If you decided to visit Antarctica, you’d struggle to survive without specialist clothing and equipment. However, penguins manage to live there perfectly well as they have adapted to survive in their harsh environment. Animals and plants have special adaptations to allow them to thrive in their natural environment. Animals need food, water, shelter and a…
I’ve been posting summer science ideas for years, but this summer I have something a little special. Welcome to my Pick and Mix Summer Science Camp! The idea is to print off the front cover, choose and print the experiments you want to try, and you have your very own personalised, super exciting summer science…
Energy is the capacity for doing work and can exist in many different forms. Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. We call this conservation of energy. Forms of energy There are lots of different forms of energy. Kinetic energy All moving objects have kinetic energy. A…
We’ve made many different mini catapults before, but this was our first attempt at a large version. We had SO much fun with our giant catapult, inspiring many different investigation opportunities. You can use balls of different sizes and measure how far they travel or how high they go. Another idea is to dip balls…
The question ‘How old is the Universe?‘ has intrigued astronomers for centuries. The discovery of leftover light from the Big Bang not only supported the Big Bang theory but also allowed scientists to calculate the age of the Universe. The Big Bang is the current accepted theory of how the universe began and the start…
Citizen Science is when members of the public get involved with scientific research by designing experiments and collecting, sorting and analysing information. It’s about giving everyone an opportunity to be involved in science! Citizen science projects can be anything from monitoring butterfly and bee populations to spotting cancer cells in images. You might also hear…
Marshmallows are delicious to eat, perfect for melting in hot chocolate and brilliant for launching with a catapult as they are so light! This activity works well with either one full size or several small marshmallows. Catapults are very inexpensive to make and can be used over and over again which makes them great for…
The Big Bang is a theory about how the Universe began. Most scientists believe in the Big Bang theory, which is the current accepted model for the beginning of the Universe. Georges Lemaître first proposed the Big Bang theory in 1927. The theory was supported by Edwin Hubble’s research on cosmological redshift in 1929. What…
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year when the Earth’s North Pole is tilted closest to the sun. There are two solstices each year. One in June and one in December. The time of the solstice is the same all over the planet, but the season depends on where on Earth you…
This simple shadow activity is very similar to my DIY sundial, but is more about observing the size, position and shape of the shadow than following the time. We see shadows when light is blocked by an object. In this activity the small octopus toy blocks the light which creates a shadow in the shape…
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