It’s the season for baking, but have you ever wondered what makes cakes and biscuits rise? It’s all about the raising agent. This activity uses a basic cookie recipe and different raising agents to find out which works the best. What is a raising agent? A raising agent, also known as a leavening agent, is…
Welcome to the Elf toy making workshop! Your challenge is to design and build a balancing toy. A balancing toy can stand up on a tiny stand. Use your engineering and imagination to build a snowman or elf toy that seems to balance magically! Elf Balancing STEM Toy Challenge You’ll need Wooden skewers/toothpicks or straws…
Who loves Christmas candy? We do! These easy Christmas candy experiments are a great way to learn while enjoying Christmas treats. Get ready to turn your kitchen into a festive science lab as you explore the science behind melting, dissolving, taste and smell, all with a wonderful Christmas twist. Edible Christmas Science Activities Christmas Skittles…
Spread some holiday cheer with a flying Santa STEM challenge. This fun, hands-on science activity is perfect for home or school and uses just a few basic materials. The Flying Santa STEM pack has a template, instructions, a results table and an experiment write-up sheet! I also have a collection of downloadable Santa STEM challenge…
You’ll probably never need to know the volume of a Christmas decoration, but this simple science activity is a great way to learn about finding the volume of objects, and who knows, one day, it might come in useful. You’ll need a Christmas decoration that you don’t mind getting wet and a small measuring container….
Are you ready to sprinkle a little science magic into your holiday celebrations? My Fizzy Elf Laboratory is the perfect way to introduce little scientists to the principles of chemical reactions. All you need is need baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, test tubes and some curious elves! You might also like my ELF STEM Challenges,…
These spinning bats are another simple Halloween science activity using simple materials. You’ll need a straw or pencil, paper and a ruler to charge with static electricity. When the bat ( or another spooky shape) is placed on the straw, and a ruler charged with static electricity is placed close by, the bat spins! You’ll…
Halloween is a great time to try some spooky science tricks and experiments. Here at Science Sparks, we’ve been growing our collection of Halloween Science Experiments for years, and this year’s new Halloween science activities are the best yet! These five Halloween science tricks are easy and stress-free to set up and almost always work…
Can you completely submerge a paper towel under water without it getting wet? The answer is yes, you can! It needs some science trickery, but you’ll be surprised how easy it is! When the glass is placed in the water, air is trapped inside it. The trapped air prevents water from getting into the glass….
Halloween will be here before we know it, so I’ve put together a collection of my Top 10 Science Experiments to celebrate. There’s a spooky lava lamp, creepy shadow puppets, fizzy witch and wizard potions, and even a noise making machine! Print off the list below and tick off each Halloween science activity as you…
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