If you enjoy making things fizz, pop and bang you’ll love these classic chemistry experiments! Make a rocket, an exploding bag, write secret messages and lots more!Chemistry experiments are some of the easiest and most exciting science experiments to try at home or school and are often the ones that children want to try again…
A variable is a factor in an experiment that can be changed. When you set up an experiment in the correct way you need to think about control, independent and dependent variables. What is an independent variable? The independent variable is the factor changed in an experiment. There is usually only one independent variable as…
Fossils are the preserved remains of animals and plants that lived a long time ago. Fossils can also be evidence of a prehistoric animal or plant, such as footprints or evidence of nests or burrows. These are called trace fossils. Not all remains become fossilised. Fossilisation is actually quite rare. Most animal and plant remains…
Single use plastics are plastic items that are designed to be used just once. Things like food packaging, straws and water bottles are all single use items. Around half the plastic thrown away is single use, although hopefully, this percentage is dropping as the use of reusable drinking bottles and straws becomes more common Did…
Choose a question to investigate with the Science Sparks Squad. Each week we’ll add a new science question and associated activity to help you find the answer! This idea is that you print off a question you’re interested in and then try the activity to find the answer! Each science experiment or investigation is designed…
The Earth is located in a planetary system we call the solar system located in one of the four spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy. Our solar system consists of 4 inner planets ( Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars ) and 4 giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ). There are also several…
Who doesn’t love a gross fact? I’ve collected some of the most disgusting science facts around so you can shock your friends or be well armed for a gross science quiz night and if that’s not a thing, it totally should be! Gross Science Facts A sneeze can travel at up to 100mph!! Imagine all…
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a great book to use for science investigation inspiration. Make fizzy potions with baking soda and vinegar, think about growing and shrinking, learn about the animals featured in the book ( the White Rabbit, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat ), create your own backwards clock and lots more! Magical backwards writing Find…
Shadows are formed when light hits an object it cannot travel through. When you see your shadow on a sunny day, your body has blocked light from the sun. Light travels in a straight line. It cannot bend around your body, so you see a shadow. Shadows change shape during the day as the sun’s…
Are viruses alive is a tricky question that has caused a some debate over the years. The general view is that viruses are not alive. They don’t respire, convert nutrients into energy or excrete waste products like organisms we class as being alive do. Viruses can’t even reproduce without taking over another living cell. Once…
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