Why does salt melt ice? We’ve experimented with ice and salt before and found that salt does make ice melt faster, but do you know why? Salt lowers the freezing point of water which sounds complicated but actually makes a lot of sense once you try it out! The photo above is just a block…
This is a great space science challenge to use as an introduction to a space theme and/or for exploring properties of materials. You’re on the Space Station and need to do a space walk, but you’ve torn a big hole in your glove, how can you fix it? Space Science Challenge Can you fix the…
We’ve made play dough circuits before. They are super easy and the creative opportunities almost endless, so in the absence of any real snow so far this year thought we’d make a play dough light up snowman! Materials Play Dough Battery Pack: UK: http://amzn.to/2dS9vCj US: http://amzn.to/2dSberc LEDs Batteries Instructions First we refreshed our memory about circuits, by creating…
This multicoloured volcano is slightly different to the usual single coloured versions and allows the addition of  a mini design and engineering aspect for older children. The volcano used in the photo above is a model available from Learning Resources. I just split the eruption container in half to make the lava multicoloured. Buy from AMAZON now!! UK:…
Have you tried any of the investigations we talked about in week 1 and week 2 of our Christmas Science series? I’d love to know which you enjoyed the most. This week, we’ve got even more fun Christmas science ideas, starting with Frosty the Snowman! Day 15 – Frosty the Snowman Frosty the Snowman STEM…
Did you try any of our easy Christmas science activity ideas last week? Are you ready for more? Day 8 First up is this fun STEM Challenge helping the elves make a pulley, to make lifting Christmas presents easier. Day 9 Introduce the concept of chemical reactions with this fizzy elf lab. This was a big…
I’m not sure how it’s December 2nd today, how did that happen? I’m sure time goes faster each year. I do however have a fun collection of Christmas science ideas to make the run up to Christmas and beyond even more fun than usual! I’ve split them into three posts to make them more manageable. As…
We’ve given learning about food chains a fun, festive twist for today’s activity. Learn about producers and consumers, predators and prey using winter animals as examples. What is a food chain? A food chain illustrates how plants, animals, and humans rely on one another for food. We’ve been making the most of the festive season…
We’ve been big fans of Lottie Dolls since we first came across them a few years ago. Lottie and Finn are super cute, dinky dolls with a childlike figure, designed to empower children to be themselves, imaginative and adventurous. My girls especially love the range of accessories available for Lottie. They both play beautifully with their…
This easy fine motor sensory activity is super simple to set up and has a lovely Christmassy feel. Christmas themed fine motor skill activity You’ll need Shaving foam Little bells Tweezers – these chunky tweezers from Learning Resources are our favourites Tray Instructions Fill the tray with shaving foam. Add the jingle bells. Use the…
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