Key Stage 1 Science learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic. Throughout Key Stage 1 science children learn about the importance of asking questions, gathering evidence, carrying out experiments and looking at different ways of presenting their results.
We love LEGO® here at Science Sparks and can’t wait to share our latest science and LEGO® creations. First up is a catapult. Catapults are great for learning about gravity and transfer of energy. When you pull down on the catapult arm, elastic potential energy is stored. When you release the catapult arm, the potential…
Following on from our post about patterns and measuring with loom bands, we’ve devised a little activity to investigate what happens when you add weight to different types of loom bands. What you need: Different types of loom bands to test, we used a normal band, a fishtail and a starburst. A ruler A weight Somewhere…
My children have gone loom band crazy. Every morning starts with a conversation about how many bands they can take to school and ends with them showing me their latest creations. Even my 3-year-old can make them! Here at Science Sparks, we like to add a bit of science fun to everything, so we brainstormed…
Every Superhero needs a cape, but which material flies best in the wind? this super simple science activity allows kids to channel their inner superhero and make the perfect flowing cape! This activity is also part of my playful science series full of simple and playful science for kids! Superhero Cape Experiment Challenge – to make…
Objects float when they are less dense than the fluid they are in. If you dropped a tennis ball and a marble into a bucket of water, the marble would sink, and the tennis ball would float. This is because a tennis ball is full of air ( it is not very dense ), and…
Find out which material makes the best ice hockey puck in this simple science investigation. Ice hockey pucks are made from vulcanised rubber. They usually have small grooves on the surface so they can grip the ice and are frozen before a game to stop them from bouncing. Ice hockey science investigation You’ll need Milk…
This waterproof roof STEM challenge is a simple but fun activity that even very young children will enjoy. My 3,5 and 7-year-old loved it, especially when it came to making it ‘rain’. LEGO waterproofing experiment Before starting, we spent a few minutes talking about what we expected to happen and how we could make the…
My 7 year old loves patterns and symmetry. When he builds a LEGO or DUPLO house they always follow either a pattern or are symmetrical. I think symmetry appeals to his mathematical brain. Today we’re sharing lots of fun ways to learn about symmetry, which might sound boring but is actually fascinating. Did you know…
We scoot to school every day. Our journey takes us along a lovely tree-lined tarmac path, uphill on the way to school and downhill on the way back. Over the last few months, the kids have made lots of observations about the ease ( or difficulty ) of scooting without realising the science behind it….
We’ve talked about properties of materials before when we investigated how waterproof materials are or how strong they are, we’ve even organised different objects by the material they’re made from by looking at the properties of those materials. Today we’re going to explore how some materials are better at absorbing sound than others. Sound Investigation…
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