Recycled boats are fun to make a great for exploring the concept of buoyancy or for little ones just very basic sink or float activity.A sink or float experiment makes a great first science ...
Early Years Science
20 Autumn and Fall Science Experiments
Over the many years I've been writing Science Sparks, autumn has always been my favourite season to design themed activities for. I love the colourful leaves, dark nights, cooler weather and of course ...
What Did Dinosaurs Eat? – Dinosaur Poop Investigation
We're all a bit dinosaur crazy in our house at the moment and like most small children Charlie is fascinated by poop. He loved the idea of making poop for his toy dinosaurs while the older children ...
Summer Science with a DIY Water Wall
Homemade Water Walls are a great fun summer activity, we usually make one at the start of summer and leave it in place for as long as it survives.Why Build a DIY Water Wall?Water walls are ...
Parachute Egg Drop Experiment – Gravity and Air Resistance
This fun parachute egg drop experiment is a great demonstration of the forces acting on parachutes. If you drop something it falls to the ground. This is because it is pulled by the gravity of the ...
How to make the perfect sandcastle
Now summer seems to finally be here, we thought we'd get the sand table out and start playing. We tried to make sandcastles with the dry sand, which didn't work at all. They just ...
Homemade Water Filter Experiment
Today we are looking at filtering and how it can be used to clean dirty water. This activity is very simplified but gives kids a great overview of how water purification is carried out to give us ...
Making Craters – How Are Craters Formed?
This is a great ( and very easy ) activity for learning about how craters form. Did you know the surface of the moon has millions of craters, varying from just a few metres across to hundreds of ...
Three Weeks of Science Camp
Last summer we held our very own garden science camp. It was brilliant fun and we all learned a lot! It was a great way to spend time together away from screens and just generally work as a team to ...
10 Fun Preschool Science Experiments and Activities
Today we have lots of ideas for preschool science experiments. Science isn't just complex experiments for older children. Science is all around us and can be explored by even very young children. Even ...
