One of my favourites of Kerry’s experiments is her play doh brain, so when we found an old pack of play-doh in the cupboard I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try it out. Â First, we learned some fun facts and then made a model brain. Fun brain facts for kids Did you…
I’m very happy to welcome back Maggy from Red Ted Art today with a guest post about the Science of Music. I love Maggy’s blog because she makes everything so pretty, whereas I only manage functional items. Maggy has made “shooters” and explained roundabouts in previous posts, but today, it’s all about making music! You could…
We’ve done a couple of simple activities based around forces recently, so when a sheet of bubble wrap arrived in a parcel, I knew just how to use it. We laid the bubble wrap sheet flat on the floor and talked about what we wanted to investigate and what we expected to happen. Bubble Wrap…
Plastic milk was one of the first experiments I posted on Science Sparks when the kids were little. It was a lovely sensory experience for them at the time, but they obviously couldn’t understand what was happening; with that in mind, we revisited the activity with the addition of some food colouring. I didn’t measure…
I’m so pleased to be sharing this fab and very topical activity from Kelly at Domestic Goddesque. Thanks so much for sharing Kelly. We love how you turned your observations of the floods into a fun science activity. January has seen more than double the usual annual rainfall in the South East. In fact, it…
We’ve made a few changes to Challenge and Discover this month. The challenges will now be once every two months, and we’re going to let you know in advance what they will be. For our first challenge of 2014, Inspiration Laboratories and I have chosen Fun with Rulers. What I really wanted to do was…
This mini science activity is great for learning about properties of materials, particularly how waterproof they are. It can be messy but works well as an outdoor or bathtime activity. The idea is to cover small soft toys in different materials to find out which have waterproof properties. Equipment Method Half-fill the container with water….
I’ve been trying to organise our toys and games by theme to make it easier for me to plan activities with the kids. One of the first things I’m hoping to set up is little boxes of inspiration. A maths box, a storytelling box, literacy box and, of course, a science box. Z loves numbers,…
Building a mini hovercraft is a great way to learn about friction. Hovercrafts are really interesting as they move on top of a layer of air. The layer of air reduces friction allowing the hovercraft to move quickly over land and sea. We’ve been learning about friction recently, which is a complex topic to grasp,…
Today, we’ve been trying to learn about forces. Pushes and pulls are examples of forces. When we push or pull something, it moves. Can you push a toy car softly? What happens? Does it move further if you push harder? Can you think of things you push and things you pull? Are there things you…
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