I was searching for small motors for a STEM project when it occurred to me that I could use a Hexbug instead, which has the big advantage of no wires whilst still vibrating brilliantly. I’ve got lots of ideas for fun things we can make, but first up are these spinning pens. We also tried a…
We’re very lucky in that Learning Resources sometimes send us their great products to test out. Did you see our post about the Volcano where we made multi coloured lava? Next up for us to to test is this brilliant Primary Science Lab Set, my favourite thing about the whole Primary Science range from Learning Resources…
One of the activities my children ask for over and over again is a bowl of cornflour gloop. It’s so easy to make and keeps everyone happy for hours, although it is a little on the messy side, so I’d definitely set it up outside if at all possible. To make the gloop even more…
We’ve made circuits with play dough before without a kit, but to be honest, it was a quite a lot of hassle. Buying the parts was expensive and we didn’t really know what we needed. However, this kit simplifies the whole process brilliantly. The DIY Electro Dough Kit contains everything you need to make your…
All you need for this fun, messy activity is an empty box, some marbles or other small balls and paint. Things to investigate Can you blow the balls into goals? Is it easier to blow a heavy ball or a lighter ball? What happens if you tip the box up? Does the ball move faster…
Here at Science Sparks we love anything that enthuses children about science and Messy goes to Okido, a new series on CBeebies is no exception. Did you spot the premier on the 7th September? Messy is a curious, lovable monster who searches for answers with his best friends Zoe and Felix, bringing science to life theough…
These umbrellas for Incy Wincy ( Itsy bitsy ) Spider are a great Incy Wincy Spider Experiment, fantastic fun and a wonderful way to introduce the concept of materials having different properties to kids. If you’re in the middle of a materials topic I’ve got lots more fun ideas for learning about properties of materials,…
Continuing with our Nursery Rhyme Science theme this week, I have some fun Incy Wincy Spider science experiments to share. Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed poor Incy out, Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain, So, Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout…
We love making volcanoes, but they can be quite time consuming to set up, especially if you don’t have snow, sand or a pile of mud handy. They are also something I take into school a lot as the children love them and it’s a great way to demonstrate a simple chemical reaction. This erupting…
Do you know how to make a volcano model? We’ve made a snow volcano, papier mache volcano and even a paper volcano before, but never sand until yesterday. My children came running in the house to tell me they’d made a sand volcano and could we please cover it with cling film ( we did…
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