This baking soda powered boat is a great mini engineering challenge for kids. It involves lots of scientific thinking and is a fantastic hands-on science activity. Little scientists need to think about how the gas produced by the reaction between the baking soda and vinegar will escape and if this will be powerful enough to…
After watching this YouTube video of Steve Spangler popping film canisters on the Ellen Show, I knew I wanted to give it a go. I had been intending to pick up some canisters on my next shopping trip, but yesterday, I spotted a little effervescent tablet container in the cupboard. I didn’t want to waste the…
Following on from our mini magnet maze last week, today we made a spooky ghost. The paper ghost rises up because the metal paperclips are attracted to the magnet. I’ve also got lots more Halloween science ideas for you to try, including witchy potions, pumpkin optical illusions and a spooky density jar. Spooky magnet ghost 1…
This month, Inspiration Laboratories and I are challenging you to try an easy baking soda experiment. Baking soda is a cheap resource that can be used to demonstrate chemical reactions and provides a lovely fizz that kids of all ages love! Baking Soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda, has many uses. Baking Soda is…
I am very excited and honoured to have a guest post by the lovely Emma from A Bavarian Sojourn today. Emma’s blog was one of the first blogs I ever followed back in 2011 when she was still in Denmark. I never thought I would want to live outside the UK, but reading about all the…
Most children love to play with bubbles. They’re just fascinating, whatever age you are. We love to spot the shimmering colours of the rainbow and marvel at the sphere shape. Giant bubbles are extra special. Both kids and adults will be amazed at how big they can be! The best thing about making giant bubbles…
How would you like to end your summer with a bang and win 4 tickets to The Energy Show at the Science Museum? It looks amazing and I am so disappointed we haven’t managed to see it ourselves. To be in with a chance, please complete the rafflecopter form below. a Rafflecopter giveaway Please note…
In the UK, we have chocolate covered sweets called Revels. Inside each bag are different-flavoured chocolates: Maltesers, plain chocolate, coffee, orange, toffee, and chocolate-covered raisins. They are delicious and great for a yummy sorting activity. I set the children the task of sorting the Revels into different flavours without eating them. We talked about how we…
Have you ever looked at your fingerprints? How would you expect them to compare to the fingerprints of friends and family? Fingerprints are a unique form of identification as the arrangement of ridges and patterns differs for everyone! You only need an ink pad and paper for this easy fingerprint activity. What you need Instructions…
I’ve been admiring DIY water walls on Pinterest for months, and finally got around to making one of our own. A water wall is a system that allows water to flow down a wall through various pipes, ramps and containers. We used a trellis to hold the parts and added a colour mixing segment too….
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