A sign of autumn is when leaves on some trees start to change colour. The green colour starts to fade to be replaced by red, orange or yellow. Do you know why leaves change colour in autumn? Why do leaves change colour in autumn? Plants make energy through a process called photosynthesis. They convert carbon…
Inspiration Laboratories and have been trying to hangout more and share some of our coolest science activity ideas. We were joined last week by Megan from Coffee Cups and Crayons and Penny from Wildlife Fun 4 Kids for some fun Halloween Science. My 3-year-old and I shared a cool candy potion. I don’t have any…
I love autumn, and my 5-year-old loves exploring and numbers, so today, we combined all three to make a fun estimating activity using estimating jars. We traipsed through the woods collecting leaves, pinecones and horse chestnuts as we travelled. Once back home, we laid all our ‘treasures’ out to dry and returned to them the next…
We’ve made a firework in a glass before, but considering it’s almost bonfire night and my 3 year old is desperate to do anything that involves a pipette, I thought we’d try again. This is a very cool, simple and fun experiment, and also completely safe, just don’t drink the water. Equipment Instructions The Science…
This super simple optical illusion lets you turn two pictures into one! Did you know your brain uses shortcuts in order to process all the millions of things we see at any one time? An optical illusion “tricks” your eyes and brain. When you spin the pencil, your brain sees one image first and then…
We finally found a few conkers ( horse chestnuts ) last weekend, so we set about experimenting with how to make them stronger. A quick bit of research told me that standard methods of strengthening a conker are soaking in vinegar and baking. For me, conkers are the first sign of autumn. As soon as…
I am very much enjoying being an Ambassador for Twinkl Resources. I keep finding more and more wonderful resources on their website. This Halloween Resource Pack is a perfect example. It includes 24 PDFs, including display lettering, soup recipes, writing frames, bunting, page borders and the skeleton in this post. I’ve been wanting to do…
Kerry made this very cool eerie sounds device two years ago. I made one today with my children, and they LOVED the spooky noises it made. They kept scaring me, hiding around corners and creaking. This activity is a great Halloween science activity, perfect for learning about sound and its amplification. How to make a spooky…
What do you put on your porridge? We noticed that sometimes our honey and golden syrup take a long time to pour, whereas water and milk pour almost too fast. We’ve done viscosity experiments before by letting the liquids flow down an inclined board. In this viscosity experiment, we attempted to refine the procedure by…
I’ve been searching for child-friendly test tubes and droppers for months now, so I was very excited when Learning Resources asked me to review their Jumbo Test Tubes, Twisty Droppers and Handy Scoopers. The quality of all the products is excellent. They are chunky, sturdy and very easy for little hands to hold. The handy…
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