Coming soon, but the idea behind this activity is to design and build a carriage for Cinderella’s pumpkin.
You’ll need a mini pumpkin to test your carriage works!
Last Updated on July 16, 2018 by Emma Vanstone
Coming soon, but the idea behind this activity is to design and build a carriage for Cinderella’s pumpkin.
You’ll need a mini pumpkin to test your carriage works!
Last Updated on July 16, 2018 by Emma Vanstone
This activity is part of my Around the World in 50 Experiments series. Today we’re travelling to Comoros and Mayotte to learn about an ancient fish called a Coelacanth. Comoros is one of the smallest countries in the world, made up of a group of islands in the Western Indian Ocean. The southern part of…
Looking at food groups is such a fun thing to do. It gives children a real insight into the types of food they eat, and you can use it as an opportunity for taste testing. For younger children, you can introduce food groups in terms of what they are: There are five basic groups. Then…
Today is the first day of the summer holidays for us, and I have a big plan to post a science activity every day for the whole six weeks. We’re kicking off with a favourite reaction, baking soda and vinegar. The reaction between baking soda and vinegar is a great first chemical reaction for children…
Five minute science experiments
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a great book to use for science investigation inspiration. Make fizzy potions with baking soda and vinegar, think about growing and shrinking, learn about the animals featured in the book ( the White Rabbit, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat ), create your own backwards clock and lots more! Magical backwards writing Find…
Did you know you can use a potato (or two) to create enough power to light an LED? We did try a small light bulb as well, but our potato battery only had enough power to light an LED. You might have seen our lemon battery activity which is very similar to this one! I’m…