Stethoscopes are used to listen to a person’s heart and breathing. You can make a very basic stethoscope easily using just a cardboard tube, tape and a funnel. This is a brilliant science activity for younger children as part of a doctor role play activity. How to make a stethoscope What you need: Kitchen roll…
Today we are going to look at shiny and matte surfaces and how we can tell the difference. Basically shiny surfaces reflect light well and matte surfaces don’t. For this you will need: A flashlight Shiny items for example:
I reviewed Twinkl Educational Resources recently and was amazed by the sheer amount of fun and educational activities available. Twinkl has a huge range of free materials catering for Early Years, KS1 and KS2, which can be downloaded and printed, as well as extra premium resources that you pay an annual subscription to have access…
Today, I have some lovely Christmas science experiments and activities for you, which are perfect for learning while you get in the Christmas mood. Don’t forget to check out our BRAND NEW ebook for even more fun Christmas Science Experiment Ideas, it’s available to download NOW and is completely FREE. You can see an UPDATED version…
We love goo or oobleck at Science Sparks. It’s wonderful to touch and play with and I am always surprised at how it can feel solid one minute and liquid the next. Today we made a Christmassy Candy Cane version that smelled amazing! How to make Candy Cane Oobleck Instructions I made up two batches…
This collection of activities using ice for toddlers is great for any time of year, but especially good on a cold winter’s day when talking about frost and ice outdoors or on a hot summer’s day to cool down. Activities using ice for toddlers Ice Excavations Ice excavations are brilliant for little ones. All you…
You know how much I love cornflour gloop. So when we collected lots of pinecones, sticks and leaves yesterday, I couldn’t resist making goo with an Autumnal feel. Little H helped me make it this time. We didn’t measure it out. We just added water to the cornflour slowly. She loved the sticky feel of…
Apple bobbing is a traditional Halloween/Autumn game with some interesting science and history behind it. We used a large container filled to near the top with water. I removed the stalks so they didn’t poke anyone in the face and asked the children to try to pick up the apple with their teeth. The first…
Today we set about exploring some lovely pumpkins from a local farm. Before we carved them up, we weighed and measured them. I gave the children 2 medium sized pumpkins and asked them to feel them and think about which was the heaviest. After they guessed, we weighed the pumpkins to see if they were…
Shadows are formed when light cannot pass through an object. As light moves in a straight line, shadows are the same shape as the object making the shadow. To demonstrate this, you can make shadow puppets. Easy shadow puppets for kids What you need What to do: Try moving the puppet further from the wall to…
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