Do you remember summer holidays spent making baking soda volcanoes, flower petal perfume and homemade ice cream? If not, do you wish you did? This collection of 10 science experiments every child should try at least once would be great fun to work through over a school holiday or when you’re stuck inside on a…
Here at Science Sparks, we love simple STEM challenges, and what could be easier than a newspaper STEM Challenge? All you need for all these challenges is newspaper and tape! They’re fun, inexpensive and challenging for kids ( and grown-ups) of all ages. Children will immediately learn that a rolled-up tube of paper is much…
All my children have loved Julia Donaldson books, especially the Gruffalo, so as it’s almost World Book Day I’ve searched the web for my favourite Julia Donaldson science experiments and activities. If you’re looking for book themed science investigations you might also like our collection of Fairy Tale experiments for kids and Fairy Tale STEM…
This collection of science experiments for preschoolers contains many of my all time favourite science activities. When I started this website, I had three preschool age children, and we all have happy memories of baking soda and vinegar potions, endless volcanoes, sinking and floating in the garden, bug hunts and lots of other fun preschool…
Sometimes I forget that my youngest child hasn’t necessarily taken part in preschool science experiments I did with the older children years ago, so when we had a bit of quiet time last week, I set up a simple science exploration station for her. We made fizzy baking soda and vinegar potions, experimented with oil…
An oil spill occurs when seawater is contaminated with oil, either by accident or human error. Oil spills can be massively damaging to marine wildlife and humans if the oil gets into the food chain. After an oil spill, it’s essential to start a clean-up operation as soon as possible. If oil coats birds’ feathers, it reduces their…
What is a Habitat? A habitat is an area with a specific climate and ecosystem where animals and plants have what they need to survive. Each habitat has unique features that support the wildlife that live there. Creating a habitat inside a shoebox is a great way to illustrate the concept of a habitat to…
A moonquake is the moon equivalent of an earthquake. They tend to be less strong than earthquakes, but last longer. Apollo astronauts placed seismometers on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, which sent information about the quakes back to Earth. Moonquakes show that the Moon is still geologically active. Other types of quakes include Marsquakes,…
We’ve got some easy ( and tasty ) earthquake experiments to share today! Did you know the Earth is made up of large pieces of rock called tectonic plates? Where two tectonic plates meet is called a fault. If two plates rub together at a fault waves of energy ( seismic waves ) come to the surface…
Here at Science Sparks we love easy STEM challenges. Not only are they great fun but also a wonderful opportunity for children to work together creatively to solve a problem. Building and engineering projects are especially good for encouraging kids to think and re-evaluate if something doesn’t work. STEM Challenges tend to be simple to…
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