Welcome to Science Sparks
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!
New this week
Catch up with this week's new and updated science investigations.
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Easy Last Minute Christmas Elf Ideas
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Elf Basketball STEM Challenge
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Easy Thanksgiving STEM Challenges
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The Best Bouncy Jumping Bean
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SIX, SEVEN - Fun Facts
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Apple Ramp STEM Challenge
- How do fireworks fly?
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Flying Bats and Ghosts
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How STEM Challenges Make Math Fun and Engaging at Home
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Flying Bat Cups STEM Challenge
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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.
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How to make a Bottle Rocket
- Which solids dissolve in water?
- How to Make a Baking Soda Rocket
- The Infamous Coke and Mentos Experiment
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Clean It Up – Oil Spill Experiment
- Skittles Experiment
- 10 AMAZING Baking Soda Experiments
- 10 of the BEST Science Experiments for Kids
- Edible Butterfly Life Cycle
- Red Cabbage Indicator Colour Changing Potions
Christmas Science Experiments
Set up a fizzy elf lab, make a marshmallow filled festive hot chocolate, try an elf or Santa STEM challenge, and lots more fun festive STEM challenges and science experiments for kids of all ages!
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!
Winter Science Experiments
Make a snow volcano, a tower of ice, pretend snow and lots more easy winter-themed STEM challenges and science experiments.
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!
See more brilliant baking soda experiments →
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.
Find more ideas for a school science club→
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!