I’m always on the look out for new science activities to use with my own children or to recommend to schools. There are lots of great science resources around but it’s not often I come across a whole FREE and unique education programme. Dreamachine fuses the arts and science with fascinating investigations about the extraordinary…
Next up in my inspirational women series is Amelia Earhart! As usual, there is a free downloadable fact file and several activities linked to Amelia’s achievements at the bottom of the post. Amelia Earhart was the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. She was a true adventurer, incredibly brave, and an inspiration…
Do you think you have fast reactions? Have you ever measured your reaction time? Did you know you can test your reaction time using just a ruler? Reaction time is the time it takes for a person to respond to a stimulus. For example, if you touch something very cold, there is a slight delay…
It’s never too early to encourage a love of science in children, so if you fancy starting an Early Years or preschool science club or just trying some science at home, I’ve got lots of easy ideas to get you started! 10 Ideas for an Early Years Science Club These activities are all easy to…
These science experiments you can do with a bottle are great for home or school, can be used over and over again and even recycled afterwards! Make rockets, lava lamps and even a drinks dispenser that actually works! Have a rocket race, find out who can make the longest bubbly snake and discover how much…
Today’s post is part of my United States of Science series. The idea is you print a map of the USA and colour each state as you learn about it with a fun science activity. In this activity, you find out why the Statue of Liberty is green! New York New York City in the…
Long, sunny summer days are a great time to experiment with shadows. I’ve put together a fun list of shadow activity ideas with ( hopefully ) something to appeal to kids of all ages. I use chalk pens for drawing shadows as they are a bit less messy than normal chalk and last a long…
Welcome back to my Around the World in 50 Experiments series. Today we’re off to Azerbaijan to learn about mud volcanoes! Azerbaijan sits on the banks of the Caspian Sea in Asia. It’s bordered by Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Iran and is home to around 10 million people. What is a mud volcano? Azerbaijan has…
We’ve been busy making borax free slime today and thought it would be fun to try three different slime recipes then create a fun science investigation to see which slime was the best! No Borax Slime Recipes Cornflour Slime Simply add a little water to cornflour and you get a slippy slime that can be…
What is a pendulum? A pendulum is an object hanging from a fixed point that swings backwards and forwards when pulled back and released. Imagine sitting on a swing in a park. If someone pulled the swing back and let go the swing would move backwards and forwards and eventually stop without another force to…
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