This fun and creative activity helps children visualise a Butterfly Life Cycle by encouraging them to think of edible items to represent each stage of the cycle. The Butterfly Life cycle There are four stages in the life cycle of a butterfly which can take anywhere between one month to a whole year! Stage 1…
This fun tooth decay experiment with egg shells is all about teeth and how to keep them healthy. First we talked about how important it is to brush our teeth everyday and then chatted about foods that are good for our teeth and foods that aren’t. Sugary, sticky food is not good for our teeth…
Here at Science Sparks we LOVE a good science fair project but appreciate that not everyone feels the same way, so here are a few great science project ideas to give you some inspiration. Messy Science Fair Projects Why is slime slimy? Find out why slimy has the properties that make it fun with a…
Do your children take part in a science fair or have science projects to do at school or home? Do you need a bit of inspiration to create an amazing science project? I’ve pulled together some great ideas for kids of all ages to get you started. Science Projects for Kids Science Projects – Astronomy We love…
Whenever I’m stuck for a new science activity idea, I choose a children’s book and look for inspiration. It works really well as I suddenly have more ideas than I have time to try. It also works the other way in that children are often more engaged in an activity if it fits a theme…
This easy activity is a super simple, fun air pressure demonstration. What is air pressure? Air and its particles are crashing into us all the time. What we call air pressure is the force of these particles hitting a surface. When you suck a straw you reduce the pressure inside the straw, making the pressure…
Animal and plant cells have three main differences. They both have a nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane, but only plant cells have a cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts. We used jelly to create an easy plant cell model showing the main features of a plant cell. See our animal cell model post for more about…
