The object blocking the light…
We’ve got some fantastic space experiments to share today ready for World Space Week 2019, do you have any space science plans yet? Space Experiments We created a FREE downloadable booklet of space science resources for British Science Week last year so do take a look at that first. Space Science Books I also have…
