Pandas eat it, humans make stuff from it and it’s the fastest growing plant on Earth. Bamboo is pretty amazing, but why does bamboo grow so fast? Did you know bamboo can grow up to 1.2m a day?? Not all bamboo grows at that rate. There are over 1000 different species, adapted to different environments….
Do you know how to make a solar oven? I’ve always wanted to try one, so when the UK was unusually hot last summer we gave it a go. It was actually much easier than I expected and our marshmallows melted very quickly. If you fancy setting up a few garden activities on a sunny…
Here at Science Sparks, we’ve tried a lot of science experiments over the years; some have been brilliant on the first go, some have taken a LOT of tweaking, and some have been a complete disaster! Most have been great fun, whatever the outcome. To save you and your budding scientist the disasters, I’ve put…
We’ve made lolly stick chain reactions, Easter egg chain reactions and now we have a GIANT chain reaction. We actually made this a few years ago, but when I looked for the post today I couldn’t find it, so there’s no photos just this video. Simply grab a ball ( any size ) and some…
Homemade Water Walls are a great summer activity. We usually make one at the start of summer and leave it in place for as long as it survives. You can be creative and use a trellis, a fence, or anything else you can wrap tubing around. Add buckets and funnels for a summer of watery…
If you asked my son what his favourite all time science experiments are, he’d probably say the bottle rocket, followed by his candy house, so today, we’ve got some great candy experiments and activities for you to try at home. These easy science experiments with sweets are great for using leftover sweets after Halloween or…
Next in my Around the World in 50 Experiments series is Germany. Germany has the second biggest population in Europe but much of the land is still covered in forest. Germany is the birthplace of the Grimm Brothers and home to many much loved Fairy Tale characters including Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow…
Electricity and circuits are great fun for children ( and teachers and parents ) to learn about. This collection of electricity science projects and experiments are all easy to try and very satisfying. Watching a bulb or an LED light up because a circuit works always seems very rewarding, and the bonus is you can…
This simple science activity shows children how to draw a circuit! It’s great for learning about electricity and a fun introduction to circuits. Graphite is made up of carbon atoms with delocalised electrons which are able to move through the graphite. The electrons allow graphite to conduct electricity. You can demonstrate this by creating a…
The answer is more than I had! We managed to light an LED with two lemons and could see between 2 and 3 volts from the lemon batteries on a voltmeter, but the current passing through was very small. Even with 6 lemons we couldn’t light a small screw lightbulb. Turn a lemon into a…
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