These simple push and pull puppets are a great science craft and work well as a STEM challenge for a push and pull or forces topic. The idea is that the arms of the puppet move up and down as the central straws are pushed up and pulled down. Pushes and pulls are examples of…
I’m a bit last minute with Valentine’s Day this year. My 10-year-old is currently making a card next to me while I plan some easy activities for us tomorrow. These Valentine STEM challenges are designed to be very easy and use only basic materials. If you’re looking for something a bit more involved, check out…
This DIY stomp rocket is one of the simplest things I’ve ever made and works amazingly well! Even our heavy kitchen roll and cardboard rocket flew high up into the air. All you need to make your own stomp rocket is an empty 2-litre plastic bottle, plastic tubing and paper. It’s that simple! Once the…
Blast off with a straw rocket STEM Challenge. This exciting, hands-on science activity allows children to design, construct and launch their own straw rockets. Straw rockets are easy to make and use only inexpensive materials. You can make them plain or themed in different ways. We’ve made butterflies and rockets! They’re also a fantastic introduction…
Valentine’s Day is coming around quickly; whether you celebrate or not, you’ll LOVE this collection of Valentine’s Day science experiments. Make a Skittles heart, a paper aeroplane delivery system, colour-changing love potions and lots more! Valentine’s Day Science Experiments Heart Patterns First up are super simple heart patterns. Cut out different colours and sizes of…
The Milky Way is an unfathomable 13 BILLION years old! It started to form about 800 million years after the Big Bang. The Milky Way is home to planet Earth, up to 100 billion planets, and around 200 billion stars! The Earth is located in the Goldilocks Zone of our solar system, meaning it’s far…
It’s hard to believe it’s been over 50 years since astronauts first landed on the moon, and that the last time astronauts ventured as far as the Moon was 1972! The Moon landings were just the start of human space exploration. In 1971, the first space station was launched into orbit. In 1979, Pioneer 11…
If you want to know whether an egg is fresh or bad, there’s a very simple test you can do at home. All you need is a container and some water! How to tell if an egg is bad Pop the egg in question into a bowl or glass of water at room temperature. A…
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Diamond is the hardest natural substance on Earth. Why is diamond so strong? Diamond is made up of a network of carbon atoms that each form four strong covalent bonds. The strong bonds take a lot of energy to break, so diamond has a high melting and boiling point. This type of structure is called…
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