The lungs are an essential organ to all mammals. Today we're going to find our how lungs work by making a lung model. The lungs are part of our breathing system which has two functions:ventilation – ...
Humans and Health
20 Sporty Science Ideas
Olympic fever is about to start so I've put together a collection of fun sport themed science ideas. Do let me know if you think of any more. Sporty Science Ideas Exercise First up is an easy ...
How much sugar is in kid’s drinks?
Do you know how much sugar is in kid's drinks? We set up an investigation to find out how the amount of sugar differs between common drinks.We decided to calculate the amount of sugar in the full ...
Learn about bones
What do you think your body would be like without bones? It'd be all wobbly like jelly. Let's learn about bones Did you know the Human skeleton is made up of more than 200 bones?Our skeleton has ...
Test Your Reaction Time
Do you think you have fast reactions? Have you ever measured your reaction time? There's an easy way to test reaction times using just a ruler.Reaction time is the time taken for a person to ...
Learn about your body
My two little girls love Doc McStuffins, do you watch her on the TV? Thanks to Doc they have suddenly become very interested in playing doctors and learning about their body. With that in mind we've ...
Investigating Fingerprints
Have you ever looked at your own fingerprints? Do you think they would be similar or different to other people in your family? All you need for this easy fingerprint experiment is an ink pad and ...
Heart Rate Investigation
Our heart is a muscle which functions as a very powerful pump to transport blood around the body. It beats somewhere between 60 and 100 times a minute, but can beat even faster than that if needed. ...
Is your arm span equal to your height?
Did you know arm span ( or reach ) is approximately equal to height? How to calculate arm span We tested this out against a wall using chalk to mark reach and then standing next to the wall to see ...
What’s inside our body?
Todays activity wasn't planned it just happened, which is my favourite way to do things. My girls decided they wanted to draw around each other and me. We've done this before to work out how many ...
