A couple of weeks ago we were invited to watch Dinosaur Zoo at King’s Cross Theatre, London. Designed and produced by Australian company Erth, Dinosaur Zoo kept my 8,6 and 4 year enraptured from beginning to end. The puppets are incredibly real looking, so much so that 4 year old Hannah whispered, “That one is definitely…
This is a simple science experiment for kids, perfect for extending knowledge after making a baking soda volcano or other baking soda experiment. What reacts with baking soda? What you’ll need Baking Soda Vegetable oil Vinegar Lemon Juice Lime Juice Water Pipettes Ice cube tray Muffin tray Anything else you want to test Things to…
Here at Science Sparks we love any opportunity to get inventive, so this fantastic, creative competition from M&S Kidswear is perfect for us. The lucky winner will win a fantastic family trip to Kennedy Space Center in Florida which we visited earlier this year and can tell you it’s one of the most amazing, inspiring places we’ve ever been lucky enough…
Have you ever completed a First Aid Course specifically aimed at how you’d help a child? When my first child was about 3 months old I did a course with some friends and found it incredibly reassuring that I’d then know what to do in an emergency, although I suspect 8 years on my knowledge…
Our magnet wands are one of our most used pieces of science kit and are perfect for all kinds of magnet experiments and investigations. When my children were little, they wandered around the house “testing” things to see if they were magnetic, and then we went through a phase of magnet-powered cars, boats and anything…
I wasn’t sure how well received this activity would be with a large group of children, but they loved it, and all spent a long time finding the best way for Little Red Riding Hood to get the Grandma’s house faster than the wolf. It was a great problem solving, map reading and imagination inspiring activity….
We love baking soda volcanoes, especially our snow volcano, but as we’ve not had much snow recently, I’ve started making them again. This method is quick, inexpensive, and allows you to reuse the volcano a few times. A volcano is a fantastic science project for school or home, and it only requires a few basic materials….
The lovely people at Kano set us a second challenge after seeing how much fun we had with the first. Challenge 2 – update to the latest OS (2.0) and try the new Character Creator. We updated the Kano easily, following the update your kano instructions online, and then set about creating our characters. Zak spent a…
In the story of The Gingerbread Man, he gets eaten by a fox who offers to help him cross a river. We’re going to help The Gingerbread Man out by building him a bridge and testing different materials at the same time. You’ll need LEGO Lolly sticks Sticks Straws Paper Card Scales Anything else you want…
Today’s activity is all about ramps, gradients and friction. We’re going to investigate how the distance travelled by a toy car is affected by the gradient of the slope and the surface of the ramp. You’ll need A ramp – we used a shop bought ramp set, but you could make your own with cardboard or…
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