I can't really take the credit for these awesome animal cell models as it was my son's science homework earlier in the year, but he did such a good job I wanted to share on here.His first thought ...
Biology for Kids
How do Polar Bears stay warm in winter?
This is a simple, easy way to demonstrate how animals ( not just polar bears ) stay warm in cold temperatures. There are some fun polar bear facts at the bottom of this post. How many do you already ...
Pine Cone Weather Station
Thank you to Science Sparks for inviting me to guest post on their blog today. You can find me over at Rainy Day Mum where I share play ideas, activities, crafts, learning experiences and fun for ...
How do lungs work? Make a model lung
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: ...
Candy DNA Model
This activity is a great way learn about the structure of DNA by making a Candy DNA model !James Watson and Francis Crick along with Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin discovered the structure ...
Playing Detective – add some science to role play
This post is all about adding a bit of science sparkle to role play, the activities should hopefully add a simulating and educational twist to an already fun game. My little boy is usually a bit ...
Why do plants need water?
A few days ago we noticed that one of our little pumpkin plants on the window sill had wilted. The soil looked dry so we watered the plant and after a few hours it was standing lovely and straight ...
Challenge and Discover – Water Science
Water is pretty amazing. Did you know it is the only natural substance to exist in three physical states at temperature naturally occuring on Earth?Water covers about 70% of the surface of the ...
Growing Microorganisms – Dirty Potatoes
Welcome to more Spectacular Summer Science, today we're growing microorganisms Following on from our hand washing exercise last week we tried another related activity. We boiled some potatoes to ...
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. ...
