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….
I cannot believe we are halfway through the school holidays and halfway through Spectacular Summer Science. Last week, we featured Reading Confetti and the fantastic slushy drinks. This week, we have a great marshmallow experiment from Fantastic Fun and Learning. I loved the process of predicting what would happen and using knowledge from previous activities….
Do you remember our lolly stick races? They are a great way to explore surface tension, but this activity demonstrating surface tension with toothpicks is even easier! The toothpicks start off in a triangle shape and then fly apart when a little washing-up liquid is added. Surface tension activity with toothpicks You’ll need Instructions Why…
One way to illustrate density is to pour liquids with different densities on top of each other. The liquids that are the most dense sink to the bottom. I tried to make a summer ice cream version, but the sprinkles dissolved in the water, making it a bit murky looking. Why does this work? Each…
This activity is great as a follow-on from our hand washing exercise and a brilliant visual way to introduce the concept of microorganisms. The idea is to observe what grows on potatoes over a period of time. We boiled the potatoes in water for 10 minutes first to destroy any microorganisms already present on the…
Welcome to more Spectacular Summer Science. Today we’ve got a super fun baking soda experiment to share. The girls wanted to have a tea party, so we used a bit of Science Sparks magic to make it more exciting. What you need: Instructions Do be careful with the vinegar. It will hurt if it gets in…
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