Here at Science Sparks, we love themed science activities, and my Fairy Tale STEM challenges are so popular that I thought it’d be great fun to create some more Fairy Tale activities and investigations. First up is this collection of Jack and the Beanstalk experiments. You can grow a bean for Jack, build him a…
These simple play dough animals are great for a push and pull or forces topic. The idea is that children create animals from play dough or other modelling material using push and pull forces. You’ll need Play dough Instructions Follow my simple instructions or create your own play dough animals using push and pull forces….
Have you ever wished your sweets were bigger? One easy way to grow a gummy bear or any other jelly type sweet is to put it in water. The candy will grow but might not taste as good! Water moves into the gummy bear through a process called osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water…
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but…
Numbers are everywhere. Your age, house number, date of birth, phone number, the time. We use numbers daily without thinking about it. If you do stop to think, numbers and maths are pretty incredible! 2 is the only even prime number! This is because all other even numbers are divisible by 2. Numbers on the…
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…
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