This germination science investigation is very simple but fascinating. Did you know you can grow a bean in a jar with just a little water? Once the seed has germinated, you can place it in soil for the plant to finish growing. The jar allows children to see the seeds, roots and shoots easily. What…
Curdling is a process by which a liquid is transformed into a soft semi-solid or solid mass. We can see this happen in a straightforward experiment! Milk is made up of proteins, fats, sugar and water. The protein molecules ( mostly casein ) are suspended in the liquid, where they move freely. Milk is a…
We were asked by the lovely people at Find me a gift.com to review one of their science products. I chose the Dynamo torch set from Green Science, as it is one of those these that is great to demonstrate, but you don’t usually have the equipment lying about the house. It is, in my…
Do you know how many feet tall you are ( using your own feet )? This activity is great for preschoolers but could also be extended for older children too. We investigated by drawing around our own feet, cutting them out and then working out how many of our own feet tall we were. If…
It is so annoying when getting to the end of a ketchup bottle, and you have to keep banging to get that last bit out. Why is this? Because ketchup is thick and does not flow as easily as other fluids. We call this resistance to flowing viscosity. The rate at which different fluids flow…
My 5-year-old is very interested in space, especially the planets and how they move around the sun. He has been asking me lots of questions about why we have night and day and why we sometimes only see part of the moon which I have been finding hard to explain in simple enough terms for…
Today we are looking at how we know objects are made from different materials. I gave my children this pile of toys and asked what they thought the toys were made from. These activities are all great to sit alongside a materials topic for Key Stage 1. Sort them! – Materials for Key Stage 1…
The hyperlauncher rocket ball factory is a funky science kit all about the laws of motion. The kit comes with everything you need to make multiple balls in 4 different sizes. The balls are easy and fun to make, although younger children would need supervision as they are a bit fiddly. Making the balls involved…
Here at Science Sparks, we love to learn about the weather. This weather station from KidzLabs is a great easy way to learn about weather and the greenhouse effect. All you need to add to the kit is a plastic bottle and, optionally a small plant. The kit is very easy to build and attaches…
Haba toys have some wonderful toys and equipment available for inquisitive young minds. For those of that read my personal blog, you will know that Noah (my eldest) is a little pirate crazy. We even had to make a pretend telescope so that he could have his pirate kit finished. Imagine his face when I…
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