Have you heard of Kano? We were recently sent one to try, much to the excitement of my 8 year old who was beyond thrilled at the thought of having his own computer to play Minecraft on. The lovely people at Kano set us a couple of challenges to get us started, the first of…
A rain cloud in a jar is a simple visual activity for understanding why rain falls and how clouds form. Children can experiment with different sizes and shapes of shaving foam clouds and watch how they affect how the food colouring rain falls. What is a cloud? Clouds are droplets of water and crystals of…
If you’ve just broken up from school for half term and need some ideas to keep the kids entertained, then look no further, my 10 brilliant science projects will keep everyone busy, happy and learning for hours! Science Activity Ideas for Half Term Have a viscosity race Racing liquids down a ramp is a great…
I was lucky enough to visit Kennedy Space Center on several occasions as a child and remember coming away so inspired, dreaming of space camp and working for NASA, of course neither of those things actually happened but I know the inspiration stayed with me for a long time after returning home, which is why I was very…
Do you know how to make a naked egg? It’s super simple and a great fun science experiment for kids of all ages. A naked egg is an egg with no shell. Can you imagine such a thing? The shell dissolves in vinegar, but the membrane stays intact. All you need is an egg and…
This month, our featured author for the Virtual Book Club is Eric Carle. My 4-year-old adores The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so we’ve got some fun caterpillar activities to share today. First, we reread the book, and then made an egg, a caterpillar and a cocoon from Play-Doh. My 8-year-old, inspired by our activities, drew his…
Along with erupting volcanoes, magic milk, and a lava lamp, film canister rockets are a must do science experiment for kids of all ages. They are also perfect for learning about Newton’s Laws of Motion. Why make a film canister rocket? The rocket travels upward with a force equal to and opposite to the downward…
Last week we tried a simple chemical reaction to investigate alka seltzer reacting with water. We’ve also observed the reaction between baking soda and vinegar before, both of which are very safe for even young children to observe. Taking this a step further we’re going to investigate how to speed up a chemical reaction, while still keeping things…
This is a great, fun way to introduce chemical reactions to children. Even if they’re too young to understand the chemistry behind the reactions themselves, just the idea that a substance can change when another is added is a really useful concept to start to grasp. We tested alka seltzer and popping candy to see which…
A bottle xylophone is one of those super simple science activities everyone should try at least once. All you need is some bottles, water and something to bang the bottles with. We started the process with a bit of measuring, using 10ml in the first bottle, 20ml in the second and so on. Can you…
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