This is an easy waterproofing activity with a pirate theme. We painted one side of the coin so we could easily see if the coin was wet and placed 5 coins in each bag ( paper, cloth, plastic ) before ...
Pirate Science Experiments
Density experiment – pirate themed
I've got another fun pirate themed activity today, this time demonstrating density. Density is quite a hard concept to grasp but this is a really nice introduction and full of little wow ...
Waterproof a pirate ship
This is a fun, super simple pirate themed waterproof experiment.What you need:Paper with a picture on it. Materials such as kitchen roll, plastic, bubble wrap, greaseproof paper, tissue paper ...
Pirate magnet maze – learn about magnetism
This is a really fun way to learn about magnetism. First, have a play to find out which objects stick to your magnets, what do you notice about them?Can you gather together a set of objects and ...
Fizzy Hidden Coin Pirate Rocks
These are super simple to make and lots of fizzy fun. We used food colouring to make the baking soda look like rocks and added shiny coins for the children to find.First we cleaned up some pennies ...
Which material makes the best dress up pirate sword?
This is a great themed activity for starting to learn about properties of materials and good experimental design.First we made 3 different pirate swords. You could use any materials you want, but ...
Crack the code – Pirate theme
Welcome to the first in a series of fun PIRATE themed posts. First up is a bit of code cracking. Code cracking is brilliant for helping to develop logical thinking and you can make it as easy or as ...
Pirate play dough and some measuring
Play dough is fantastic for improving fine motor skills as well as being brilliant for inspiring lots of creative play.This pirate themed play dough was super easy to make, I used this easy play ...
Pirate Treasure Hunt
We do love a bit of code cracking here at Science Sparks, so couldn't resist linking codes and secret messages into our pirate themed activities. This would also be a great activity for practising ...
Does it Sink or Float? – Pirate Style
Sinking and floating is great first science activity for even very young children ( carefully supervised ) and can easily be extended for older children. We're all about the pirates this week, so ...
