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
We’ve been doing a lot of space themed activities recently focussing on the many famous scientists who changed people’s perception of the Universe. In the 1600s many people thought that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe, until Copernicus used mathematical models to prove that the Earth actually orbits the Sun. We’ve used…
Here at Science Sparks we are always on the look out for great new STEM resources and so were thrilled when Learning Resources sent us their new microscope to test Zoomy is a brilliant, easy to use all-in-one handheld digital microscope which allows children to view objects close up. Zoomy has 54x  magnification allowing children to see…
This fantastic and easy demonstration of gravity and magnetism will impress kids of all ages. The paperclip doesn’t fall because it is attracted to the magnet and doesn’t jump up to the magnet as it is held in place by string, making it look like it is defying gravity and floating in the air!! If…
As someone who dreams of having a book published one day, I am intrigued by Blurb, an established independent self-publishing service. Blurb makes it easy for everyone to put their creative skills on show to the world in a beautiful, professional quality book. Blurb’s independent publishing platform gives everyone the ability to create, publish, sell…
Here at Science Sparks, we love LEGO®. My children play with LEGO® or DUPLO® every day, and it’s been fantastic for helping them develop fine motor control and logic skills and for learning to read and understand instructions. We use LEGO® for building, making up imaginative stories, and, of course, for experiments and investigations. These…
Here at Science Sparks, we love experiments you can make fly. We’ve got different types of rockets, paper spinners, parachutes and even a paper helicopter. These simple and engaging science experiments are great for learning about forces. Gravity, friction and air resistance are all examples of forces you need to consider when making things fly!…